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Be-hold 63: Exciting Photographs

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German daguerreotype, ribbon band on her hair 1/4 plate: JOHANN EBERHARD FEILNER, WOMAN WITH RIBBON BAND ON HER HEAD. 1/4 plate daguerreotype in ornate mat in a rare case. There is a thread at the top that allows the plate to be lifted from the case. The
0001: German daguerreotype, ribbon band on her hair 1/4 plateEst.
$2,700
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$3,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
Daguerreotypes by Electricity, sweet girl. 1/9 plate: A DAGUERREOTYPE MYSTERY. A 1/9 plate daguerreotype of a pleased and pleasant young woman. Behind is a label for Russel & Co., Boston, "Daguerreotypes taken by Electricity." The first thing that
0002: Daguerreotypes by Electricity, sweet girl. 1/9 plateEst.
$110
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$200
SOLD
Lord Byron, ambrotype of a painting, 1/4 plate: AMBROTYPE COPY OF A PAINTING OF LORD BYRON, 1/4 plate [4 x 3 1/2 inches.] Byron was a sensational figure in the early 19th century, because of his romantic poetry, his irresistible good looks, his
0003: Lord Byron, ambrotype of a painting, 1/4 plateEst.
$600
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$1,000
SOLD
Fine ambrotype in a very rare case: SISTERS. 1/2 PLATE AMBROTYPE IN A VERY RARE CASE. These serious girls wear matching dresses that are lightly tinted. The case is the "Vision of Ezekiel" (Berg 1 - 9) in terrific condition, with two
0004: Fine ambrotype in a very rare caseEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
Two Fine ambrotypes in a double case: FAMILY GROUPS, 2 - 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPES IN A DOUBLE CASE. The father poses with two daughters, the mother with two sons. There is some hand coloring, but what is remarkable is the very precise
0005: Two Fine ambrotypes in a double caseEst.
$400
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$750
Lot Passed
Two ruby ambrotypes in a double case: HUSBAND, WIFE. 2 - 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPES IN A DOUBLE CASE. The ambrotypes are on ruby [dark colored] glass, instead of having a dark backing. This is often a sign of higher-quality work. The elaborate
0006: Two ruby ambrotypes in a double caseEst.
$300
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$500
Lot Passed
Stereo tintype by Alden, actress, Saratoga: STEREOSCOPIC TINTYPE BY ALDEN'S, SARATOGA. From time to time pairs of tintypes are presented as stereo views, but they are often assembled from variant images taken from a multi-lens camera, intended
0007: Stereo tintype by Alden, actress, SaratogaEst.
$500
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$750
Lot Passed
Colored School in Florida, reconstruction era: ˜COLORED SCHOOL AT FRUIT COVE FLORIDA." Stereo view on a large mount, 4 1/2 x 7 inches, 1870's, with title and [unreadable] number in the negative, but no photographer is indicated. The well
0008: Colored School in Florida, reconstruction eraEst.
$500
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$750
Lot Passed
SOLD
Sir John Herschel, CDV by Julia Margaret Cameron: SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, CDV BY JULIA MARGARET CAMERON, 1867. Herschel was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. His early work in 1819 provided a basis for Daguerre's and Talbot's successful
0009: Sir John Herschel, CDV by Julia Margaret CameronEst.
$700
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$1,000
Lincoln at Antietam by Alexander Gardner: LINCOLN AT ANTIETAM BY ALEXANDER GARDNER, PUBLISHED BY BRADY. 6 7/8 x 9 inch albumen print on the original mount. Gardner's copyright line, credits, date "October 3, 1862", title "THE PRESIDENT,
0010: Lincoln at Antietam by Alexander GardnerEst.
$16,000
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$20,000
Lot Passed
Motion study by Anschutz, 1883: MOTION STUDY BY OTTOMAR ANSCHUTZ, ca. 1883. 5 x 8 inch albumen print with Anschutz's Lissa stamp on the verso. It is rare to encounter these. Anschütz was one of the masters of early
0011: Motion study by Anschutz, 1883Est.
$600
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$1,000
Lot Passed
Monstrous fly: MONSTROUS FLY. 8 1 /8 x 6 1/8- inch gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, 1930's. A bit of a text slug adheres to the verso, along with notations in red and blue crayon. A long note in pencil in French
0012: Monstrous flyEst.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
ELIZABETH FLEISCHMANN, early X-Ray pioneer, cyanotypes: ELIZABETH FLEISCHMANN, X-RAY PIONEER. An extraordinary group of 13 cyanotypes. The young California woman was one of the most successful pioneers of the X-ray. Her work was considered the best.
