Four Victorian Era British Military Studio Photographs

Two Royal Marines Officers (black and white, faded to a slight sepia-toned look, illustrating two standing officers in a studio setting, the officer at the left wearing a sash and an undetermined medal on his left breast, the officer at the right wearing a sash with two badges with a corded whistle, along with the Egypt Medal 1882-1889 and the Khedive's Star on his left breast, studio marked "Metzker POONA & BOMBAY.", inscribed in pencil "H.O. MOORE / POONA GHUR / MANOR DRIVE / HARTLEY / Nr LONGFIELD KENT" on the reverse, 98 mm x 142 mm, mounted to a 110 mm x 180 mm board, designed with rounded corners); Regimental Soldier (black and white, faded to a sepia-toned look, illustrating a vignetted soldier, taken from the mid-chest upward, wearing the Afghanistan Medal and China War Medal 1900 on his left breast, studio marked "N. Wheeler & Sons GUILDFORD.", inscribed in blue ink "Walter -(cousin Maggies - (by marriage to cousin Frank Wynn) - brother Royal Marines - drowned at sea" and numbered "97" and "7582" in pencil on the reverse, 101 mm x 146 mm, mounted to a 107 mm x 164 mm board, designed with rounded corners); Royal Marine Officer with Woman (black and white, illustrating an officer wearing a sash and seated upon the arm of a chair, a woman to his left in a full-length Victorian era dress, holding a decorative ornament in her left hand, emboss stamped "Sawyer. WALMER." at the lower right, studio marked "W.A. Sawyer Westfield Walmer.", numbered "15760" and "31654" in pencil on the reverse, 105 mm x 148 mm, mounted to a 108 mm x 165 mm board); and Royal London Fusilier (black and white, faded to a sepia-toned look, illustrating a standing Fusilier with pill box hat, in a studio setting, inscribed in handwritten black ink "You may build your Ships" above the photo, studio marked "Chas. R. Stobie Photographic Artist / Royal Naval Studio / Albert Road SOUTHSEA.", 104 mm x 137 mm, mounted to a 107 mm x 145 mm board, designed with rounded corners, horizontal crack in the board at the mid-point causing a crease in the photo, upper right corner torn off, soiled). Ranging from fair to extremely fine. (C14)