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Lot 181
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
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$732
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Ten daguerreotypes of distinguished gentlemen, incl. half plate examples.
10 daguerreotypes of gentlemen of varying ages, including:
Half plate portrait of an aged gentleman wearing a kerchief tied around his neck. (Image a bit cloudy.) Housed in full case. -- 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. daguerreotype of a man sporting a thick head of hair. (Few small scratches to plate, one of whic his near the top left portion of subject's face/hair.) Housed in full case, 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. overall.
6 quarter plate portraits, highlighted by a seated portrait of a studious looking man seated beside stacked books, housed under an early mat, and a portrait of a man holding either a book or photo album in his hand (spotting throughout plate).
Two unusually-sized daguerreotypes, including a 3 1/2 x 3 in. image and a 3 x 2 1/2 in. image,, each providing intimate, close-up views of serious looking men.
Together, 10 daguerreotypes of distinguished gentlemen. Housed in full cases. Conditions vary.
Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
This lot is located in Cincinnati.


