Various portraits and group photographs, especially of nobles, princes and princesses, set of 10 prints in various techniques, India, 19th-20th century, comprising: 1 silver print showing a group portrait with three young princes in an interior, one of them seated, probably in groom's attire, 20x15 cm (print). Print glued to a cardboard box bearing the label B. KUPPUSAWMY B&(?)S, 114 CHINABAZAAR R, MADRAS. Provenance: Bonhams, London, 6 October 2009, lot n°260 1 silver print showing a child on horseback with his parents by his side, surrounded by other people in a street, 21x16cm (print, with margins). Print pasted on a cardboard with a label in devanagari 1 silver print showing a large group of women, most of them with their arms raised holding jars placed on top of their heads, in front of a building, label of the Moonlight Photo Studio in Baramati stuck on the print, 15x20 cm (print) 1 silver print showing a group of five women, all dressed alike, in an outdoor setting with numerous potted plants. Print glued to a card bearing the inscriptions: "WINDY HALL, COLABA.", "R. HORMUSJI COOPER", "Bombay". Provenance: Bonhams, London, 6 October 2009, lot n°260 1 silver print showing a woman in front of a domestic altar with a statuette of Shrinathji in the centre, 20x15.5 cm (print) 1 platinum-palladium print showing a portrait of the Burmese princess Tip Htila of Kengtung, standing in an indoor setting, holding an umbrella, leaning on an armchair, probably photographed by the Bourne & Shepherd studio during her visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of 1911, 29.5x18 cm 1 albumen print showing Maharaja Sir Ranadip Singh Rana Bahadur, Prime Minister of Nepal, with his first wife, 1860s, the Maharaja standing, leaning on a sword, adorned with several jewels and medals, his wife seated, adorned with multiple jewels, 25.5x20.5 cm. Provenance: Bonhams, London, 13 October 2006, lot no. 114. The print is attributed to Bourne & Shepherd 1 silver print showing a portrait of Brinda Devi, Maharani of Kapurthala, 21.5x16.5 cm. Inscribed "Brinda de Kapurthala 1926" and "BERTRAM PARK, DOVER STREET" on the print 1 print on granulated paper probably of a prince and princess, both standing, 29.5x21.5 cm (print) 1 platinum-palladium print showing two seated women, probably nautch dancers, in an indoor setting, each holding a bouquet of flowers, 28.5x23.5 cm (print)
Various portraits and group photographs, especially of nobles, princes and princesses, set of 10 prints in various techniques, India, 19th-20th century, comprising:
1 silver print showing a group portrait with three young princes in an interior, one of them seated, probably in groom's attire, 20x15 cm (print). Print glued to a cardboard box bearing the label B. KUPPUSAWMY B&(?)S, 114 CHINABAZAAR R, MADRAS. Provenance: Bonhams, London, 6 October 2009, lot n°260
1 silver print showing a child on horseback with his parents by his side, surrounded by other people in a street, 21x16cm (print, with margins). Print pasted on a cardboard with a label in devanagari
1 silver print showing a large group of women, most of them with their arms raised holding jars placed on top of their heads, in front of a building, label of the Moonlight Photo Studio in Baramati stuck on the print, 15x20 cm (print)
1 silver print showing a group of five women, all dressed alike, in an outdoor setting with numerous potted plants. Print glued to a card bearing the inscriptions: "WINDY HALL, COLABA.", "R. HORMUSJI COOPER", "Bombay". Provenance: Bonhams, London, 6 October 2009, lot n°260
1 silver print showing a woman in front of a domestic altar with a statuette of Shrinathji in the centre, 20x15.5 cm (print)
1 platinum-palladium print showing a portrait of the Burmese princess Tip Htila of Kengtung, standing in an indoor setting, holding an umbrella, leaning on an armchair, probably photographed by the Bourne & Shepherd studio during her visit to India for the Delhi Durbar of 1911, 29.5x18 cm
1 albumen print showing Maharaja Sir Ranadip Singh Rana Bahadur, Prime Minister of Nepal, with his first wife, 1860s, the Maharaja standing, leaning on a sword, adorned with several jewels and medals, his wife seated, adorned with multiple jewels, 25.5x20.5 cm. Provenance: Bonhams, London, 13 October 2006, lot no. 114. The print is attributed to Bourne & Shepherd
1 silver print showing a portrait of Brinda Devi, Maharani of Kapurthala, 21.5x16.5 cm. Inscribed "Brinda de Kapurthala 1926" and "BERTRAM PARK, DOVER STREET" on the print
1 print on granulated paper probably of a prince and princess, both standing, 29.5x21.5 cm (print)
1 platinum-palladium print showing two seated women, probably nautch dancers, in an indoor setting, each holding a bouquet of flowers, 28.5x23.5 cm (print)
Portrait de groupe avec trois hommes, celui du milieu assis:
Tirage collé sur un carton. Quelques taches sur le carton
Petit manque sur le côté droit (quand on regarde la photographie)
Quelques taches
Etiquette Bonhams à l'arrière du carton
Portrait d'un enfant sur un cheval avec d'autres personnes:
Tirage collé à un carton
Manques, taches et déchirures sur le carton
Quelques manques à la surface
Quelques rayures de surface
Portrait d'un grand groupe de femmes:
Tirage collé à un carton. Déchirures, dégâts d'eau sur le carton
Manques à la surface
Etiquette Moon light collée sur le tirage
La surface ondule un peu
Portrait de groupe de cinq femmes:
Tirage collé à un carton. Manques, déchirures, taches sur le carton
Quelques manques à la surface
Quelques rayures de surface
Dédicace à l'arrière du carton: "To Mrs. Bawasji Burseltji (?), 25/10/03 (?)"
Portrait avec femme dans un intérieur:
Tirage collé à un carton. Quelques taches et manques à la surface du carton
Quelques manques à la surface
Quelques taches
Quelques rayures de surface
Portrait de la princesse Tip Htila:
Bords légèrement brunis
Quelques taches
Quelques traces blanches
Quelques manques à la surface
Portrait de Sir Ranadip Singh Rana Bahadur avec son épouse:
Tirage à la bordure supérieure scotchée à un carton avec passe-partout
Déchirures
Quelques taches
Inscription au crayon à l'arrière du tirage identifiant les sujets représentés
Surface ondulante
Portrait de Brinda de Kapurthala:
Quelques rayures de surface
Portrait d'un couple:
Quelques rayures de surface
Tirage dans un passe-partout (non collé)
Quelques déchirures, notamment dans le coin gauche (quand on regarde l'oeuvre)
Quelques manques à la surface
Portrait avec deux femmes assises:
Tirage collé à un carton, lui-même scotché à un passe-partout
Quelques rayures de surface
Petite trace de crayon sur le tirage
Quelques petits manques à la surface
Quelques taches
SPLENDEURS DU TEMPS DES MAHARAJAS (1858-1947)
Cet ensemble de plus de 90 représentations photographiques ou peintes de l'Inde au temps du Raj britannique est le troisième et dernier volet de cette vaste collection déjà proposée lors des ventes de septembre et décembre 2022. Éclectique, elle nous offre un aperçu des diverses techniques photographiques employées à cette époque. Certaines photographies sont par ailleurs attribuées notamment au studio Bourne & Shepherd ou à Lala Deen Dayal, photographes renommés de l'époque.