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Lot 452

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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$360
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 6 CDVs of cats, including a portrait of a man with a feline perched on his shoulder by H. J. RODGERS, New Haven, CT.

CDV portrait of a bearded man smiling wryly, having a cat perched atop his shoulder and looking directly into the camera (toning, spotting; trimming to mount edges). New Haven, CT: H. J. Rodgers, n.d. Rodgers's imprint on verso. -- CDV portrait of a man and a toddler-aged girl, likely his daughter, who holds a cat in her lap (toning; minor wear to mount edges). Uncredited. -- Composite CDV featuring vignetted portraits of a single cat and a group of cats entitled "Kitty Burnham and Family" (toning, spotting; light wear to mount). Boston: T. R. Burnham, n.d. Captioned and credited on mount recto. -- CDV portrait of a group of cat, unidentified but known from previous portrait to be "Kitty Burnham and Family," resting on an issue of The Boston Herald (toning, spotting; clipped mount corners). Boston: T. R. Burnham, n.d. Burnham's imprint on verso. -- Trimmed albumen portrait of a cat housed in a paper mat with oval opening (significant toning, some marking/spotting, abrasions, uneven trimming in an oval shape; mat toned and coming apart). Philadelphia: Broadbent & Phillips, n.d. Pictorial imprint to verso. -- CDV portrait of a cat resting on a covered couch or chair (significant toning, some spotting; minor discoloration/wear to mount). San Francisco: Bayley & Cramer's Fine-Art Gallery, n.d. Imprint to verso. -- Together, 6 portraits featuring cats.

Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey

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