Portraits & Other Photographs 1840s to Modern

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Portraits & Other Photographs 1840s to Modern

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Early calotypes, salt prints, portraits by major photographers, French fashion, Peary North Pole archive, and other exciting photographs.

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UNIQUE LIQUOR CABINET WITH THERMOPLASTIC PANELS.: UNIQUE LIQUOR CABINET WITH THERMOPLASTIC PANELS. It may seem strange to start off an auction of photographs with a non-photographic object, wonderful as it may be. But thermoplastic is familiar to

0001: UNIQUE LIQUOR CABINET WITH THERMOPLASTIC PANELS.Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

YOUNG COUPLE, HAND-COLORED TALBOTYPES, LIKELY: YOUNG COUPLE, HAND-COLORED TALBOTYPES, LIKELY LANGENHEIM. These are in original matching 10 x 8 – inch frames. The mats have 5 ¼ x 3- inch oval openings. The subjects may be newlyweds. The young

0002: YOUNG COUPLE, HAND-COLORED TALBOTYPES, LIKELYEst. US$6,500-US$10,000Lot Passed

COLORED TALBOTYPE OF A CHILD BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS.: COLORED TALBOTYPE OF A CHILD BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS. 7 x 5 ½ - inch oval print in an ornate wood frame with gilded details. The child wears a checkered jacket. His hat rests on the matching cloak on

0003: COLORED TALBOTYPE OF A CHILD BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS.Est. US$4,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

IVORYTYPE OF A YOUNG GIRL BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS.: IVORYTYPE OF A YOUNG GIRL BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS. 8 ½ x 6 ½-inch in the original frame with Williams' original label behind. We see that Williams has moved from 37 to 33 North Sixth Street. His label

0004: IVORYTYPE OF A YOUNG GIRL BY JAMES W. WILLIAMS.Est. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

PAIR OF IVORYTYPES, MAN AND WOMAN, IN ORIGINAL FRAMES.: PAIR OF IVORYTYPES, MAN AND WOMAN, IN ORIGINAL FRAMES. The oval openings are 12 x 9 – inches. These are striking images, with attractive skin tones, often a problem in this otherwise brilliantly

0005: PAIR OF IVORYTYPES, MAN AND WOMAN, IN ORIGINAL FRAMES.Est. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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TWO WOMEN, ¼ PLATE CALOTYPE IN A CASE.: TWO WOMEN, ¼ PLATE CALOTYPE IN A CASE. The subjects are attractively posed within the arch-top mat. The image is light, giving it an ethereal quality. The push-button case is fine. American or

0006: TWO WOMEN, ¼ PLATE CALOTYPE IN A CASE.Est. US$500-US$900

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THE GHOST OF LOLA MONTEZ.: THE GHOST OF LOLA MONTEZ. Salted paper print in oval format, cut from an album, 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 – inches. This is from a daguerreotype, a previously unknown variant of the famous portrait by

0007: THE GHOST OF LOLA MONTEZ.Est. US$400-US$1,000Lot Passed

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ARTIST'S EXCURSION, BERKELEY SPRINGS VIRGINIA, 1858.: ARTIST'S EXCURSION, BERKELEY SPRINGS VIRGINIA, 1858. 7 ½ x 6 ½ inch salted paper print, probably from the same album as the previous lot. This was an excursion arranged by the B&O Railroad to

0008: ARTIST'S EXCURSION, BERKELEY SPRINGS VIRGINIA, 1858.Est. US$1,000-US$1,500

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STONE CHAPEL, MISSION CAPISTRANO.: STONE CHAPEL, MISSION CAPISTRANO. 4 3/8 x 6 5/8 – inch calotype. We can see very faint horizontal lines from the paper negative. Rare early calotype from California.

0009: STONE CHAPEL, MISSION CAPISTRANO.Est. US$400-US$600

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PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE.: PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE. 7 3/8 x 5 ¼ - inch oval salted paper print, from a daguerreotype.An interesting article about Fillmore and his images can be found in the 2013 "Daguerreain Annual."

