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Lot 870
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
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$699
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 21 sixth plate daguerreotypes of children.
Sixth plate portrait of a young child with curled hair standing on a square podium and holding an unidentified round object, possibly a large hat, with one hand. (Some tarnishing to edges, spots and clouding throughout; unsealed.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate seated portrait of a young girl with dark hair combed back out of her face, her striking eyes looking directly at the camera. (Significant tarnishing and wiping, some heavier scratches to plate; unsealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- Sixth plate seated portrait of a baby/toddler seated in an ornate wooden chair and wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. (Significant tarnishing to edges, spotting and specs throughout; original seals.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only; no case. Mat stamped with partly illegible artist's name, "[?] & Scott." -- And 17 others. Conditions and housings vary. -- Together, 21 sixth plate daguerreotypes of children.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock




