Country House Collections at Slane Castle October 12
th
& 13
th
2014
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696
AN OBLONG PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM,
c.1870’s, the red morocco cover stamped “LADY ARDILAUN”,
within gilt-ruled borders, bookplate of Lady Ardilaun, St. Anne’s,
containing numerous cartes-de-visite portraits, groups, houses
and scenery, mostly annotated (Macroom Castle, Birr Castle,
Muckross, Bantry, Ashford, Ross Hill, Lough Cutra, Castle
Macgarrett, St. Anne’s, Howth)
twenty nine leaves, each 280 x 340mm, scuffed, covers detached
The most significant of the group photographs showing the house
party at Ashford 4th - 12th October 1878, has the young Oscar
Wilde wearing tweed plus-fours, seated on the balustrading on the
front steps. 210 x 290mm
€5000 - 8000
