[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 7 daguerreian jewelry pieces with images, with 6 additional daguerreotypes.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $599
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 7 daguerreian jewelry pieces with images, with 6 additional daguerreotypes.
Largest 1 5/8 in. diam., smallest 7/8 in. diam. Lockets with some dents, surface wear/ scratching, tarnishing, and discoloration. One with chain, one with ribbon. One pinback example. -- And 6 daguerreotype portraits including several housed in circular or oval inserts for jewelry or frames and one housed in an oval velvet case (fully separated at spine). -- Together, 7 pieces of daguerreian jewelry and 13 daguerreotype portraits.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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