[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 12 sixth plate daguerreotypes of children and adolescents, incl. works by ANSON and VAN LOAN.

Lovely bust portrait of an adolescent girl wearing a brooch with white flower design. (Some tarnishing around edge, some scattered spots, otherwise rather clear.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear) with velvet pad stamped for ANSON, NY. -- A pair of portraits of young boys, almost certainly brothers, one being on the cusp of adolescence and the other still a child. (Minor tarnishing and spotting to images, quite clear otherwise.) Housed together in a pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Standing portrait of a little girl wearing an off-the-shoulder dress and resting her arm on the table next to her. (Significant tarnishing and spotting to image, with a few additional imperfections, no preserver present.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear) with velvet pad stamped for VAN LOAN'S GALLERY, Philadelphia, PA. -- And 8 others. Conditions vary. -- Together, 12 sixth plate daguerreotypes.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 12 sixth plate daguerreotypes of children and adolescents, incl. works by ANSON and VAN LOAN.

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