Lot of 18 union cases, of which 12 are sixth plates and 6 are ninth plates, all catalogued as "Scarce" in Berg. Cases bear figural and floral designs, including Bobby Shafto [1-65], Profile of a Learned Man [1-81], Rebekah at the Well [1-85], Harvest Motif [1-89], Beehive, Farm Motif 2 [1-91], Hunter with Kill 1 [1-94], Mother Embracing Child 1 and 2 [1-98, 1-99], Deer and the Pine Tree [1-116], Game of Chess 3 [1-125], Angel Holding Cornucopia 1 [1-140], Day, Aurora 2 [1-144], American Gothic 1 and 2 [1-150, 1-191], Grapes and Grapevine 2 [2-27], and Basket of Flowers [2-40S], Cases contain seven sixth plate daguerreotypes, two ninth plate daguerreotypes, six sixth plate ambrotypes, four ninth plate ambrotypes, and one sixth plate tintype. Highlighted here are daguerreotypes of a man with a unibrow seated beside a stack of books [1-85] and a striking gentleman in a vignette-style presentation [1-65], as well as ambrotypes of a middle-aged man with a comb over [1-94] and a mother posed with her baby [1-99]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies and includes minor cracks and chips, with general wear to edges and corners. One with absent velvet pad. Images with tarnish and spotting, and some ambrotypes without dark backing.
Lot of 18 union cases, of which 12 are sixth plates and 6 are ninth plates, all catalogued as "Scarce" in Berg. Cases bear figural and floral designs, including Bobby Shafto [1-65], Profile of a Learned Man [1-81], Rebekah at the Well [1-85], Harvest Motif [1-89], Beehive, Farm Motif 2 [1-91], Hunter with Kill 1 [1-94], Mother Embracing Child 1 and 2 [1-98, 1-99], Deer and the Pine Tree [1-116], Game of Chess 3 [1-125], Angel Holding Cornucopia 1 [1-140], Day, Aurora 2 [1-144], American Gothic 1 and 2 [1-150, 1-191], Grapes and Grapevine 2 [2-27], and Basket of Flowers [2-40S], Cases contain seven sixth plate daguerreotypes, two ninth plate daguerreotypes, six sixth plate ambrotypes, four ninth plate ambrotypes, and one sixth plate tintype. Highlighted here are daguerreotypes of a man with a unibrow seated beside a stack of books [1-85] and a striking gentleman in a vignette-style presentation [1-65], as well as ambrotypes of a middle-aged man with a comb over [1-94] and a mother posed with her baby [1-99]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies and includes minor cracks and chips, with general wear to edges and corners. One with absent velvet pad. Images with tarnish and spotting, and some ambrotypes without dark backing.
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