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Lot 98

Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021 10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$531
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - UNION CASES]. A collection of 12 "oreo" cases in assorted colors containing tintypes of women with interesting hairstyles and accessories, including:


3 Very Very Rare examples [Berg 3-550M2, 3-536a, 3-548a]; 4 Very Rare examples [3-502Ga, 3-514 (some chipping to edges), (2)3-514a (some chipping to edges)]; one Rare example [3-509a];  and 4 Scarce examples [3-502, 3-512, 3-528 (soiling and discoloration to surface), 3-531G (lid is a darker shade of brown than base)].
 
Cases contain 12 tintypes of women, including a bust portrait of a woman wearing a black veil [3-502Ga], a portrait of a couple including a woman wearing a large hat [3-509a], a bust portrait of a woman wearing an ornate lace and floral draped hair accessory [3-550M2], a bust portrait of a young woman wearing striking dangle earrings [3-512], and 8 others.


Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography

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