[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 12 half plate daguerreotypes of men.
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 12 half plate daguerreotypes of men.
COLLINS, photographer. Seated portrait of a distinguished gentleman. (Minor tarnishing to edges, glass weeping, spotting to mat; original seals.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear, some separation to spine). Mat with affixed label bearing Collins' 3rd & Chestnut address. -- Seated portrait of a gentleman with his hair combed over and groomed facial hair extending from ear to ear. (Tarnishing to edges, some minor scratching, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case (split at spine, heavy surface wear/loss, separation to edges). -- Seated portrait of a middle-aged gentleman, with penciled date on case interior "taken 1851." (Tarnishing along edge, otherwise mostly clear with very minor surface imperfections, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) housed in a fully separated leatherette case with Washington Monument motif on front cover (split at spine, significant wear and separation throughout). -- And 9 others. Conditions vary. Housings vary. -- Together, 12 half plate daguerreotype portraits of men.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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