[Daguerreotype] "A. Travis Daguerreian Rooms"

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. Excellent example of this rare genre! The mother looks content and the infant is certainly being nurtured. The daguerreotypist carefully arranged the lighting, and the mother cooperated b

Sixth plate daguerreotype.Offered is an occupational daguerreotype: a watchmaker with his tools. He has a small hammer in one hand and pliers in the other. On the table are watchmaker tools. His hands

Sixth plate daguerreotype.Full leather case. Very rarely does one have the opportunity to acquire a daguerreotype of this vintage of a house. With its square cornered foil paper mat and the simplicity

Daguerreotype of a gentleman identified as Abner Rice Hallowell (1805-1879) of Bangor, Maine, in a rare folding daguerreotype viewing case invented and patented in 1855 by John Stull of Philadelphia.

Sixth plate daguerreotype in push-button case. This is a portrait of Marion Augusta Hawes, daughter of Josiah Johnson Hawes and Nancy Stiles Southworth. Nancy (sister of Albert Sands wife of J.J. Hawe

By Désiré François Millet, Paris, ca. 1850-55. A fine and enigmatic portrait of a young girl in white, kneeling and reading a Bible at a makeshift studio altar, topped by a statue

Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a young girl, identified as Mary Hemsley, and her wax-head doll. The mat is stamped "Chase" in the lower right. Mary poses regally in a tufted chair, the fabric tinted a

Anonymous, ninth-plate portrait of a well-dressed young African American woman, ca. 1850-55. Pinned to the pad is a manuscript identifying the sitter as "Muriella Williams. Salisbury, (N? CT?)." Despi

Sixth plate housed in a thermoplastic wall frame, the brass mat stamped "Barnaby, Dayton." The image depicts a half-smiling young woman wearing a satin dress and lacy cloves. S.B. Barnaby moved from M

A pair of anonymous English images, including a man in military garb standing beside a column, the other of a seated man reading a book. NO RESERVE

A sixth plate from the famed Feigenbaum cache, the two women posed by the masters. One looks down and away from the operator. Her companion half turns away and holds a potted plant, her eyes glancing

Mike Robinson, Canadian. A fine, contemporary stereo daguerreotype still life in honor of Daguerre in a passe-partout glass mount. Includes bust of Daguerre, brass lens, alcohol lamp, quill, and paint

Quarter plate daguerreotype.From the Collection of Helder S. Costa Two painted children with disproportionate heads and legs rest under a tree with a beautiful sunset beyond. One of them holds a doll.

Anonymous, half plate of Burritt (1810-1879) and a group of friends. Burritt, posed here in the center of the group, might not be a household name today, but in mid-19th century New England, he was a

Anonymous, sixth-plate daguerreotype of a dashing young militia member. A handkerchief is tucked into his open frock coat. NO RESERVE

Early oversized quarter-plate daguerreotype portrait of a distinguished young man. Housed in a primitive brass mat, ca. 1840s. This lot is a generous gift to The Daguerreian Society from George Whitel

Sixth plate daguerreotype. This is likely half of a stereoscopic daguerreotype.The image a variant of a stereoscopic daguerreotype by T. R. Williams (Thomas Richard Williams) in the collection of the

Sixth-plate daguerreotype by the famed African American photographer (active in Cincinnati, 1840s and 1850s), depicting a young man with a wispy mustache sporting a huge bowtie at his neck. Housed in

This material all came from a Newport, Rhode Island mansion estate. The lot contains:Sixth plate daguerreotype.2 sixth plate ambrotypes.4 ninth plate daguerreotypes (2 of them came in one case).1 nint

Paris (1850-55). Undersized whole-plate daguerreotype of a young man in military uniform. Mat measures 8 ¼" X 6 ¾"; the plate appears to measure 7" X 5 ¼". NO RESERVE

THE CASE. First the case is something to behold. Japanned (black lacquer) case with gold gilding and mother-of-pearl inlay. Exquisite!INSIDE. Quarter plate daguerreotype of a lovely woman with pin-pri

1) Sixth plate. Girl and large staffordshire dog. She has bottleneck curls and an off-shoulder dress. The 'dog' looks at her proudly. Split case.2) Sixth plate. Boy in a dress with a tin toy at left a

Sixth plate daguerreotype.The handsome man makes eye contact with us as his bow is about to hit the strings. Daguerreotypes with hand-colored violins are unusual. Full case.NO RESERVE