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Lot 173

Sale 6431 - American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2025
Lots Close
Nov 24, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$610
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Three daguerreotypes of pairs and trios, incl. a group of distinguished men.

Quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of three gentlemen seated together. The subject at right wears a top hat and beard, and is shown in profile, while the other two men look directly at the camera. (Light tarnish to edges.) Housed in full case. -- Quarter plate daguerreotype of a middle-aged man and woman, possibly husband and wife. The woman is holding what appears to be a cased image in her hand. Housed in full case, fully separated at hinge. -- Half plate daguerreotype portrait of a man seated at center, with two women standing behind him. (Image a bit dark, but details still visible.) Housed in full case.

Together, 3 daguerreotypes.

Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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