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Lot 239
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$189
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Large swivel cameo brooch featuring a hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of a young girl.
Approx. 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. oval ambrotype seated portrait of a young girl with curled hair, wearing a blue-tinted dress and red-tinted necklace, holding what appears to be a feathered hat to one side of her lap. (Some image loss to bottom portion, abrasions including loss along upper edge; glass cover with notable diagonal scratch.) Housed in a swivel brooch with reverse side featuring a cameo of a goddess pouring water from a jug. Brooch features a braided metal frame with pinback attached.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

