FINE PHOTOGRAPHS
Catalogue Information: 164 lots with images
Lot 1: (CASED IMAGE)
(CASED IMAGE) Quarter-plate daguerreotype of the femme-fatale Martha Gilbert, whose accessories include 3 gold rings and other beautiful jewelry; with delicate hand-tinting in her cheeks and cuffs; in a leather case. A handwritten note inside the c [...more]
Lot 2: (CASED IMAGE)
(CASED IMAGE) Quarter-plate daguerreotype montage depicting 23 members of a graduating class, four pages of microscopic text that may list the name of the school, the professor, students and the headmaster, and a photograph of the grounds; with a co [...more]
Lot 3: (CASED IMAGE)
(CASED IMAGE) Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a distinguished Abolitionist reading "The Liberator" newspaper; with a contemporary seal, in a leather case. Circa 1845
Lot 4: SALZMANN, AUGUSTE (1824-1872) "Jérusalem, Saint Sepulchre."
SALZMANN, AUGUSTE (1824-1872) "Jérusalem, Saint Sepulchre." Salted paper print, 9x13 inches (22.9x33 cm.), from a calotype negative with the photographer's letterpress credit, title and the printer's name (Blanquart-Évrard) on mount recto and plate [...more]
Lot 5: TEYNARD, FÉLIX (1817-1892) "Nubie, Kardâcy, Sanctuaire."
TEYNARD, FÉLIX (1817-1892) "Nubie, Kardâcy, Sanctuaire." Salted paper print from a calotype negative, 9 1/4x12 inches (23.5x30.5 cm.), with the letterpress title, photographer's credit, plate number, "108," and publishing notations on mount recto. [...more]
