Apr 19, 2016 - Sale 2411

Sale 2411 - Lot 9

Price Realized: $ 1,170
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MILITARY)
Group of 5 "hard image" portraits of men in a variety of military uniforms. Comprising a sixth-plate daguerreotype of a serious-looking soldier in a great coat; a sixth-plate daguerreian portrait of a Light Infantry officer; 2 sixth-plate tintypes of important figures whose uniforms and feathered hats are elaborately tinted and gilted; and a quarter-plate daguerreotype of a German soldier by Dehme & Jamrath; the first in a full leather case, 3 in half cases, and the last in a freestanding frame. 1850s-60s

Additional Details

From the Collection of Harry Amdur.