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Lot 564

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
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$1,080
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 14 sixth plate daguerreotypes of women and girls with curled and braided hair.

Seated portrait of a young lady wearing a plaid dress and very long curled hair worn down in wait-length twisted locks. (Wipes and scratches to surface, tarnishing and other imperfections throughout, spotting to mat, no preserver; resealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- Portrait of a young brother and sister seated next to one another in separate wooden chairs, the girl wearing her hair down and in curls. (Tarnishing to edges, splotching and other occasional imperfections to plate, spotting to mat; resealed.) Housed in a half leatherette case. -- Seated portrait of a young woman wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with curled locks of hair cascading down in front of her shoulders. (Tarnishing to edges, other minor imperfections; resealed.) Housed in a half leatherette case. -- And 11 others. Some in half cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 14 sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring females of varying ages with braided and curled hairstyles.

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