Lot of 20, including 8 sixth plate daguerreotypes, 6 sixth plate ambrotypes, and 6 sixth plate tintypes, the majority of which are housed in full pressed paper or thermoplastic cases. Portraits capture a variety of ages, ranging from babies to older children. Highlights include a daguerreotype of a boy wearing a bow tie and pants with prominent buttons at the waist, housed in the "Very Very Rare" Dancers case [4-53], as catalogued in Berg, as well as charming portrait of a young girl with curls seated in a high chair, housed in a papier mache case with mother of pearl and hand painting, a variant of Leaves, Flowers & Border [6-43]. Also with daguerreotype of a girl wearing a gold necklace and holding a doll in a blue dress, a close-format daguerreotype a girl in a short-sleeved dress sitting in a chair, and an ambrotype of a disinterested boy, housed in a case of the Three Roses in an Oval design [2-48]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies and includes tarnish, scratching, flaking, and spotting. Seven images under mat, glass, and preserver only, with one under mat and glass.
Lot of 20, including 8 sixth plate daguerreotypes, 6 sixth plate ambrotypes, and 6 sixth plate tintypes, the majority of which are housed in full pressed paper or thermoplastic cases. Portraits capture a variety of ages, ranging from babies to older children. Highlights include a daguerreotype of a boy wearing a bow tie and pants with prominent buttons at the waist, housed in the "Very Very Rare" Dancers case [4-53], as catalogued in Berg, as well as charming portrait of a young girl with curls seated in a high chair, housed in a papier mache case with mother of pearl and hand painting, a variant of Leaves, Flowers & Border [6-43]. Also with daguerreotype of a girl wearing a gold necklace and holding a doll in a blue dress, a close-format daguerreotype a girl in a short-sleeved dress sitting in a chair, and an ambrotype of a disinterested boy, housed in a case of the Three Roses in an Oval design [2-48]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies and includes tarnish, scratching, flaking, and spotting. Seven images under mat, glass, and preserver only, with one under mat and glass.
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