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Lot 261
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$469
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of daguerreotypes featuring men with panache, comprising:
Sixth plate portrait of a debonair gentleman with coiffed hair, appearing to point or make a "finger gun" signal to the camera. (tarnishing to edges, some spotting, splotching, and wipe marks to plate; retains portions of original seals.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (surface wear, loss). -- Ninth plate portrait of a gentleman with sideburns, holding a cigar and dreamily gazing off camera. (Significant tarnishing to edges, spotting; retains most of original seals.) housed in a full pressed paper case (some separation to spine, surface wear, loss). -- Together, 2 daguerreotype portraits of stylish and confident men.

