Sixth-plate Daguerreotype Portrait of an Ill or Deceased Man

Description:

Sixth-plate Daguerreotype Portrait of an Ill or Deceased Man, in a black "The Daguerreian Gallery" (Krainik 119) Union case, (edge tarnish).
Estimate $300-500

Three corners with a small chip on case.


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