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Lot 623

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
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$1,512
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 29 quarter plate and ninth plate daguerreotypes of children.

GURNEY, J., photographer. Quarter plate portrait of a boy seated at a table surmounted by a wide-brimmed hat. (Some light tarnishing and occasional spotting, with clouding throughout, oxidation to mat; unsealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only, no case. Mat stamped "J. Gurney / 349 Broadway." -- FREDERICKS, C.D., photographer. Quarter plate vignetted bust portrait of a young girl with curled hair. (Heavy tarnishing along edge, spotting throughout, some clouding/residue.) Housed in a Boston style push-button case (surface wear). -- Ninth plate seated portrait of a pouty young girl with her hair worn down to her shoulders, holding a closed cased image against her lap with one hand. (Some clouding, tarnishing; resealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only, no case. -- and 26 others, including 6 quarter plate examples and 20 ninth plate examples. Conditions vary. Housings vary. -- Together, 29 daguerreotypes of children. 

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

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