Ten Ninth-plate Early Photography Portraits in Ten Union Cases

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Ten Ninth-plate Early Photography Portraits in Ten Union Cases, six ambrotypes: three of young women, one of a middle-aged woman holding a photograph of a boy, one of an elderly woman, and one of a painted portrait of a young woman; four tintypes: one of a man seated beside a table with a cigar in his mouth, two of sisters in matching dresses, one of a little girl, and one of an elderly woman wearing a floral-printed dress; mounted in "Scroll/Geometric," "Scroll," "Scroll/Floral," "Scroll/Geometric," "Scroll," "Scroll/Floral," "Scroll," "Scroll with Acorns," "Scroll/Floral," and "Scroll" (Krainik 493, 527, 499, 515, 510, 470, 517, 435, 529, 498) Union cases, respectively, (imperfections).
Estimate $300-500

Six ambrotypes:
Three of young women:
1Wearing Flowered bonnet/lace collar- losses and cracquelure to varnish on metal backing plate, chip and crack to case at clasp.
2Bonnet w striped sash- several scratches to emulsion, losses and cracquelure to varnish on metal backing plate.
3 w/fringed shawl- mat scratches, a couple small dark pots to background.
Middle-aged woman holding a photograph - a couple small dark pots to background.
Ederly woman- perfect.
Painted portrait of a young woman- good.
Four tintypes:
Man w/cigar- image is a litlle dark and slightly irregular surface which looks to be in the making.
Two sisters- images dark and a little solarized.
Little girl- fine craquelure to emulsion.
Elderly woman/ floral-printed dress- a few small mat scratches.


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