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Lot 233

Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 - 500
Price Realized
$750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPY]. A group of 9 Very Rare and Rare Union cases in assorted sizes, including:


Very Rare quarter plate example, Horse Racing [Berg 1-46] (contains no image; some nicking to edges, does not close tightly). -- Very Rare sixth plate example, Teasing her Dog [1-110] (contains deteriorating ambrotype of a couple; light surface wear and soiling). -- Very Rare ninth plate example, The Blind Beggar 1 [1-161] (contains no image; light nicking to edges). -- Rare half plate example, Harvest Motif with Seraphs and Eagles [1-5] (contains broken milk glass image; nicking and chipping to edges with loss to closure, surface soiling, and misalignment). -- Rare double sixth plate example, Flower Girl [1-15] (contains no image; some nicking and chipping to edges, no velvet pad present, and loose closure). -- And 4 Rare sixth plate examples including The Daguerreian Gallery [1-118], Highland Chief [1-108], Scallop Shell [2-67], and Lady with Falcon 2 [1-113]. -- Together, 9 assorted Very Rare and Rare Union cases, some containing images. 


19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock

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