Sixth-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of a Bearded Man, Two Young Men, and a Gentleman Wearing a Top Hat

Description:

Sixth-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of a Bearded Man, Two Young Men, and a GentlemanWearing a Top Hat, mounted in three Union cases: unlisted Scroll with Cameo Center, combination "Grapes in Oval" and "Three Roses," and "Geometric Scroll" (Krainik unlisted, 187 and 198, and 291, respectively),(imperfections).
Estimate $300-500

Bearded man- edge tarnish and minor dust, the case is unlisted in Krainik but has a cameo of a woman in the center, and the case is in rough condition with rough edges, cracks and deteriorization of the thermoplastic
Two young men- good, only a couple minor small corrosion spots on the edges, it has been cleaned and re-taped accrording to inscriptions on the tape.
Man with Top Hat- Minor edge tarnish, small faint spot on crest of hat, and on jacket lapel.


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