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Lot 584

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
$1,651
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 29 sixth plate daguerreotypes of children.

Charming portrait of a young girl wearing a patterned dress and jacket, leaning on a table covered with an embroidered cloth. Her hair is fixed into two long braids, one of which is visible. (Few minor imperfections including scratching and rubbing or clouding, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a half leatherette case. -- Striking portrait of a young boy wearing a long patchwork plaid shirt/jacket with gold-highlighted buttons, seated next to a table surmounted by a tall tasseled cap. (Tarnishing to edges, some scratches and spotting throughout; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case. -- Portrait of a young chubby-cheeked girl seated on an upholstered armchair and wearing a red-tinted dress and necklace. (Soft focus outside of subject, weeping, tarnishing to edges, some clouding; original seals.) Housed in a half velvet case. -- And 26 others. Some without cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 29 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of children.

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

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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