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CHILDREN BY J. BRILL, NEW YORK DAGUERREOTYPE

Quarter plate. From the Collection of Helder Costa. Embedded in the velvet pad: "J. BRILL ARTIST 204 CHATHAM SQUARE NEW YORK." The siblings pose arm in arm. The boy didn't stay still. The girl is stunning with her bountiful curls and red coral bracelet. Full case.

J. Brill is Julius Brill. He was at 204 Chatham Square from 1852 - 1860. Craig's Daguerreian Registry, by John Craig, notes that Brill had a gallery at the northeast corner of Bowery and Broome Streets.

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Condition:Very good.

Estimate: $250 - $500
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$469
10/30/2022

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