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Lot 621
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$378
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 24 daguerreotypes housed in oval velvet cases.
Sixth plate portrait of a sweet-looking young boy seated on a chair. (Tarnishing along edge, wiping to right side; original seals.) -- Ninth plate portrait of a smiling lady wearing a lace collar and identified as Anna S. Dunn Buell inside case. (Significant tarnishing along edge, spotting; original seals.) -- Sixth plate portrait of a lovely young woman wearing beaded earrings and with lightly tinted cheeks. (Some chemical deterioration around subject, tarnishing along edge, spotting to plate, good clarity; unsealed.) -- And 20 others, ranging in size from 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. to 1 1/16 x 1 3/8 in. Conditions vary. -- Together, 23 daguerreotype portraits housed in oval velvet cases. Case conditions vary.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
This lot is located in Cincinnati.





