William (1832) Saunders Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William (1832) Saunders Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £400 - £600
William Saunders (1832-1892) William Saunders (1832-1892) OPIUM SMOKERS c.1867. Albumen print, pasted down to card, image size 157 x 200mm, sheet size 210 x 260mm, card size 315 x 415mm, with French manuscript title lower margin recto. Another print of this image is held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,1981.1229.51.2.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £400 - £600
William Saunders (1832-1892) William Saunders (1832-1892) WOMEN IN CANGUE, c.1870. Albumen print, pasted down to card, image size 190 x 265mm. Literature: Bennett, Terry. History of Photography in China: Western Photographers, 1861-1879. London: Quaritch, 2010, p.335.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £250 - £350
William Saunders (1832-1892) A WOMAN WITH BOUND FEET, c.1870S. Albumen print, pasted down to card, image size (oval) 155 x 200mm, sheet size 200 x 257mm, numbered '82' in the negative.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £400 - £600
William Saunders (1832-1892) William Saunders (1832-1892) CHINESE WEDDING PROCESSION, c.1870. Albumen print, pasted down to period card, image size 210 x 267mm, card size 247 x 315mm, numbered '47' in the negative, with manuscript title 'Shanghai Chinese Wedding' lower margin recto, pencil caption and bibliographic reference verso. This image is a variant of the wedding procession photograph originally published by Saunders as number 21 in his Portfolio of Sketches of Chinese Life and Character, 1871. Literature: Bennett, Terry. History of Photography in China: Western Photographers, 1861-1879. London: Quaritch, 2010, p.332.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £400 - £600
William Saunders (1832-1892) William Saunders (1832-1892) SHANGHAI DINNER, c.1870. Albumen print, pasted down to period card, image size 215 x 267mm, card size 250 x 320mm, numbered '53' in the negative, with manuscript title 'Shanghai Dinner' lower margin recto, pencil caption and bibliographic reference verso. Literature: Bennett, Terry. History of Photography in China: Western Photographers, 1861-1879. London: Quaritch, 2010, p.336.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
William Saunders (1832-1892)
Est: £400 - £600
William Saunders (1832-1892) William Saunders (1832-1892) CHINESE COURT SCENE, c.1870. Albumen print, pasted down to period card, image size 210 x 272mm, card size 250 x 315mm, with manuscript title 'Court of Justice' lower margin recto, pencil caption and bibliographic reference verso. This image, originally published as number 30 in Saunders' Portfolio of Sketches of Chinese Life and Character, 1871, depicts a Chinese court scene with two defendants kneeling before a magistrate. "The presiding magistrate occupies the bench, and on either side are his clerks. The prosecutor, who in this instance holds some small official preferment, is seated to the right of the picture, and the accused are making their statement with profuse ko-tow-ing." Literature: Bennett, Terry. History of Photography in China: Western Photographers, 1861-1879. London: Quaritch, 2010, p.334.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 06, 2023
China: Views of China
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
[*] Photographer: William Saunders (1832-1892) and others. Views of China. 1870-1890. 10 albumen prints, some mounted to board (some buckling/foxing). Various sizes 18,2 x 26,8 cm and 22,2 x 27,5 cm (30,2 x 36,2 cm). Some captioned in ink below images on mount. - - Aside from various portraits and genre scenes, this collection includes some attractive views of China, namely a view of the port of Shanghai seen from the German consulate, the great Pagoda in the Imperial Winter Garden in Beijing and Pazhou Pagoda in Guangzhou. Also includes five views of India and Japan mounted onto the versos of mounts. – Some handling marks/creases on prints, some scuff marks, some with fading in edges, otherwise in good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Oct. 20, 2022
WILLIAM SAUNDERS (1832-1892) Two women, Shanghai.
