HAROLD HALIDAY COSTAIN (American, 1897-1994) A LARGE LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR AND RELATED EPHEMERA.

Large lot of photographs & ephemera from & related to a 1940 magazine shoot for Town & Country of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor and their Nassau Bahamas home “Government House”. “After being contacted…by a number of publications…it would be far better to arrange to give this exclusively to one of the better known journals…the Duchess is very desirous that there should be some color photographs…and in this connection a photographer by the name of Costain was mentioned…” from a letter from the office of the Duchess. Lot consists of 19 signed & mounted photographs with artist stamp & title; 14 versions mounted & unsigned with artist stamp & title; 2 mounted, unstamped & untitled; 18 unmounted photographs, most with artist stamp; together with color transparencies & negatives, 4 copies of the “Town & Country” magazines where these photos appeared, along with correspondence and souvenirs. All are unframed, 33 are titled on verso. SIZE: Mounted image ranges from 8-1/2″ x 8″ to 13-1/4″ x 10-1/2″. Loose range from 9-3/4″ x 8″ to 13-1/4″ x 10-1/2″. CONDITION: All very good, 1 mounting with edge loss, overall toning to mats. 9-93050 (12,000-15,000) – Lot 1195

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1195	$3,555.00	HAROLD HALIDAY COSTAIN (American, 1897-1994) A LARGE LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR AND RELATED EPHEMERA. Large lot of photographs & ephemera from & related to a 1940 magazine shoot for Town & Country of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor and their Nassau Bahamas home “Government House”. “After being contacted…by a number of publications…it would be far better to arrange to give this exclusively to one of the better known journals…the Duchess is very desirous that there should be some color photographs…and in this connection a photographer by the name of Costain was mentioned…” from a letter from the office of the Duchess. Lot consists of 19 signed & mounted photographs with artist stamp & title; 14 versions mounted & unsigned with artist stamp & title; 2 mounted, unstamped & untitled; 18 unmounted photographs, most with artist stamp; together with color transparencies & negatives, 4 copies of the “Town & Country” magazines where these photos appeared, along with correspondence and souvenirs. All are unframed, 33 are titled on verso. SIZE: Mounted image ranges from 8-1/2″ x 8″ to 13-1/4″ x 10-1/2″. Loose range from 9-3/4″ x 8″ to 13-1/4″ x 10-1/2″. CONDITION: All very good, 1 mounting with edge loss, overall toning to mats. 9-93050 (12,000-15,000) – Lot 1195 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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HAROLD HALIDAY COSTAIN (American, 1897-1994) A LARGE LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR AND RELATED EPHEMERA.