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The Art of the Photograph
11:00 AM PT - Sep 20th, 2007

offered by
Be-Hold

78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705

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Preview in Manhattan at 36 West 25th Street, 10th Floor, on Thursday September 13th, noon to 5:00 p.m. with a RECEPTION PARTY right after. Further previews at the same venue on Friday September 14th, noon to 7:00 p.m., Saturday September 15th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday September 16th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Material can be viewed at other times at our premises in Yonkers NY by appointment.

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Lot	Description	Estimates (USD)
1	GOLD RUSH MUSICIANS VANCE DAGUERREOTYPE The miners needed entertainment. Here are three who supplied...	16,000 - 17,500
2	TYPICAL DAY ON THE CORNER DAGUERREOTYPE From across a rough dirt street the daguerreotypist has fram...	1,750 - 2,000
3	EARLY QUILL PEN WRITER & COPY DAGUERREOTYPE Two 1/6 plates. One is in an octagonal mat. It's a portrait ...	1,000 - 1,500	7 Bids
4	3 PROSPEROUS GENTLEMEN, ANSON DAGUERREOTYPE Pristine ½ plate. This came with a few daguerreotypes by Bra...	750 - 1,200
5	LIVELY DAGUERREOTYPE GENTS WITH HATS This has a wonderful lively character, contrasting to the fo...	500 - 1,000	3 Bids
6	TEAM OF GYMNASTS.1/2 PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE 7 bearded young men pose in their athletic attire. One holds...	7,500 - 10,000
7	BIRD HUNTER, DOG, NEWSPAPER SUBJECT, WHITEHURST ½ plate daguerreotype by Jesse Whitehurst, with "J. Whitehur...	12,500 - 13,500
8	YOUNG HUNTER WITH DOG, RIFLE, RABBIT, daguerreotype 1/6 plate daguerreotype in a decorated oval mat. The surface...	2,250 - 3,000
9	LARGE DISPLAY CASE WITH FINE DAGUERREOTYPES, ANSON The unusual case opens to reveal a 1/2 plate ambrotype of th...	1,500 - 2,200	3 Bids
10	THREE DAGUERREOTYPES BY ANSON These came with the previous lot, and hopefully can remain w...	400 - 600
11	MOTHER IN BONNET, SON, ¼ PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE This is a tender image. We can see the mother's hand around...	400 - 600	3 Bids
12	TENDER MOTHER AND SON FINE DAGUERREOTYPE They hold hands, with their softly tinted faces parallel as ...	600 - 800	1 Bid
13	CHILD, LARGE TERRIER DOG Van Loan daguerreotype Rich 1/6 plate by Van Loan and Ennis, Philadelphia, as shown...	1,000 - 1,500
14	FAMILY WITH THEIR BULLDOG, ½ PLATE BY ADAMS The parents and baby are positioned slightly to the left, to...	2,750 - 3,200
15	GIRL WITH DOLL, DOG, FLOWERS, 1/4 plate, fine case A scene of intimate comfort. The girl holds her doll with b...	2,700 - 3,000
16	PAIR RICH ¼ PLATE daguerreotypes, GIRL WITH DOVE. These daguerreotypes are in a fine book-style case with a hi...	2,500 - 3,000
17	WOMAN, IN RARE ¼ PLATE CASE This ¼ plate is sealed, with an additional card backing. It'...	360 - 500
18	SEATED GIRL, LARGE HAT. ½ PLATE BY MAYALL A gorgeous finely tinted ½ plate in a fine full case with Ma...	1,500 - 2,000
19	OPTIMISTIC ENGLISH LAD DAGUERREOTYPE This ¼ plate has the typical English coloring, with a cloud ...	500 - 900
20	CULTURED WOMAN PIANO. Framed French daguerreotype 6 ¾" x 5 ¾" French daguerreotype in a deep oval mat with rev...	4,000 - 5,000
21	WOMAN IN FUR, FINE ¼ PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE This is still sealed. The woman, with her softly tinted face...	1,000 - 1,500
