Album of John Thomson’s Malaya photos – £27,000 at Hartleys.
An album of 40 albumen images by pioneering photographer John Thomson with direct appeal to the market for early depictions of the Orient was the outstanding star at Hartleys (17.5% buyer’s premium).
The vendors who brought it into the Ilkley rooms had no idea of how it came into their family’s possession and little idea of the value.