Est: $600 - $900
WILLIAM SAUNDERS (1832-1892) Two women, Shanghai. Oval albumen print, the image measuring 8x6 inches (20.3x15.2 cm.), the sheet 10 3/4x8 1/4 inches (27.3x21 cm.), the original mount 12x9 inches (30.5x23 cm.), with a caption "Femmes Chinoise" in pencil on mount recto. 1868-72
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 28, 2021
William Saunders att. (1832-1892)
Est: £200 - £300
William Saunders att. (1832-1892) TEMPLE, c.1870. Albumen print, image size, 280 x 210mm, archivally mounted, with pencil annotations verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 16, 2020
* Saunders (William, 1832-1892). A group of 3 albumen prints, c. 1870
Est: £500 - £800
* Saunders (William, 1832-1892). A group of 3 albumen prints, c. 1870, titled No. 3. A Chinese Carriage, hand-tinted oval albumen print on rectangular sheet, 15.0 x 20.0 / No. 7. A Chinese Woman's Foot, hand-tinted oval albumen print, 35.5 x 20.4 cm / No. 30. A Court Scene, hand-tinted albumen print, a little spotting to upper corners from adhesive see-through, 19.7 x 26.8 cm, mounted on individual album leaves, 27.5 x 38.5 cm, with contemporary calligraphic brown ink captions in an unidentified hand Qty: (3)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 21, 2020
William Saunders (1832-1892) A wood-covered photo albumen prints, ca 1870
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
William Saunders (1832-1892) A wood-covered photo albumen prints, ca 1870 The massive leather binding enclosing a high relief recessed boxwood panel depicting a wealthy family in a lush garden setting, the album including 51 hand-tinted albumen prints each mounted above type-written commentary about contemporary Chinese society covering such topics as 'AN ITINERANT PIEMAN,' 'SHANGHAI COOLIES,' and 'DECAPITATION.' 16 X 21 1/2 x 3in (40.6 x 54.6 x 7.6cm) dimensions of book 8 1/2 x 10 (20.6 x 25.4cm) dimensions of most prints For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 03, 2019
* China. Saunders (William, 1832-1892), A group of Shanghai boat scenes, c. 1860s
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
* China. Saunders (William, 1832-1892). A group of three photographs of Shanghai boat scenes, c. 1860s, all oval albumen print vignettes of native ferry boats, a houseboat and a sampan, all with figures, contemporary card mounts, the first with printed descriptive caption to lower mount, the others with ink captions, photograph sheet sizes 20 x 26 cm or the reverse (Qty: 3)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 25, 2016
WILLIAM SAUNDERS (1832-1892) An album entitled Sketches of Chinese Life and Character.
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
WILLIAM SAUNDERS (1832-1892) An album entitled Sketches of Chinese Life and Character. An extraordinary album with 50 hand-colored photographs depicting exotic scenes in Shanghai and a host of occupational studies. Albumen prints, 9 1/4x8 3/4 inches (23.5x22.2 cm.), and the reverse, in an assortment of oval, arch-topped and rectilinear formats; each with a printed caption label with the print number affixed to mount recto. With 2 additional mounted albumen photographs, the first of a Chinese professional (a banker?) who is depicted with his large family, and the second a group portrait in which this same official is shown with Asian and Western professionals, which is inscribed "Yours tc, Clapp & Co.," in ink, on mount verso. Oblong small folio, 1/4 morocco, worn; contents tight. 1871-72
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 21, 2015
SAUNDERS, WILLIAM (1832-1892) Group of 15 rare photographs of Chinese men, women, and families, including prints depicting different mo
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
SAUNDERS, WILLIAM (1832-1892) Group of 15 rare photographs of Chinese men, women, and families, including prints depicting different modes of transportation and styles of criminal punishment, street scenes in Shanghai, and occupational studies. Albumen prints (13 delicately hand-tinted), 8 1/4x11 1/4 inches (21x28.6 cm.), and the reverse, the original mounts measuring 19 1/2x14 inches (49.5x35.6 cm.), 7 with period captions, in pencil, and 5 with letterpress captions affixed to mounts recto. Circa 1870
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2011
[Saunders, William, 1832-1892]. Shanghai Workers,
Est: £200 - £300
[Saunders, William, 1832-1892]. Shanghai Workers, c. 1870, albumen print on orig. album mount, 270 x 210 mm (1) Please Note: Buyer's Premium for this lot is 21%
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