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Lot 252

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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$875
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring subjects with physical deformities, comprising: 


Sixth plate portrait of two men seated next to each other, the one on the left having a large facial tumor or skull deformity. (Tarnishing to edges, minor spotting, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of two women seated next to each other, the one on the left having an elongated hand, likely as a result of Marfan's syndrome or another such condition. (Tarnishing to edges and spotting throughout; resealed with transparent tape.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Together, 2 daguerreotype portraits featuring subjects with bodily abnormalities.

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