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Auction archive: Lot number 3395

A photograph album of hunting scenes taken by Lt. Col. John 'Tiger Jack' Considine, circa 1925-35

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$409
Auction archive: Lot number 3395

A photograph album of hunting scenes taken by Lt. Col. John 'Tiger Jack' Considine, circa 1925-35

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$409
Beschreibung:

Comprising over 200 candid black and white photographs depicting Lt. Col. Considine in Southeast Asia and in South America. Approximately two-thirds of the photographs depict hunting and village life in Southeast Asia with many images of game taken, including tigers, elephants, sladang, etc. Others images depict Lt. Considine and other officer's hunting and the famous guide M. Defosse and his son Louis, as well as many images of the Moi and Negrito peoples. Photos are laid down on black album paper, most with inked labels below. The other third of the photographs are of South America, where Lt. Col. Considine served as a military advisor in Guatemala and Paraguay. Also included is a copy of Tiger Trails in Southern Asia by Richard L. Sutton, C.V. Mosby & Co. 1926, the title page with dedication to Lt. Col. (then Major) Considine, from the author. Condition: Photographs generally in fine. shape. Book with some staining to cover and wear to spine.

Auction archive: Lot number 3395
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
San Francisco 220 San Bruno Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 Tel: +1 415 861 7500 Fax : +1 415 861 8951 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Comprising over 200 candid black and white photographs depicting Lt. Col. Considine in Southeast Asia and in South America. Approximately two-thirds of the photographs depict hunting and village life in Southeast Asia with many images of game taken, including tigers, elephants, sladang, etc. Others images depict Lt. Considine and other officer's hunting and the famous guide M. Defosse and his son Louis, as well as many images of the Moi and Negrito peoples. Photos are laid down on black album paper, most with inked labels below. The other third of the photographs are of South America, where Lt. Col. Considine served as a military advisor in Guatemala and Paraguay. Also included is a copy of Tiger Trails in Southern Asia by Richard L. Sutton, C.V. Mosby & Co. 1926, the title page with dedication to Lt. Col. (then Major) Considine, from the author. Condition: Photographs generally in fine. shape. Book with some staining to cover and wear to spine.

Auction archive: Lot number 3395
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
San Francisco 220 San Bruno Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 Tel: +1 415 861 7500 Fax : +1 415 861 8951 info.us@bonhams.com
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