Set Reminder2023-04-20 12:00:002023-04-20 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : A Study in Sherlock: The Curious Collection of Robert Hess Part I https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/a-study-in-sherlock-the-curious-collection-of-robert-hess-part-i-21932 This was the first sale from Robert Hess's collection of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. High spots in every category related to these two subjects included original illustration art, first editions, signed photos, and archives of letters.
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[DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930)]. Cabinet card photograph. London: Elliott and Fry, 1901. 171 x 108 mm. Portrait photograph of Doyle on original printed cardstock studio mount; contemporary matting with the author?s name in an unknown contemporary hand (probably the studio). (Some spotting to image and mat, old paper adhesive to margins of verso). A DESIRABLE PHOTO OF DOYLE that was used as the inspiration for the rear cover portrait of Doyle by ?JGS? on the 12 September 1903 Collier?s magazine (see lot #118). The verso of the card lists Elliott and Fry?s studio address at 55 Baker Street.