[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 33 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and CDVs of men of varying ages, including:
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 33 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and CDVs of men of varying ages, including:
Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painted portrait of an old man. (Heavy tarnish to edges, scratching and clouding to plate, spotting to mat, no preserver present; unsealed.) Housed in a leatherette case (significant wear and some separation). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman holding a cane. (Tarnishing to edges, minor spotting and dust to plate; retains original seal.) Housed in a pressed paper case (nearly fully separated at spine, heavy surface wear). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of an older gentleman with graying hair. (Some tarnishing to edges, few spots and dust particles to pate, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear and discoloration, discoloration to velvet pad). -- And 30 others, including 7 sixth plate daguerreotypes, 6 sixth plate ambrotype, 5 ninth plate ambrotypes, 3 ninth plate tintypes in cases, 5 tintypes housed in paper sleeves, and 4 CDVs (one being an illustration of U.S. Grant and family). -- Together, 33 images of men, 5 of which are housed in Union cases.
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