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Lot 862
Sale 2067 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Nov 6, 2024
Lots Close
Nov 20, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$381
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 19 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men with facial hair.
Seated portrait of a heavily freckled man with a short beard and striking gaze. He wears a watch chain attached to his vest. (A bit of tarnishing to edges, other minor imperfections; reglazed and resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- Bust portrait of an older gentleman with graying hair, including a beard and sideburns extending one ear to the other. (Tarnishing to edges, some clouding and spotting throughout image.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear). -- And 17 others. Conditions and housings vary. -- Together, 19 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men with assorted facial hair styles including beards and sideburns.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock




