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Lot 363

London Gin Palace Monkey Stereo & Cymbal Player

Estimate: $50 - $1,000
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$10

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Group of stereoscopic photographs including a hand-colored stereograph titled “A London Gin Palace – A Clever Monkey!” The image shows a lively bar interior where a trained monkey performs atop a small table while patrons gather around a counter beneath shelves of bottles and bar fixtures. The reverse bears a printed label reading “A London Gin Palace – A Clever Monkey! / Un ‘Public House’ de Londres / Le Singe Savant.” Pencil notations include “BADAEX 5/18/06.” A second stereograph shows the same interior scene from the opposite viewpoint with patrons standing at the bar while the monkey performs. Also included is a stereograph of a seated musician identified in pencil as “David … Cymbal,” holding a stringed or hammered instrument. A handwritten note on the reverse reads “Hardy Gurdy Player came with Oregon Group by Crawford.” The photographs represent entertainment and street performance subjects commonly issued for the stereoscopic viewing market during the nineteenth century.

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