Apr 19, 2016 - Sale 2411

Sale 2411 - Lot 6

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,400 - $ 1,800
(OCCUPATIONALS AND PORTRAITS)
Half-plate daguerreotype portrait depicting 9 members of a brass band, most of whom are shown with instruments. The gentleman in the lower right holds a timpani mallet and kettle drum; unsealed; in a leather case, separated at hinge. 1850s

Additional Details

ACCOMPANIED BY--A pair of daguerreotypes, comprising an early quarter-plate group portrait with more than 40 subjects, and a sixth-plate of a young guy with a single crutch; in leather cases. 1850s.

From the Collection of Harry Amdur.