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Lot 87
Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - PORTRAITURE]. An assorted group of 15 ambrotypes and tintypes featuring men, women, and children, including:
Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a young boy with long hair seated in a chair. N.p.: n.p., n.d. (Tarnishing along mat opening, with some spots of emulsion loss; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (fully separated at spine, with surface wear throughout including adhesive residue to spine and light finish loss). -- Sixth plate tintype of a group of young girls, two of whom are holding hands. N.p.: n.p., n.d. (Some spotting to plate, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a geometric union case [Berg 3-95] (soiling, with nicking and chipping to edges, corners, and raised surfaces, velvet pad loose). -- Gem-sized tintype of a man in elaborate uniform including hat with gold-highlighted details. N.p.: n.p., n.d. (Some crackling to plate with punctures to upper left corner, spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in sixteenth plate leatherette case with book-style closure clasp (surface wear throughout including finish loss). -- And 12 others, including 4 sixth plate ambrotypes, one sixth plate tintype, one ninth plate ambrotype, and 6 ninth plate tintypes (includes 2 sixth plate union cases and one ninth plate union case).
Property of a Southern Collector, Russellville, Kentucky


