May 15, 2003 - Sale 1971

Sale 1971 - Lot 209

Price Realized: $ 2,760
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CASED IMAGES) helsby, william george
Quarter-plate gold-toned daguerreotype portrait of a mustachioed Chilean gentleman; with the photographer's blind stamp on the brass mat and dated and signed (?) by Helsby, in pencil, on the paper backing and paper case lining; in a full leather case. 1857
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William George Helsby began his career as a daguerreotypist at a young age, partnering with his brother, Thomas, on a studio in Montevideo in 1843. In 1849 he moved his operations to Valpariso, Chile where he opened a studio right next door to Vance & Mason's. He remained in Chile until 1860 when he moved again to Liverpool, England.