Lot 215
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype featuring a gentleman and his sleeping canine companion.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype featuring a gentleman and his sleeping canine companion.
Half plate daguerreotype portrait of a standing gentleman holding a top hat, glove, and walking stick in one hand and holding onto the top rail of a chair with the other. A sleeping dog rests in a large armchair next to him. (Occasional spotting, few stray scratches to plate surface; resealed.) Housed in a Rare Union case, Bowl of Fruit [Berg 2-2] (nicking along edges and raised surfaces).
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon
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