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Lot 185
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 -
500
Price Realized
$549
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 16 sixth plate daguerreotypes of women with books and other objects of interest.
Seated portrait of an aged woman wearing a bonnet and a pair of eyeglasses. (Significant tarnishing, spotting, residue to image, some spotting to mat; portions of original seals retained but mostly unsealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only; no case. -- Stark portrait of an elderly woman wearing a bonnet and grasping an unknown object, blurred from motion (possibly a walking stick or umbrella handle) in her hand. (Significant tarnishing to edges and spotting, residue throughout; portions of original seals retained but mostly unsealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only; no case. -- Seated portrait of a young woman holding a large volume on her lap, with her finger marking a certain page. (Tarnishing to edges and some chemical spotting throughout; original seals.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear, some separating to spine). -- And 13 others. Many without full cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 16 sixth plate daguerreotypes.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
This lot is located in Cincinnati.



