86 Cartes de Visite and 4 Other Photographs, 1860 onwards

1–16) Attractive collection of photos of dogs and occasionally their masters, mostly in good condition. (3/–) – 17–21) Images of children with toy tires, including one with a dog! (3/–) – 22–29) Unusual photographs of children, a child in an armchair on a table, and others. – 30–75) Cartes de visite depicting a variety of countries, mixed condition. (4/–) – 76–86) Small-format cartes, approx. 4 x 8 cm, including a tintype. – And: 87–90) Stereo card, 9 x 18 cm, day-and-night image of a dashing female cyclist with a monocle, a large-format salt print, 30 x 34 cm, of royal engineer officers, an enlargement, 22 x 27 cm, of a troubled family man and a 19 x 24 cm print "Edizione inalterabile" of an everlasting photograph of Vesuvius. Valuable material on the history of pictorial techniques! (3-/–)

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)