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Lot 571
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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$400 -
600
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$1,080
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 19 sixth plate daguerreotypes of women incl. COLLINS example
Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young woman wearing a plaid dress and looking off-camera. (Tarnishing to edges, some spotting and other imiperfections to plate, spotting to mat, no preserver; resealed.) Housed in a green leatherette case. Velvet pad stamped "COLLINS'S SKY LIGHT PORTRAITS 100 CHESTNUT ST. AB. 3D PHILADA." -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young woman with curled locks pinned up. (Minor tarnishing to edges, some light spotting; original seals.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. Mat stamped "C. WARD." -- Sixth plate daguerreotype vignetted bust portrait of a young woman wearing a dark neck ribbon with gold-highlighted brooch. Her cheeks are lightly tinted pink. (Very light tarnishing to edges, otherwise a very clear image; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case. -- And 16 others. Some without full cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 19 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of women.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon



