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Lot 133
Sale 6356 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Jun 18, 2025
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$610
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 26 sixth plate daguerreotypes of mature gentlemen.
Seated portrait of a white-haired man holding a cane (tarnish to edges). Housed in leatherette case (fully separated at hinge, scuffing throughout). -- Seated portrait of a bearded gentleman wearing a large bowtie, his hands resting upon the table beside him (light spotting to plate). Housed in pressed paper case (some surface wear). -- Lightly hand-tinted portrait of a middle-aged man housed in leatherette case with credit on velvet pad to Newcomer of Philadelphia, PA (wear and tarnish to plate; surface wear to case and partial separation at hinge). -- Seated portrait of a serious looking gent holding what appears to be a book in his lap (contrast a bit weak, few spots on plate). Housed in leatherette case (loss to edges and scuffing). -- Seated portrait of a bespectacled man holding a book open with one hand while looking straight at the camera (cloudiness and wear to plate). Housed in pressed paper case (surface wear and some areas of loss throughout). -- And 21 others. Conditions vary. Some without cases. -- Together, 26 sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring men.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.






