Sold for $37,800

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. A half plate daguerreotype of three gold miners.

Half plate daguerreotype portrait of three steely-eyed miners seated side-by-side. (Some tarnishing to edges, sundry spots and specks throughout, and light weeping effect in some areas; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case (split at spine, surface wear throughout, closure clasps missing).

Each of the bearded men holds a cigar in his mouth, the tip dotted with red tinting. The central figure, sporting a wheel cap, carries a poke bag in his front pocket and a Bowie knife in his belt.

An exceptional image of a resolute trio.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

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