China, 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday : Contemporary bromide photo (77 x 111mm.) of de Villard's essays for the 5ca. and 10ca. on the presentation sheets, everything reduced proportionally to the stamp-size of the two values, showing his notes and annotations on the designs and possible amendments. On the original presentation sheets, there are blank boxes annotated "Photo (Correct size)/1" x 0"9/For scale vide folio 6", so it may be assumed that these bromides of the stamps were intended to be cut out and inserted in the boxes as part of the submitted artwork, thereby representing an integral part of the essay and proof process in choosing the designs. The bromide has a few creases, one of which crosses the 5ca.
Estimate 150,000 - 200,000作者: 中大小张 时间: 2012-3-27 14:55
Lot 188
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China, 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday 1ca. to 24ca. imperforate plate proofs of the 3rd printing in colours of the 2nd printing on hard wove paper, the 1ca. to 6ca. in interpanneau blocks of four and the 9ca. to 24ca. in horizontal pairs from the top right corner of the sheet, resplendent colours, large margins all round, the 9ca. and 12ca. have creases in sheet margins well away from stamps, extremely fine and an outstanding assembly. Chan 22P5-30P5.
Estimate 90,000 - 120,000
China, 1883-85 Large Dragon 1ca. bright green, clean-cut perfs., Setting VI, block of four [11-8/14-7], 3ca. brown-red, clean-cut perfs., Setting XII, block of four [20-11/23-4], and 5ca. chrome-yellow, clean-cut perfs., Setting VI, block of four [16-11/10-18], each from the lower left corner of the sheet and with full sheet margins, wonderfully fresh bright colours on immaculate crisp white paper, each with outstanding centring and intact perforations, very fine mint, the 1ca. and 3ca. have the lightest of age spots mainly confined to the margins. A superlative and, in all probability, unique set of matched corner blocks of peerless quality and importance. A gem for the connoisseur; of the highest exhibition caliber. Chan 7-9.
Estimate 500,000 - 600,000
