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Lot 994
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$188
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - UNION CASES]. A group of 10 assorted "oreo" cases containing portraits of children and young adults, including:
A Very Very Rare example with brown enamel at center [3-522E] (discoloration, surface imperfections, and significant loss to lid); 2 Very Rare examples [3-537Ga, 3-538] (some chipping to edges, discoloration); 4 Rare examples [3-524 (many cracks with some repair), 3-523E, 3-502G, 3-557G]; and 3 Scarce examples [3-512, 3-537, 3-515]. Conditions vary, though most include some light to moderate surface wear and chipping.
Cases contain images of children and young adults, including a tintype portrait of a young boy wearing a plaid shirt sitting in a chair [3-538], and a tintype portrait of a young man wearing what appears to be some kind of band uniform [3-524].
Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography




