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Lot 554
Sale 1345 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 19, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$540
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 10 daguerreotypes of middle aged and elderly men, one by R.G. MONTGOMERY of VA.
Sixth plate half portrait of an elderly man with combed-back hair and a tall collar. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case with velvet pad stamped "R.G. Montgomery of Virginia." -- Half plate seated portrait of a dapper gentleman with well-groomed sideburns and a pensive expression, leaning with his elbow propped on a table next to him. (Tarnishing to edges, some minor scratching and wiping, no preserver; resealed.) Housed in a leatherette case. -- And 8 others, including 2 quarter plate examples and 6 sixth plate examples. -- Together, 10 daguerreotype portraits of men.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

