[Daguerreotype] Post-Mortem Masterpiece

A masterpiece of the genre, this large half plate daguerreotype shows a deceased little girl who has been delicately arranged on a pillow and chesterfield sofa. The dress she is wearing, perhaps her f

Sixth plate daguerreotype. Housed in thermoplastic case. A sensitively posed postmortem image with excellent tonality. The child is placed upon a pillow with combed hair and gently folded hands. [Earl

Post mortem of live mother with dead child and young girl standing by a chair. Leather and Gutta Percha case. Both approx. 3 3/4" H x 3" W image. From a Brooklyn, NY collector. Case broken of girl sta

Daguerreotype Photo of Post Mortem Child 1/6 PLATE DAG. OF YOUNG GIRL SITTING NEXT TO DECEASED SIBLING, POSSIBLY TWINS- HIGHLIGHTED 2 11/16 X 3 3/16 IN A LEATHER CASE- LOSSES TO IMAGE- IMPERFECTION

daguerreotypes include 2-quarter plate sizes depicting a young child and an adult male, and 3-sixth plate sizes including a young child, an adult male, and a double case depicting an adult male both a

as found without covers, one depicting a seated child, the others adults

(6) POST MORTEM DAGUERREOTYPES includes 3-quarter plate and 3-sixth plate sizes, depicting three adults and three children, one quarter plate is part of a pair which includes a seated gent appearing a

daguerreotypes include 2-sixth plate sizes depicting adult males, the ambrotypes include 2-sixth plate sizes depicting children, and a tinted quarter plate size depicting an adult woman, one with tape

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a child sitting in a chair. Sixth plate portrait of a dead or dying young girl who appears to be propped up in a wicker back chair, with an

One absolute, one probable, both 1/6 plate, the first showing a man under a blanket, head on pillow, some disfigurement to his jawline; the second of a man posed stiffly in a chair, head braced, hands

~Half plate sized daguerreotype of a deceased woman. European in origin, though the photographer is unknown. [Antique Photography, Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Albumen, carte-de-visite, CDV, Tintype]

POSTMORTEM DAGUERREOTYPE OF YOUNG GIRL, IN CASE, FROM NYC ESTATE OF HOWARD DAITZ, PHOTOGRAPHER DEALER & COLLECTOR. CASE MEASURES 3.5" X 3" ACROSS.

One absolute, one probable, both 1/6 plate, the first showing a man under a blanket, head on pillow, some disfigurement to his jawline; the second of a man posed stiffly in a chair, head braced, hands

POSTMORTEM DAGUERREOTYPE OF YOUNG CHILD LAYING ON FLORAL COVERLET, FROM NYC ESTATE OF HOWARD DAITZ, PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTOR AND DEALER. CASE IS MISSING TOP HALF, CASE SIZE IS 3.5" X 3.25".

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of postmortem daguerreotypes of young children, comprising:  Sixth plate portrait of a young girl posed with her head resting on a pillow. (Some spotting to plate with

Single Post Mortem Daguerreotype. Size case 3" x 2.75, image 2.5" x 2"

Sixth plate daguerreotype of a post-mortem child, clad in angelic white and clutching a small bouquet of hand-tinted flowers. The deceased child appears at peace, resting on a large pillow. Housed in

Post-mortem daguerreotype taken by François Amable Fougeret (1819-1890), an early French daguerreotypist who operated in Paris and was involved in several revolution attempts against the French g

Here we are offering a Victorian post mortem infant tin-type daguerreotype in an inlaid case. It measures 3".

This is sixth plate size. It shows a toddler in white dress, gender neutral, shoes on, head resting on a pillow. A few tiny black spots. Not many. Tarnish at edge

Lot of 4 post mortem 19th century photographs of children. 1) Octagonal daguerreotype of a child in white dress. Case 3 1/4 x 3 3/4in. Spots on photo. 2) Small ambrotype of a baby with tinted cheeks.

A close post-mortem portrait of a middle-aged woman, housed in a gold filled locket. In our experience, an atypical format for this genre. 1 ¼" in diameter. NO RESERVE

Sixth plate tintype of a post-mortem child. Her dress is delicately tinted a pastel green. Image is housed in a half leatherette case. [Antique photography, Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype, CDV]

6 Antique Photographs in Cases: Believed to be Ambrotype and Daguerreotype. Not examined out of the cases. Largest complete case with the post mortem photo is 3 x 3.5 Post-mortem photo is difficult to