Lot 592
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 5 endearing daguerreotype portraits of siblings.
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Nov 30, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 5 endearing daguerreotype portraits of siblings.
Sixth plate portrait of a pair of sisters wearing the same over-the-shoulder dress. The older sister, wearing ribbons in her hair, poses with her arm around the younger one. (Some minor tarnishing to edges, great clarity, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate landscape-oriented portrait of 3 subjects, most likely a mother or much older sister with 2 younger children, a boy and girl. The younger subjects appear to be wearing the same style belt and the girl wears a flower crown with dangling earrings and pearl strands around her neck. The older subject wears dangling earrings and a choker. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting throughout; cleaned and resealed 2013.) Housed in a half leatherette case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate portrait of a young boy and girl, likely brother and sister, the girl's hand resting on the boy's shoulder/chest. (Some tarnishing ot edges, occasional spotting; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear/loss). -- And 2 other sixth plate daguerreotype portraits. -- Together, 5 daguerreotype portraits featuring siblings.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon
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