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593
AN UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWER AND CASED-
CARDS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA
Circa 1901 and copyrighted (U.S.) in that
year
Aluminium mounts to the hand held viewer
inscribed MAN’F’D BY/UNDERWOOD AND
593 (part lot) UNDERWOOD/NEW YORK/PATENTED
JUNE 11 1901/FOREIGN PATENTS APPLIED
FOR., ninety-eight individually titled and
numbered photographic cards contained
within the original faux-book bindings
case inscribed to the ‘spines’ CHINA/
UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD, the
images further described in numerous
European languages to reverse.
Each card 8.8cm (3 1/2in) x 17.8cm (7in)
(qty).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Images include: named contemporary figures
and dignitaries; scenes of social, historical
and topographical interest and scenes and
figures relating to the Western Legations and
to political and military activities of this period
in the region.

594 *

ANONYMOUS
594 (part lot) ‘Macaque’
Ink on paper, with red seal; together with
Guo Dawei (1919-2003), ‘Siamese cat’, a
photographic reproduction; both framed and
glazed. 24cm (9 1/2in) x 30cm (11 7/8in) and
64cm (25 1/4in) x 35.5cm (14in) (2).
£700 - 1,000
HK$7,400 - 11,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800

595
EIGHTEEN VOLUMES FROM THE
YIJING, DE SHENG TANG COLLECTION
EDITION
‘Book of Changes’
Print on paper. Each 20.5x12.5cm (8x4 7/8in)
(18).
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
595

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206 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.