George 'gilly' Davenport, maybe? Right era, bit younger in this photo [ATTACH]
Thanks for such a detailed reply. I do wonder if like you say the male assistant could actually be a female in disguise and mask. I'm going to...
Sounds very plausible, thanks. I'll see what I can find on the subject.
Just noticed the tank has a Chinese dragon style print, maybe it's wood?
Yeah, it's kinda strange he is taking a drink from the box, guess he is proving it's filled with fluid, doesn't look clear like water though! From...
Hi all, After your advice, found this unusual photo amongst some royal themed collection I got the other day, it's possibly a print, on card. The...
PS I think the lines drawn out above probably were to indicate mounting photos of different sizes, so well spotted.
Hi all, thanks again for the input. Yes the date is 1897, the year of the diamond jubilee, can't verify the photo is original to the period but...
Great thanks, they look well turned out at least. :-)
All very interesting, I do think maybe it's someone celebrating the special day then, but if it's a different photo then thats a bit odd, maybe...
Thanks so some unknown persons in the photo is what you're saying, just using a celebration board?
Hi folks, Can anyone shed any light on this photo on board obviously celebrating Queen Victoria diamond jubilee. It all looks from the period, so...
I put it through valuemystuff and only got a generic response really - they weren't able to tell materials etc from photo's. They said I'd need...
and here's the one on this piece: [ATTACH]
Thanks Figtree and King. I'll look at the medium you mention. Yes she often signed both names on porcelain at least - which are quite common....
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Hi King, no I wasn't. :-)
In real life you can see a clear differential between where the 'plaster' meets the 'board'.
I'm no expert but I think it might be one of kind and still think its stained plaster - pretty sure it isn't acrylic in nature as that wouldn't be...
PS I've added the back and side view photo
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