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Estimate: $ 1,400 - $ 1,800
(HUSSAR STUDIO & ROYALE STUDIO)
A selection of approximately 29 photographs from Basil Clavering's studios located in Pimlico, London. Silver ferrotyped prints, most of the images measuring 152x108 mm; 6x4 1/4 inches, all but one of the sheets slightly larger, 3 measuring 114x102 mm; 4 1/2x4 inches, 11 with a Hussar Studio stamp, a model's name stamp, and a numeric notation in ink and two with a Royale Studio stamp and a model's name stamp; 7 with the Hussar Studio stamp and the name of the model in ink and 6 with the Royale Studio stamp and the name of the model in ink; and 4, including the 3 smaller prints, with the studio's credit in ink and various notations in pencil, on verso. 1950s.
Basil Clavering, owner of the successful Gala-Royale cinema chain, built a studio in the basement of his Pimlico home with his friend John Charles Parkhurst. Both had served in the Navy, and they paid military men around the Hyde Park and Chelsea barracks to model. The studio operated under two names: Royale and Hussar. They sold the photographs by mail order.