0010: PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE.Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

LEWIS CASS.: LEWIS CASS. 7 ¼ x 5 ¼ - inch oval salted paper print, from a daguerreotype. Cass was an active Freemason. He was a regimental commander and later Brigadier General in the War of 1812. He became

0011: LEWIS CASS.Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

JAMES HARLAN.: JAMES HARLAN. 8 ¼ x 6 ¼ albumenized salt print from collodion glass negative. Harlan was a Senator from Iowa, Secretary of the Interior under Andrew Johnson. My favorite fact about him is that when

0012: JAMES HARLAN.Est. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

HENRY CLAY.: HENRY CLAY. 6 ¼ x 5 1/8 – inch salted paper print from a daguerreotype by Julian Vannerson or M. P. Simons. Senator from Kentucky, Clay was a great orator and major political figure in the

0013: HENRY CLAY.Est. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

DAGUERREOTYPIST GABRIEL HARRISON, ALVA PEARSALL: GABRIEL HARRISON BY ALVA PEARSALL. 5 5/8 x 4- inch albumen print tipped onto a page from a publication.An informative article about Harrison, "The Poetic Daguerrean," by Grant Romer, can be found

0014: DAGUERREOTYPIST GABRIEL HARRISON, ALVA PEARSALLEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

JOSEPH BRIMBLE, A NEW JERSEY MASON. SALT PRINT.: JOSEPH BRIMBLE, A NEW JERSEY MASON. 8 x 6- inch oval salted paper print an a board album page from an album devoted to New Jersey Masons. His name and Masonic rank 1857 – 1859 is noted in period

0015: JOSEPH BRIMBLE, A NEW JERSEY MASON. SALT PRINT.Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

MASONIC PAST MASTER, TRENTON N.J.: MASONIC PAST MASTER, TRENTON N.J. 8 x 6- inch oval salted paper print on a board album page. A pencil inscription identifies him as Sylvester Van Sickel "P.M. of Trenton.…" He was a member of

0016: MASONIC PAST MASTER, TRENTON N.J.Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

LEVERETT LEONARD AT DARTMOUTH, 1859.: LEVERETT LEONARD AT DARTMOUTH, 1859. 4 ½ x 3 ½ - inch oval salted paper print on 12 x 10 – inch page from a class album. Salted paper prints were often used in class albums of the period.

0017: LEVERETT LEONARD AT DARTMOUTH, 1859.Est. US$140-US$200Lot Passed

ALBUMEN PORTRAIT BY GERMON, PHILADELPHIA.: ALBUMEN PORTRAIT BY GERMON, PHILADELPHIA. A superb 8 ½ x 6 1/8 – inch portrait of a bearded gentleman identified in pencil verso as William Morris, M.D., Philadelphia. Germon's blindstamp is on

0018: ALBUMEN PORTRAIT BY GERMON, PHILADELPHIA.Est. US$700-US$1,500Lot Passed

ALBUMEN PORTRAIT OF SISTERS BY GERMON.: ALBUMEN PORTRAIT OF SISTERS BY GERMON. 8 1/8 x 6-inch albumen print, with Germon's blindstamp on the mount, below the print. No damage, but surface lacks perfect sheen.

0019: ALBUMEN PORTRAIT OF SISTERS BY GERMON.Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

0020: MRS. RIGBY BY HILL AND ADAMSON.Est. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

DR. GUNN BY HILL AND ADAMSON.: DR. GUNN BY HILL AND ADAMSON. 7 7/8 x 5 7/8-inch salt print, possibly a calotype. Framed.

0021: DR. GUNN BY HILL AND ADAMSON.Est. US$1,200-US$2,000Lot Passed

SIR GALAHAD AND 'THE PALE NUN' JULIA MARGARET CAMERON.: "SIR GALAHAD AND 'THE PALE NUN'" JULIA MARGARET CAMERON. 13 1/8 x 10 5/8- inch on the original album page with gold border around the print, 1875. The title is written in pen beneath the image, in

0022: SIR GALAHAD AND 'THE PALE NUN' JULIA MARGARET CAMERON.Est. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

SELF-PORTRAIT PAINTER JEAN-BAPTISTE FRÉNET WITH NEG: SELF-PORTRAIT OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FRÉNET. 8 5/8 x 6 2/4-inch calotype, plus the paper negative. Frénet (1814-1889) was a painter, a disciple of Ingres. He began to work with photographs around 1850.

0023: SELF-PORTRAIT PAINTER JEAN-BAPTISTE FRÉNET WITH NEGEst. US$4,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

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CHILD WITH TILTED HEAD BY SOUTHWORTH AND HAWES.: CHILD WITH TILTED HEAD BY SOUTHWORTH AND HAWES. 1/6 plate daguerreotype, one of only four 1/6 plates of unidentified children given a full page in Young America. [Catalog 1537, p. 192.] This is posed

0024: CHILD WITH TILTED HEAD BY SOUTHWORTH AND HAWES.Est. US$7,500-US$9,000

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