Six Gilt-brass Cases with Seven Daguerreotype Portraits

Description:

Six Gilt-brass Cases with Seven Daguerreotype Portraits, three oval pendant cases with small oval windows on the back each containing a portrait of a young man, one with a lock of hair in oval window on the reverse; an oval brooch/pendant case containing a portrait of a young man and a lock of plaited hair, a round engine-turned hinged case opening to portraits of a man and a woman; together with a pressed brass oval protector over a portrait of an elderly gentleman.
Estimate $300-500


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