The 1891 Children's Fancy Dress Ball by the Mayor & Mayoress of

6 voluminous albums I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, 34 x 27 cm, complete with 144 individual depictions of the costumed children in sensitive studio shots, with type of costume and the name of its wearer printed below the mounted photographs, well-preserved. – Note: With dedication: "Presented by her guests to the Mayoress of Derby Mrs. Alfred Searl Haslam, as a souvenir of the happy evening spent at the Children's fancy dress ball given by the Mayor and Mayoress on the 3rd February, 1891." According to a handwritten note, the albums are from the library of Sir Alfred Searl Haslam in Derbyshire. The settings and the style of the costumes are reminiscent of the costumed festivities of the Prince of Thurn and Taxis in the 1960s and 1970s.

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)