Session 1. John Craig collection of rare daguerreotype cases
Catalog Information: 90 lots with images | View lots
Date: January 31, 2012
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Location:
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USA
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Viewing Notes:
All items exhibited at the Salmagundi Art Club, 47 5th Avenue, NYC from January 25 - 30th, 1:00 - 7:00 pm on weekdays, 1:00 - 5:00 pm weekends, and before the auction on January 31.
Lot 1: 1/6 PLATE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY HENRY FITZ, JR. VERY EARLY 1840's
1/6 PLATE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY HENRY FITZ, JR. 1840's. Fitz was a major figure in the development of the American daguerreotype production. Examples of his work are extremely scarce. Here is the entry from Craig's "Daguerreian Registry." &# [...more]
Lot 2: EARLY 1/6 PLATE PORTRAIT OF A MAN
EARLY 1/6 PLATE PORTRAIT OF A MAN He holds a book with his large hands. This ungilded plate, in an oval mat, is in a case favored by early Philadelphia daguerreotypists. There is a green velvet pad, and a green liner around the plate. There are a fe [...more]
Lot 3: 1/9 PLATE RED LACQUER HINGED CASE
1/9 PLATE RED LACQUER HINGED CASE. Contains a daguerreotype of a seated woman with a scarf around her head. It is in an oval frame that is part of the image, in a rectangular mat. Perhaps the daguerreotype was copied from one in an oval frame (but t [...more]
Lot 4: 1/6 PLATE GREEN CASE HINGED AT TOP
1/6 PLATE GREEN CASE HINGED AT TOP. The gilded design has a cherub in the center. Contains a fine daguerreotype of a man in a stippled oval mat. Plate and case are both [4]
Lot 5: 1/6 PLATE RED CASE WITH GILDED BIRD ON VASE
1/6 PLATE RED CASE WITH GILDED BIRD ON VASE. The back has the same design, but it is not gilded. Contains an unusual close daguerreian portrait of a boy in a plaid shirt, still sealed. Slight haze. [3+]
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