[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 3 daguerreotypes by Ohio photographers including BALL, BARNABY, and NORTH.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $1,764
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 3 daguerreotypes by Ohio photographers including BALL, BARNABY, and NORTH.
Half plate portrait of a couple. Cleveland, OH: North, n.d. (Spotting and other imperfections mostly to lower half of plate, subjects' faces quite clear, oxidation to mat and preserver; resealed 2012.) Housed in a pressed paper case (significant surface wear and a few cracks). Velvet pad marked for North. -- Quarter plate portrait of a middle aged couple. Cincinnati, OH: J.P. Ball, n.d. (Heavy clouding, spotting, and residue to plate and possibly glass, light tarnishing to edges, spotting to mat; retains original seals.) Housed in a pressed paper case (general wear). Mat stamped for Ball. -- Sixth plate portrait of a young girl. Dayton, OH: Barnaby, n.d. (Heavy tarnishing to edges, significant spotting and imperfections thorughout plate, clouding image, heavy oxidation to mat and preserver; retains original seals.) Housed in a half leatherette case (significant surface wear). -- Together, 3 daguerreotypes by Ohio artists.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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