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Lot 992
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - UNION CASES]. A group of 13 assorted "oreo" cases containing tintype portraits of men with facial hair.
A Very Very Rare floral example with gilt detail at center, Grape Bunches [2-123G] (significant chipping with some edge loss, gilt detail faded on lid); a Very Rare geometric example with brown enamel at center [3-530E] (chipping with loss to base edge, surface soil throughout, some discoloration and possible repair to lid surface); 2 Very Rare geometric examples [3-514, 3-543a (heavy wear including significant chipping and surface deterioration)]; 8 Rare examples [3-557G, 3-536G, 3-556, 3-556, 3-539, 3-509G, 3-497, 3-555]; and one Scarce example with zinc embedded at center [3-505]. Conditions vary, though many include some light to moderate soiling and surface wear.
Cases contain images of men with facial hair, including a man with rather thick sideburns [3-514].
Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography



