November Photo Sale
Monday, 24 November - Thursday, 11 December 2025

SMITH, Sydney Charles (1888-1972) - Courtenay Place. Wellington - Early 1920s

Estimate $80 - $120

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Lot Details

Sydney Smith was born in Woodville in 1888, moving to Wellington in the 1890s. He opened a photographic studion in Newtown in 1909.

  • Name of Photographer: SMITH, Sydney Charles (1888-1972)
  • Nationality: New Zealand
  • Title of Work: Courtenay Place. Wellington - Early 1920s
  • Medium: Gelatin Silver Photograph
  • Image Size: 29.7cm x 39.8cm
  • Overall Size: 29.7cm x 39.8cm
  • Framed?: unmounted
  • Signed?: Signed
  • Stock No: PH0243
SMITH, Sydney Charles (1888-1972) - Courtenay Place. Wellington - Early 1920s Image 1++
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