* See photos for description & condition * A highly collectible used & playworn antique glass magic lantern slide showing a two Chinese men in traditional dress relaxing in private & smoking a pipe. This particular colour glass slides measures approx. 3.25" by 3.25" and forms part of the Celestials & Barbarians series. Slide shows: CHINESE MEN RELAXING The slide has a label along bottom edge which reads: E.H. WILKIE (Late Royal Polytechnic) 114 Maygrove Road, W.Hampstead. There are two large cracks to one side and significant wear to outer edging paper, no descriptive label. PAYMENT : Payment by Paypal ONLY within 12 hours of end of auction and in £sterling. OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE : due to the increased cost of overseas postage and the fragility of items we have estimated our p&p rate. If our charged shipping/postage is significantly overpriced then a REFUND for the difference may be made after item is dispatched, allowing a fee for packaging. The listed postage rate may include a small element for insurance. N.B. Please note than none of the items we sell have been cleaned, restored or modernised in any way unless otherwise specified in the text, and are sold as seen. (NB. We reserve the right to sell our items by other means and if the quoted p&p is insufficient we reserve the right to post using alternative methods to that quoted. Items are generally insured up to £50, additional cover may be required at additional cost to the buyer. and the buyer is responsible for requesting such cover.) |