Three Sixth-plate Daguerreotypes of Painted Portraits of Ladies

Description:

Three Sixth-plate Daguerreotypes of Painted Portraits of Ladies, one of a c. 1815 portrait of a young woman, one of a painted portrait miniature of a young woman wearing a lacy white bonnet and scarf, and one of a portrait miniature of an elderly woman wearing a frilled bonnet and collar, each mounted in a pressed-paper/leather case, (imperfections).
Estimate $400-600

Portrait of c. 1815 portrait of a young woman- tarnish, spiders, light scratches, case lacking cover.
Portrait of a young woman wearing a lacy white bonnet and collar- tarnish, scttered spiders and dust, case lacking cover.
Portrait of an elderly woman-spotty tarnish, dust.


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