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Lot 203

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
$854
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 30 quarter plate daguerreotype portraits of men and women of varying ages.

Portrait of a rather long-faced older woman with a portion of her teeth showing behind her lips and a tattered-looking scarf wrapped around her head and tied under her chin. (Significant spotting, some tarnishing to edges; original seals.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear) with typewritten label behind image reading, "REBECCA HART (Mrs. John Becker) / born 8-23-1787 in Lancaster Co., Pa. / (c/o Neher)." -- Lovely seated portrait of a young woman wearing intricately patterned lace gloves and a choker-style piece of fabric around her neck. She sits in an upholstered studio chair. (Some chemical blotching and tarnishing, spotting to mat; resealed, no preserver present.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface peeling, wear). -- A seated portrait of a young to middle-aged man with short, uneven beard extending from one ear to the other. (Few spots and small scratches to plate, oxidation spotting to mat; resealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear, wear to velvet pad, some splitting and losses). -- And 27 others. Some without cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 30 quarter plate daguerreotypes.

19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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