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Lot 565
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
$1,016
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOG]. 15 cased images of siblings, incl. half plate daguerreotype of women in wall frame.
Seated portrait of three children, likely siblings, including two girls and one boy. The oldest girl holds a fan in her lap. (Spotting to plate and mat; resealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- Seated portrait of two young children. (tarnishing to edges, wiping, spotting, other imperfections to plate, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case marked for "MEADE BROTHERS EXCHANGE, ALBANY N.Y." -- Half plate daguerreotype portrait of two women wearing identical dresses. (Heavy tarnishing throughout, chemical deterioration/clouding, spotting; sealed in a passe partout mount.) Housed in a thermoplastic wall frame with gilt details (resealed on back). -- And 12 others, including 5 sixth plate daguerreotypes, 4 sixth plate ambrotypes, 2 sixth plate tintypes, and one ninth plate ambrotype. Some without cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 15 images of likely siblings.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon



