[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 25 assorted Union cases with figural and floral designs.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$1,071
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 25 assorted Union cases with figural and floral designs.
Rare half plate example, American Country Life 1 [Berg 1-11] (contains deteriorating ambrotype of a man and two young women; some nicking and chipping to edges, alignment off). -- Very Rare half plate example, The Vision of Ezechiel [1-9] (contains daguerreotype of an older man with walking stick; loss to closure edge, one hinge somewhat loose, surface soiling and surface wear throughout). -- Very Rare double ninth and triple sixteenth plate example, Two Lovers Going to the Well [1-16] (contains no images; surface wear, loose closure). -- Very Rare sixth plate example, The Daguerreian Galler [1-118G] (contains tarnished daguerreotype; one hinge loose from front cover, non-functioning closure). -- Rare sixth plate example, Washington Medallion [1-74] (contains a tintype of two young ladies with other paper ephemera behind image; closure a bit loose, discoloration to case surface). -- Scarce ninth plate metal example, The Garden Fountain [6-144] (contains two ambrotypes of women; non-functioning closure, surface wear and discoloration/deterioration throughout). -- And 19 others, including 2 half plate examples, 2 double sixth plate examples, 3 quarter plate examples, 3 sixth plate examples, 5 ninth plate examples, and 4 sixteenth plate examples. -- Together, 25 assorted Union cases with figural and floral designs. Some with non-functioning closures and/or hinges.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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