all compiled by the same British army officer, 1890s to early 1900s, comprising: quarto album (290 x 225mm), 130 photographs, various sizes and processes, mounted recto and verso, many captioned on the mounts, including portraits of Khans of the Hunza region, the Mehtar of Chitral, other local tribal groups, British officers at Gilgit, and a native falconer with hawk, circa 1896-1898; oblong quarto (240 x 280mm), 72 matt silver prints, on card mounts, recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including big game hunting, and many views in and around Gilgit, and Chitral valley, circa 1895, black half roan (covers detached, binding worn); oblong quarto (230 x 290mm), 32 full-page matt silver prints and 8 small snapshot photographs, on thick card mounts, most recto only, including a Gilgit band, hawking party, dancers, and scenes of golf and polo, hunting expeditions and mountain scenery, black half roan, dark red cloth boards (binding rather rubbed), oblong quarto (240 x 285mm), 22 matt silver prints, individually mounted on thick card recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including topographical views and portraits of Chitral forces, early 1900s, black roan gilt (mounts detached, binding worn); oblong quarto (230 x 280mm), 84 matt silver prints, mounted on card recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including views in Salimabad, Sarbisheh (?) and elsewhere, circa 1890s, green cloth (some damp staining and browning, binding slightly rubbed); and folio album (350 x 270mm), 99 window-mounted half-page matt silver prints, plus some loose, most captioned in pencil on the mount, showing views and groups in Gilgit, mountain scenery, forts, military groups, various camps, forts, and lakes, circa 1900, red cloth gilt (binding rubbed) (6)
Sold for £2,400
all compiled by the same British army officer, 1890s to early 1900s, comprising: quarto album (290 x 225mm), 130 photographs, various sizes and processes, mounted recto and verso, many captioned on the mounts, including portraits of Khans of the Hunza region, the Mehtar of Chitral, other local tribal groups, British officers at Gilgit, and a native falconer with hawk, circa 1896-1898; oblong quarto (240 x 280mm), 72 matt silver prints, on card mounts, recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including big game hunting, and many views in and around Gilgit, and Chitral valley, circa 1895, black half roan (covers detached, binding worn); oblong quarto (230 x 290mm), 32 full-page matt silver prints and 8 small snapshot photographs, on thick card mounts, most recto only, including a Gilgit band, hawking party, dancers, and scenes of golf and polo, hunting expeditions and mountain scenery, black half roan, dark red cloth boards (binding rather rubbed), oblong quarto (240 x 285mm), 22 matt silver prints, individually mounted on thick card recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including topographical views and portraits of Chitral forces, early 1900s, black roan gilt (mounts detached, binding worn); oblong quarto (230 x 280mm), 84 matt silver prints, mounted on card recto and verso, most with pencil captions on the mounts, including views in Salimabad, Sarbisheh (?) and elsewhere, circa 1890s, green cloth (some damp staining and browning, binding slightly rubbed); and folio album (350 x 270mm), 99 window-mounted half-page matt silver prints, plus some loose, most captioned in pencil on the mount, showing views and groups in Gilgit, mountain scenery, forts, military groups, various camps, forts, and lakes, circa 1900, red cloth gilt (binding rubbed) (6)
Auction: Olympia Timed: Spring 2026, ending 29th Mar, 2026
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