[WINE] Front view of a colonial cottage showing rows of neatly planted grape vines. Melbourne (or Beechworth?), 1869-70.

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Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books

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Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 64 x 103 mm (mount); recto of mount inscribed in ink at top edge: 'William's cottage'; verso with the imprint of 'American and Australian Photographic Company. Melbourne Office, 73 Little Collins St. East'; both print and mount are in excellent condition. The American & Australian Photographic Company was the Melbourne arm of theAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company (note the subtle difference in wording) established in Sydney in 1869 by Beaufoy Merlin. It was run by James P. Lind, who - like Merlin and his assistant Charles Bayliss - specialised in taking outdoor views in carte de visite format, rather than studio portraits. Based on the evidence of Lind's surviving photographs, the bulk of his business - from the late 1860s right up into the 1880s - evidently came from photographing private residences, often with the owners posed outside. The 73 Collins Street East address is the earliest one used by Lind on anAmerican & Australian Photographic Company carte de visite back mark. The back mark is certainly rare, as contemporary Melbourne newspaper advertisements tell us that the firm had its headquarters at this address only in the period 1869-1870. Not only is the present example the only one we have sighted, but its relatively low negative number '3019' indicates it was probably taken in 1869 rather than 1870. Davies & Stanbury (The Mechanical Eye in Australia) were not even aware that the firm was active at such an early date, listing its first address as 63 Bourke Street, from 1871. This intriguing view of a cottage with neatly planted rows of vines would seem to be evidence of small-scale domestic wine production in Victoria in the 1860s. Although the cottage was probably located in the greater Melbourne area, there is also a possibility the photograph was taken in the Beechworth district. A notice in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser(Beechworth),25 September 1869, reported that 'A companyknown as the AmericanandAustralianPhotographicCompany, having offices inMelbourne and Sydney, is about to senda representative to this district'. A few days later, on 30 September 1869, this was followed up by an advertisement in the same paper: 'Will shortly Photograph every House inBeechworth. TheAmericanandAustralianPhotographicCompany.Melbourne Office : 73, Little Collins-street, East.Sydney Office : 4, Barrack-street.'. …

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[WINE] Front view of a colonial cottage showing rows of neatly planted grape vines. Melbourne (or Beechworth?), 1869-70.
Author
AMERICAN & AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY [LIND, James P.]

Douglas Stewart Fine Books

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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books…

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Douglas Stewart Fine Books Pty. Ltd.

720 High Street
Armadale, VIC Australia 3143

Douglas Stewart Fine Books Pty. Ltd.
ABN: 44 143 361 479
720 High Street
Armadale VIC 3143
Australia
+61 3 9066 0200
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