(ORNAMENTAL CASES) Group of 3 unusual cases with images, comprising a slightly-smaller-than sixth-plate daguerreian portrait of a woman, in an oval velvet case inset with a painting of an aristocratic lady; and an overpainted salt print portrait of a woman (whose hair is artfully arranged in the facing panel), in a lovely, oval tortoise shell case; plus a sixth-plate daguerreian portrait of a well-dressed, rosy cheeked dude with a bushy mustache, sealed, in a geometric mother-of-pearl case (Berg #6-125, 317). 1850s
with--Group of 3 special brass cases with tintype images, comprising one with a magnifying glass built within (Berg #6-146), another in the shape of a book (Berg #6-145), and a charm. 1860s.