22	GENTLEMAN IN HIS PAISLEY SMOKING JACKET A wild, bold portrait. Rich lustrous ¼ plate daguerreotype w...	850 - 1,200
23	SEASIDE BACKDROP DAGUERREOTYPE 1/6 plate portrait of this well-appointed gent who appears p...	600 - 900	2 Bids
24	MAN WITH A SKULL AMBROTYPE A phrenologist? 1/6 plate on ruby glass, in half case. Slig...	500 - 1,000
25	MOTHER HOLDS WATCH FOR BABY, AMBROTYPE The mother has an interesting dress, with a feather in her c...	1,000 - 1,350
26	WOMAN READING, AMBROTYPE She's relaxed and absorbed. This is more a genre scene than ...	380 - 500
27	SUCKING HER THUMB, AMBROTYPE Did the child spontaneously begin sucking her thumb, and the...	260 - 460
28	BOY WITH HIS SAILBOAT, AMBROTYPE This has delicate tinting with a nice green background. 1/6 ...	600 - 800
29	ENGLISH NAVAL OFFICER WITH HIS SWORD Super rich and clear, with fine tinting and gilding. ¼ plate...	400 - 600	1 Bid
30	AFFECTIONATE GENTLEMEN AMBROTYPE Horizontal ¼ plate in passepartout. They place their heads t...	750 - 1,000	2 Bids
31	WORKMAN HOLDS DOG. 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE . Within the edges of the mat we can see the vertical edges...	400 - 600	1 Bid
32	BLACK BOY WITH HIS DOG TINTYPE His hat is on some kind of strangely covered studio table. T...	400 - 600	1 Bid
33	WORKMAN AND APPRENTICE, WITH A DOG. tintype Possibly this is a veterinarian and his son. The sitting app...	380 - 500
34	IDYLLIC SCENE, REFLECTED. FRAMED TINTYPE A mother and her 2 daughters pose in front of the fence of t...	260 - 400	3 Bids
35	GENERAL EDWARD FERRERO, CDV BY GURNEY Ferrero seems to have been an interesting ch...	100 - 180	2 Bids
36	GENERAL CHARLES KINNAIRD GRAHAM, CDV BY BRADY As an engineer before the war he helped lay out Central Park...	120 - 200	8 Bids
37	ARTIST CHARLES FELU, PAINTING WITH HIS FEET Born without arms, Felu became a celebrated painter. Here he...	220 - 300
38	DRESSED IN BUTTERFLY COSTUME, CDV moth? Nicely tinted CDV. The man (or could be a woman) holds an ar...	400 - 500
39	RARE BUFFALO BILL CDV A rare pose. This is an oval portrait CDV on a light buff mo...	400 - 600
40	"SKULLS OF THE CLIFF DWELLERS" W. H. JACKSON 4" x 6 ½" albumen print by W. H. Jackson, his No. 3818. One ...	300 - 500	2 Bids
41	"A L'ENFANT JESUS" WINE SHOP SIGN BY ATGET 7" x 8 ¼" unmounted albumen print, with Atget's pencil notat...	2,200 - 3,200	2 Bids
42	20 ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS, SCENES IN RUSSIA, ca 1890 Most have numbers and titles in Russian on the bottom of the...	2,500 - 3,500
43	FROM M. BOURKE-WHITE'S 1933 U.S.S.R. PORTFOLIO These are photographures on 14" x 20" sheets with letterpres...	750 - 1,200
44	CHINESE SCHOOL CHILDREN DOING EXERCISES 3- rich gelatin-silver prints on album pages, ca. 1900. A ...	300 - 500
45	DIGNIFIED HAWAIIAN LADY ALBUMEN PRINT 8 7/8” x 6 7/8” unmounted albumen print, no imprint. As ...	500 - 1,000
46	NORTHWEST INDIAN CEREMONY BY LOMAN BROTHERS 8" x 10" gelatin unmounted sepia gelatin silver print with ©...	300 - 600
47	19 SCENES IN GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA These are 5" x 7" glossy sepia prints, with "D.-Süd-Westafri...	1,500 - 2,500
48	20 RICH AMAZON BORORO SCENES CLAUDE LÉVI-STRAUSS 20 fabulous vintage gelatin-silver prints, ca. 1940, 11" x 1...	15,000 - 20,000
49	GIGANTIC ALBUMEN PRINT OF A LION BY RAU This hung in the estate in New Jersey of James Anthony Baile...	4,000 - 6,000
50	"CRACK WITH THE BLACKSMITH" FRANCES & MARY ALLEN Vintage 8 3/8" x 6 3/8" platinum print. This is characterist...	400 - 600	1 Bid

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