Lot of 19 portraits of paired subjects, either photographed together or housed in the same case. Includes four sixth plate daguerreotypes, two quarter plate ambrotypes, nine sixth plate ambrotypes, three ninth plate ambrotypes, and one ninth plate tintype. Images housed primarily in full thermoplastic cases with geometric, figural, or floral designs including Capture of Major Andre [Berg 1-22] Cupid and the Stag [1-83R], Hunter with Kill 1 [1-94], The Calmady Children [1-104], Family Enjoying the Piano 2 [1-120], Two Bunches of Grapes [2-23], Bunch of Grapes [2-35], Wildflowers [2-54], Lilies and Grapes [2-131], Belt and Buckle 1 [2-69], and Roses [2-90]. Several portraits show two women posed together, likely pairs of sisters, including two young ladies with rosy cheeks [1-120], two women wearing necklaces, large brooches, and cascading hair accessories [2-54], and two young women with simple hairstyles and dark brows. Other highlights include a sixth plate ambrotype of two dapper young men [2-69] and a sixth plate ambrotype of husband and wife seated side by side, with the man holding a hat in his hands [2-131]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies. Please refer to digital images for conditions of specific portraits.
Lot of 19 portraits of paired subjects, either photographed together or housed in the same case. Includes four sixth plate daguerreotypes, two quarter plate ambrotypes, nine sixth plate ambrotypes, three ninth plate ambrotypes, and one ninth plate tintype. Images housed primarily in full thermoplastic cases with geometric, figural, or floral designs including Capture of Major Andre [Berg 1-22] Cupid and the Stag [1-83R], Hunter with Kill 1 [1-94], The Calmady Children [1-104], Family Enjoying the Piano 2 [1-120], Two Bunches of Grapes [2-23], Bunch of Grapes [2-35], Wildflowers [2-54], Lilies and Grapes [2-131], Belt and Buckle 1 [2-69], and Roses [2-90]. Several portraits show two women posed together, likely pairs of sisters, including two young ladies with rosy cheeks [1-120], two women wearing necklaces, large brooches, and cascading hair accessories [2-54], and two young women with simple hairstyles and dark brows. Other highlights include a sixth plate ambrotype of two dapper young men [2-69] and a sixth plate ambrotype of husband and wife seated side by side, with the man holding a hat in his hands [2-131]. Provenance:Marvin Lieber Collection of Early Photographica Condition: Condition varies. Please refer to digital images for conditions of specific portraits.
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