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Three Daguerreotypes & Other Portraits
Estimate:
$150 - $250
Sold
$30
Timed Auction
Americana & Rare Books Discovery Auction
Category
Description
Including a daguerreotype portrait of a Gentleman, Philadelphia, early 1850s, the mat stamped "S. Broadbent" (Samuel Broadbent, 1810-1880, pioneer Georgia photographer, later settled in Philadelphia), 4 x 3 1/4 in., in a leather case; a portrait of a woman, the case liner stamped Evans, Philadelphia, circa 1856, 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in., in partial case; A young woman, with painted studio backdrop, 3 1/4 x 2 3/4, partial case; two small ambrotypes; and a painted photo of a woman, 3rd quarter 19th century, with partial case.