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Travel & Exploration

3 – 12 June 2024

Contents
1 - 7: New Zealand and Australia
8 - 10: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
11 - 15: Japan and Hong Kong
16 - 57: China
58 - 75: Vietnam, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
76 - 107 (plus lot 24): India
108 - 110: Central Asia, Arabia and Turkey
111 - 119: Egypt and Palestine
120 - 214: Mauritius and Africa
215 - 220: Malta and the Mediterranean
221 - 228: The Caribbean
229 - 233: South and North America
234 - 270: Polar Exploration

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Monday 10 June: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 11 June: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 12 June: 9am - 5pm

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Lot gallery

270 lots available

Peter McIntyre(New Zealand 1910-1995)The Rangitikei river near Mangaweka, New Zealand, 1973

John Gully(New Zealand, 1819-1888)Towards Awatere

Charles Blomfield(British/New Zealand, 1848-1926)Otira Gorge, New Zealand

John Gully(New Zealand, 1819-1888)Tasman Bay looking towards Mount Arthur Range, New Zealand

Ray Crooke(Australia 1922-2015)Figures by a beach

Ray Crooke(Australia 1922-2015)Life on the island

Will Ashton(1881-1963)View of Sydney by Cockatoo Dock

Lola Villarreal(20th Century)Portrait of a Balinese lady

PENANG - MANUSCRIPT TESTIMONIAL FOR THE RECORDER, 1866 Striking testimonial to 'The Honorable [sic] Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Knight, Recorder of Prince Wales' Island [Penang], 1866; with 5 other documents including on Singapore (6)

Gog Sing Hooi(Singaporean, 1933-1994)Boats moored on a Singapore river

KUSAKABE (KIMBEI) An album of 50 portraits, trades and views, [1880s]

TAMAMURA KOZABURO, AND STUDIO A finely presented album of 50 topographical views, or local trades and types in Japan, [c.1890]

Charles Wirgman Sr.(British, 1832-1891)Four Japanese figure studies (framed as one)

Roland Strasser(Austrian, 1895-1974)A Geisha, Kyoto

HONG KONG AND JAPAN - PHOTOGRAPHY Two nineteenth century albums of views of Hong Kong and Kowloon (60), and Japan (40, including 9 "native types"), c.1880-1890 (2)

SPEED (JOHN) The Kingdome of China Newly Augmented by I.S. 1626, Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, [1676, or slightly later]

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)A street scene near São Domingos church, Macau

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Chinese blacksmith at his forge

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)A Macau street scene with Fort Monte beyond

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)An album containing two small studies by George Chinnery, several pencil sketches and watercolours by Thomas Boswell Watson, some prints and other drawings by various hands

WATSON (THOMAS BOSWELL) Manuscript journal, written in Macau, including approximately 12 entries relating to George Chinnery, snippets of news received from Hong Kong and Canton, comings and goings of ships, and local gossip, 28 October 1847-30 December 1847, final 4 pages 1850-1851]

William Prinsep(British, 1794-1874)View across the inner harbour of Macau

William Prinsep(British, 1794-1874)Preparing chickens for market in Macau

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Ruined temple in a landscape, India

Chinese School19th CenturyPortrait of a woman reading; Portrait of a woman playing a pipa, a pair

Chinese School19th CenturyPreparing fish by a folly fort

Chinese SchoolEarly 19th CenturyMen playing cards

Chinese Schoolearly 19th CenturyMacau and the Praya Grande from the south; View of Whampoa Anchorage, a pair

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Portrait of a seated gentlemen

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Portrait of a sampan girl, Macau

Vladimir Bolgarski Boregar(Russian, born 1913)The vegetable market, Shanghai

Chinese School19th CenturyPortraits of junks off the coast, a pair

Anglo-Chinese School19th CenturyPortraits of junks, a pair

Chinese School19th CenturyPortrait Ye Mingchen, Governor of Canton from 1852-58

Follower of George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Figures on a riverbank with a tanka boat nearby

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)A group of Chinese figures

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)Macau from the East Point

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of Sao Domingo's Church, Macau

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Chinese woman washing clothes on a beach, a tanka boat beyond

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Chinese street hawker and two customers

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Chinese mother and child

George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Chinese man holding a basket

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)Sketch of a tomb

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)A group of 5 studies

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)A group of 4 studies

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)Tanka boats and figures by a shore

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)Penha Hill, Macau

Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson(British, 1815-1860)'Macau from the West'

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