Dec 11, 2014 - Sale 2370

Sale 2370 - Lot 31

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
(TINTYPES)
Group of 80 American tintypes encompassing a broad range of special imagery, including sixth-plates depicting more than 15 occupationals (including a fireman, salesman, a cornet player, a tanner, a messenger, a baseball player, and more), 10 of cigar aficionados, plus circus performers, western dudes, musicians, Native figures, subjects of different ethnicity, handsome gents, military figures, laborers, swimmers, patriotic poses, athletes with tennis rackets, a man with a rifle, a boy leaning on a large view camera, and larger plates (including 2 whole-plates, a studio portrait of a dog and a beautifully hand-tinted outdoor scene of a woman and children with a donkey), and more; 4 are in leather cases. 1860s-80s