CAMILLE SILVY (1835-69)
Aristocratic and society portraits including Adelina Patti, 1860s
Album containing 192 cartes-de-visite, seven hand-tinted, a few autographed and the majority with photographer's printed credits on verso, a few re-mounted on modern archival card, loosely inserted in pre-cut window mounts with gilt borders, the majority identified and/or dated and several with Silvy's studio reference numbers in pencil on mounts, lined in pale blue silk, brown morocco spine, front and back panels of coromandel with decorative gilt metal corner pieces and central oval Jasper-ware medallion depicting a sea goddess leaning on an anchor, two gilt metal clasps stamped W. Leuchars 38 Piccadilly, g.e., lge. 4to.; with two cartes loosely inserted.
CAMILLE SILVY (1835-69)
Aristocratic and society portraits including Adelina Patti, 1860s
Album containing 192 cartes-de-visite, seven hand-tinted, a few autographed and the majority with photographer's printed credits on verso, a few re-mounted on modern archival card, loosely inserted in pre-cut window mounts with gilt borders, the majority identified and/or dated and several with Silvy's studio reference numbers in pencil on mounts, lined in pale blue silk, brown morocco spine, front and back panels of coromandel with decorative gilt metal corner pieces and central oval Jasper-ware medallion depicting a sea goddess leaning on an anchor, two gilt metal clasps stamped W. Leuchars 38 Piccadilly, g.e., lge. 4to.; with two cartes loosely inserted.
