a) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Interior of the Motee Musjid on Pearl Mosque on the fort of Agra - Solid marble arches in the Saracenic style ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1229' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.75 in (24 x 29.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Portion of the Exterior of Akbar's marble zenana in the Fort of Agra ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1223' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 11.75 x 9.5 in...
a) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Interior of the Motee Musjid on Pearl Mosque on the fort of Agra - Solid marble arches in the Saracenic style ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1229' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.75 in (24 x 29.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Portion of the Exterior of Akbar's marble zenana in the Fort of Agra ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1223' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 11.75 x 9.5 in (29.5 x 24.5 cm) b) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Agra - The Ummer Sing Gate of the Fort ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1218' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 7.4 x 12.5 in (19 x 32 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, The Marble Palace of Akbar in the Fort of Agra. The Taj in the distance ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1221' in the negative (lower centre); Circa 1860s; 9 x 29 in (23 x 29 cm) c) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, The Taj Mehal from one of the side walks in Garden ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1076' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Agra - Gateway of the Taj Mehal ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1074' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.25 in (24 x 28.4 cm) d) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Agra - Mausoleum of Prince Etmad - Doulah. Solid marble inlaid with stone ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1233' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Agra - Portion of the marble screen enclosing the sarcophagi in Taj Mehal ; Numbered '1231' in the negative (twice, lower right); Circa 1860s; 10.75 x 7.75 in (27.5 x 20 cm) e) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, The Great Mosque of Aurugzebe and adjoining Ghats ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1168' in the negative (lower centre); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.3 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Agra - View of Taj Mehal from the banks of the Jumna ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1074' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) f) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Secundra near Agra- Mausoleum of Akbar ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1251' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 11.5 x 9.5 in (29.5 x 24 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Agra- Enhance Gateway of the Secundra Gardens ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1247' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 11.5 x 9.5 in (29 x 24 cm) g) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Cawnpore- Suggee Chowra Ghat Scene of the Massacre of Sir Hugh Wheeler and his garrison after embarking in the boats on the Ganges, 1857 ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1208' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 12.5 x 7.5 in (31.5 x 19 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Agra - The Fort ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1217' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 12.5 x 7.5 in (32 x 19 cm) h) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, View of the ruins of ancient Delhi from the Tomb of the Emperor Humaioon ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1363' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 11.5 x 9.25 in (29 x 23.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Delhi - The Chandni Chouk (Principal Street) ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1356' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 11 x 8.75 in (28 x 22.5 cm) i) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Delhi - the Motee Musjid - in the palace ; Signed and numbered ' Bourne 1351' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11 in (24 x 28 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Delhi - the Jumma Musjid ; Numbered '1354' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11 in (24 x 28 cm) j) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Entrance Gateway of the Gwalior Fort ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1326' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Delhi - Interior of the Dewan-i-Kass, or Hall of audience ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1350' (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.75 in (23.5 x 30 cm) k) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Cawnpore - The Memorial Well ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1203' in the negative (centre); Circa 1860s; 12.5 x 7.5 in (32 x 19 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Cawnpore - Marble statue by Marochetti over the Memorial Well ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1207' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 11 x 9.25 in (28.2 x 23.8 cm) l) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Kashmir - Ruins of the Temple Martand ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 783' (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow - General View of the Residency and Bailey Guard ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1025' (lower right); Circa 1860s; 8.75 x 11.5 in (22.5 x 29 cm) m) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Temple at Chergam ; Numbered '197' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.25 in (24 x 28.5 cm) REVERSE: Shepherd and Robertson, Lucknow - View from the Motee Mahal looking towards the iron bridge ; Signed and numbered 'Shepherd&Robertson/ 334' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 8.5 x 14.25 in (21.5 x 36 cm) n) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Umritsur- Punjab- The Golden Temple ; Numbered '407' (lower right); Circa 1860s; 8.75 x 11.5 in (22 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Shepherd and Robertson, Lucknow- The Great Emambara ; Signed 'Shepherd & Robertson' (lower left) and numbered '342' (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 14.5 in (24 x 37 cm) o) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Stone Bullocks and ancient Temple at Byjnath ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 515' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.2 x 29.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow- The Kaiser Pussund- Palace of the Ex-King of Oude ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1040' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9 x 11.5 in (23 x 29 cm) p) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Kashmir - Ruins of the temple Martand ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 783' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11 in (23.8 x 28 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow - General View of the Residency and Bailey Ghats ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1025' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9 x 11.5 in (23 x 29 cm) q) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow - Furhad Bucksh Palace ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1073' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow - General View of the Native portion of the city from the ramparts of the Fort ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1053' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) r) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow. The Great Emambara ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1052' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lucknow - La Martiniere ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1047' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) s) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Calcutta - Government House and Esplanade Row ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1717' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 12.25 x 7.75 in (31 x 19.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Chowringhee Road from the Monument ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1720' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 12.25 x 7.75 in (31 x 19.5 cm) t) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Lahore - Huzoori Bagh and Fort ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 425' in the negative (lower centre); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Lahore - Runjeet Singh's Tomb ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 418' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.75 in (24 x 29.7 cm) u) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Calcutta - Government House ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1706' in the negative (lower centre); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Calcutta - the Cathedral ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1702' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) v) FRONT: Charles Shepherd, The Jamrood Fort, with the Khyber Pass in the distance ; Signed and numbered 'Shepherd 1386' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 7.75 x 11.25 in (20 x 28.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Calcutta - The Town Hall ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1700' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29) w) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Benares - Carvings on Rajah Amehli's temple ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1146' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Benares - Vishnu Pud and other temples near the Burning Ghat ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1170' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11 in (24 x 28 cm) x) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Futtypore Sikri - Showing the wonderful fret work (in marble) in the Tomb of Sheik Selim Chisti ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1266' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29.5 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Futtypore Sikri - The Great Gate ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1263' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24.3 x 29 cm) y) FRONT: Samuel Bourne, Futtrpore Sikri - Carvings on the Palace of the Sultana (Akbar's Turkish Wife) ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1276' in the negative (lower left); Circa 1860s; 9.5 x 11.5 in (24 x 29 cm) REVERSE: Samuel Bourne, Futtrpore Sikri - The Panch Mehal or five storied palace ; Signed and numbered 'Bourne 1274' in the negative (lower right); Circa 1860s; 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.5 x 29.5 cm)
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13-14 MARCH 2024
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Rs 2,50,000 - 3,50,000
$3,050 - 4,270
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Rs 15,60,000
$19,024
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Charles Shepherd, Samuel Bourne, Shepherd and Robertson
Untitled (Assorted 50 Views of India)
Circa 1860s
A total of 50 albumen prints including photographs by Samuel Bourne (47), Shepherd and Robertson (2) and Charles Shepherd (1) with views of Agra (16), Benaras (3), Cawnpore (3), Delhi (5), Gwalior (1), Kashmir (3), Lucknow (9), Umritsar (1), Baijnath (1), Calcutta (5), Lahore (2), Peshawar (1), mounted back-to-back on 25 cards and each captioned in pen in English on cards in the same unknown hand.
Mount Size: 13 x 18.5 in (33 x 47 cm) (each)
This work will be shipped unframed (Set of fifty) NON-EXPORTABLE
PROVENANCE Property from the Collection of the late Mr. N.J. Nanporia Thence by descent
Category: Photography
Style: Landscape