0013: ELIZABETH FLEISCHMANN, early X-Ray pioneer, cyanotypesEst.
$5,500
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$7,500
Lot Passed
3 Spirit Photos by Simoni from Imoda book: SIMONI, SPIRIT PHOTOS. 3 pages from Enrico Imoda, "Fotografie di Fantasmi," Turin, 1912. Each 9 ½ x 6 1/2 – inch page has a tipped in gelatin silver print by Simoni, approx. 6 ½ x 4
0014: 3 Spirit Photos by Simoni from Imoda bookEst.
$1,000
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$2,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
De Meyer, 2 modernist photos of his wife Olga in hat: BARON A. DE MEYER, OLGA IN HAT, 1912. Two- matte gelatin silver (bromide) prints, 8 1/4 x 7 1/8 - inches and 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, dry mounted with the mounts trimmed to the prints. These are
0015: De Meyer, 2 modernist photos of his wife Olga in hatEst.
$2,500
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$3,500
Mother & sleeping babe, shawl & blanker: MOTHER AND SLEEPING BABE. 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 toned matte gelatin silver print on a textured mount. They both have their eyes closed. A decorated shawl covers the mother’s head, and a decorated
0016: Mother & sleeping babe, shawl & blankerEst.
$300
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$500
Lot Passed
SOLD
Dimitri Ermakov, Chechen warrior, symbokic portrait: DIMITRI ERMAKOV. CHECHEN WARRIOR WOMAN. 5 3/8 x 4- inch albumen print. Number 6013 and the title in Russian on the bottom of the print. Ermakov (1846 - 1916) photographed throughout the Caucuses,
0017: Dimitri Ermakov, Chechen warrior, symbokic portraitEst.
$900
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$1,500
SOLD
Georgian actress by Dimitri Ermakov: DIMITRI ERMAKOV, GEORGIAN ACTRESS ELIZABED CHRKEZISHVILI. 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 - inch albumen print, 1880's. Number 13208 and Russian title on the bottom of the print. She was an active public figure as
0018: Georgian actress by Dimitri ErmakovEst.
$900
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$1,500
SOLD
Tiflis vendersin Tiflis, 1880's, by Ermakov: DIMITRI ERMAKOV, FRUIT VENDERS FROM TIFLIS. 5 ¼ x 4- inch albumen print, 1880’s. with No. 7066 and the title on the bottom of the print. They wear the national dress of Old Georgia. They
0019: Tiflis vendersin Tiflis, 1880's, by ErmakovEst.
$600
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$1,000
SOLD
Tiflis marketplace by Ermakov: DIMITRI ERMAKOV. MARKET PLACE IN TIFLIS, 1880'S. 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 - inch albumen print, with No. 9017 and the Russian title on the bottom of the print. At left a man carries a carpet. A baker of bread
0020: Tiflis marketplace by ErmakovEst.
$800
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$1,200
Gambia, 2 albums, 1917-22: GAMBIA, 1917-22, 2 ALBUMS, 95- 4 x 3- inch photographs, inserted into windows on album pages, two to a page. Each of the images has a pen caption beneath it. Gambia, now called "The Gambia" is a
0021: Gambia, 2 albums, 1917-22Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Passed
India pictorialist, Gypsy portrait, 1934: R.P. MASTER, BOMBAY, “THE GIPSY†1934. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 - inch bromide print dry mounted on a mount. Titled and signed on the verso, with some red notations and stamp and label from the
0022: India pictorialist, Gypsy portrait, 1934Est.
$600
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$1,000
Lot Passed
Pictorialist Antoinette B. Hervey, Clarence White Schoo: ANTOINETTE B. HERVEY, “CARPET RAGSâ€, ca. 1927. 7 3/8 x 9 inch matte gelatin silver print dry mounted to a mount, signed on the mount. Title and her New York City address are on the mount
0023: Pictorialist Antoinette B. Hervey, Clarence White SchooEst.
$600
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$1,000
Lot Passed
Solarized pictorialist photograph, Bromoil 1933: C.F. ROSS, "BLAST FURNACES" 1933. 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 - inch bromoil print on a large decorative board mount titled dated and signed on the mount. De-accessioned from the Chicago Museum of Science &
0024: Solarized pictorialist photograph, Bromoil 1933Est.
$1,700
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$2,500
Lot Passed