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March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography

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Our March 2026 auction presents a wide selection of historical photographs, postcards, entertainment memorabilia, and visual curiosities spanning the mid-nineteenth through twentieth centuries. Every lot is offered completely without reserve, ensuring that each item sells to the highest bidder regardless of price. Combined purchases totaling $500 or more qualify for free shipping, providing collectors an added incentive to bid across multiple lots. The unreserved format creates opportunities for both new and experienced collectors to acquire unusual and historically interesting material.
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Lot 387

Stereoview Lily Foot China Underwood & Underwood

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Stereoview photograph depicting a Chinese woman seated indoors with bound feet visible, identified in the printed caption as a “high caste lady’s dainty Lily Foot.” Published by Underwood & Underwood and copyrighted 1902.

The stereograph shows the woman seated before a mirror with her feet extended toward the camera, illustrating the practice of foot binding referenced in the caption. The mount identifies the subject as a high caste Chinese woman and describes the bound feet as “Lily Feet.”

Gray mount with printed caption reading “A high caste Lady’s dainty ‘Lily Foot’ showing method of deformity (shoe worn on great toe only) China.” Publisher’s imprint for Underwood & Underwood appears along the mount edge, with descriptive text printed on the reverse.

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