Lot 156

Some minor darkening to all of the images.
Specific condition for each image:
1. Minor foxing, mainly to the margin. Small tears at the edges, including a loss to the upper right-hand corner. Two small pin holes.
2. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A diagonal fold line at the lower right-hand margin. A small ink spot at the upper left-hand corner.
3. A few very small and faint foxing spots.
4. A few very small foxing spots. The upper left-hand and lower left-hand corners with a very small dog-ear fold to the paper.
5. A few very small and faint foxing spots. Diagonal fold to the paper at the upper right-hand corner. Very small dog-ear fold to the paper at the lower right-hand corner.
6. A few very small and faint foxing spots. Some faint mottling/blotchiness to the paper throughout.
7. Some foxing throughout. A small diagonal fold to the paper at the lower right-hand corner. An old piece of tape adhering to the reverse of the paper.
8. A few very small and faint foxing spots. Some minor creasing at the lower right-hand corner of the paper.
9. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A vertical crease mark at the left-hand side of the paper.
10. A few very small and faint foxing spots. Small and minor crease marks along the lower edge of the paper, and at the upper left-hand corner.
11. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A small pin hole with associated paper darkening (possibly from a small ember).
12. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A small dog-ear fold at one corner.
13. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A small dog-ear fold at the upper right-hand corner. A very small loss to the lower right-hand corner.
14. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A small dog-ear fold at the lower right-hand corner. Some minor creasing at the upper left-hand corner.
15. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A very small tear and associated fold along one side.
16. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A very small dog-ear fold at one corner.
17. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A dog-ear fold at the upper left-hand corner. A small tear with associated folding of the paper at the lower left-hand corner.
18. A few very small and faint foxing spots. A small diagonal crease line at the lower right-hand corner.
19. A few very small and faint foxing spots.


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Ethel St John-Clarke (1880-1964) collection.
Given by Miss St John-Clarke to the vendor's mother, and thence by descent.

Ethel St John-Clarke was an early female graduate of Melbourne University in 1904. During WW1 she served in Queen Mary's Woman's Royal Army Corps in England until 1919, and subsequently worked in India, Palestine and then Australia before returning to India in 1927. In 1930 it was announced that she had been appointed by the Government of India to the office of guardian of the three orphan daughters of the late Maharaja of Bharatpur. In this position she reported to Lady Irwin, wife of Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India. It was during this period of guardianship that this group of Company School pictures was acquired.