A NEWLY DISCOVERED HALF PLATE GOLD MINING DAGUERREOTYPE

Sluicing 1840s. 1845 The outstanding example is framed by the photographer in a way that guides the eye into the scene via a diagonal wood sluice and highlights its features, like the miner with tinte

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - MINING]. OUTLEY, J.J. (1815-1892), photographer. Sixth plate daguerreotype featuring a bearded gentleman wearing a gold stick pin. St. Louis, MO. Seated portrait of a man with a t

Sixth plate. The lady is fine in her tailored dress and gold earrings. Her pose is typical of the era. The book on the table is 'VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.' The text is laterally reversed. Half case.NO R

[MILITARIA]. Half plate daguerreotype of US Marine Corps Officer, Lieutenant R.L. Browning. Ca 1852-1853.  Half plate daguerreotype with hand coloring. (Strong clarity, hairline abrasion running

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype featuring a multi-generational family posed outdoors. Striking group portrait of a family presumably including grandparents, parents, and children, all bu

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype collection identified to the Ellis/Boyd Family of Baltimore, MD. Seated portrait of a well-dressed gentleman with slight sideburns (tarnishing to edges, s

UNIDENTIFIED. Affectionate Brothers, c. 1855. 5.8x4.3" daguerreotype (half plate) in oval passe-partout and 9.8x8.6" frame.

The woman, likely royalty and surely someone admired by many, poses elegantly with flowers up to her chest. Her face is nuanced.Half plate is considered very large in daguerreotype circles (5 1/2 x 4

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype of a three-year-old girl and her toy dog. Half plate daguerreotype. (Horizontal wipes throughout plate, sharp clarity to image.) Housed in full, pressed p

Half plate Daguerreotype of Mother and 3 daughters together with 2 gem tintype albums. 1) Daguerreotype in full leather case. Some tarnishing to image. Overall: 6 x 4.75in. 2) Embossed and gilt leathe

Half plate Daguerreotype of large family. Image measures 3.375-in. x 4.75-in. sight size. Cased, image is in very good condition, lid of case is loose. Measures 4.75-in. x 6-in. total. If lot is absen

Matte marked J. Gurney 349 Broadway. Conserved by Casey Allen Waters, Exeter NH in August 2008 with notes on seals verso.

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype of an equestrian painting. Half plate daguerreotype of a likely English painting featuring three horses lined up in a stable. Two of the horses wear blank

Half plate Daguerreotype of large family. Image measures 3.25-in. x 4.25-in. sight size. Cased, excellent condition, measures 4.75-in. x 6-in. total. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be

Half plate daguerreotype of Nathaniel Silsbee (1804-1881) Mayor of Salem Mass 1849-50, 1858-59.

Rare half plate daguerreotype or ambrotype thermoplastic case bearing the design “The Holy Family,” Berg #1-8.Near mint, very small chips on the front cover's lower left corner and the back cover'

Half plate daguerreotype of man, Boston School, possibly Southworth & Hawes, scratch to plate, full case.

A half plate daguerreotype of a five person family. Cased image is in excellent condition, leather case has wear. Total size is 6 in. x 4.75 in. Provenance: Mark Rucker collection. If lot is absent of

1) Sixth plate daguerreotype. Ruggedly handsome man. "THOMPSON'S GALLERY WASHINGTON D.C." on velvet pad. Split case.2) Half plate daguerreotype. Two children. Boy standing. Toddler on a high chair. Fu

M.A. ROOT HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF A GENTLEMAN IN A LEATHER UNION CASE.. NEW YORK STUDIO. CIRCA1849-1857

Half plate daguerreotype portrait of man looking off to the side. Housed in a full leatherette case that is split at the spine.

Handsome man looks ambitious. Shoulders at an angle, but looks right at us. Housed in thermoplastic Union case. NO RESERVE

M.A. ROOT HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF A YOUNG MAN IN A LEATHER UNION CASE. NEW YORK STUDIO. CIRCA1849-1857

American, 19th century. Improperly wiped around edges, case in disrepair.