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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - DAGUERREOTYPES]. A group of 8 very fine daguerreotypes of men, women, and children.

Sixth plate daguerreotype vignetted bust portrait of a young woman. Whitemore, S.H., n.d. (Light spotting to plate, heavy spotting to mat and preserver.) Photographer's stamp to mat. Housed in a broken figural union case, Harvest Motif [Berg 1-89] (front and back covers broken into pieces, velvet pad loose). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of girls, possibly sisters, the younge of whom wears a floral patterned overshirt. N.p., n.d. (Minor spots and blemishes to surfaces, with light tarnish to edges of younger sister's portrait.) Housed together in a floral union case, Hatching the Egg [Berg 2-64] (very light soiling and wear to surface). -- Sixth plate portrait of a distinguished woman with braided hair, a brooch, and what appears to be a fan tucked into her dress pocket. N.p., n.d. (Wipe marks to plate, spotting to mat, some darkening to preserver.) Housed in a figural union case, The Calmady Children [Berg 1-104] (soiling and light wear to surface, with some spots of discoloraiton to back cover and discoloration to velvet pad). --And 4 others, including 3 sixth plate examples, 2 of which are housed together in the same union case, and a ninth plate example housed in a union case. Conditions vary.

Estimate: $300 - $500
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$531
04/09/2021

 

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