Lot of 24 tintypes ranging in size from 2.25 x 3 in. to 2.75 x 3.75 in., featuring charming portraits of children, from infants to teenaged boys and girls. Highlights include: 2 views of a pair of young lads, who appear to be the same boys in both portraits, posed with their sled; a studio shot of a little girl standing beside a doll carriage, her doll resting inside; an additional portrait of a sweet, young girl holding her doll in her arms; and a cute view of a giggling baby sitting upright in a chair with a patterned carpet back. Two of the tintypes are housed underneath paper mats that include Chamberlain's Norwich, NY studio backmark. Condition: Some light, scattered scratching on surface of tintypes; few tintypes have bends in them; some light to moderate corner and edgewear to tintypes.
Lot of 24 tintypes ranging in size from 2.25 x 3 in. to 2.75 x 3.75 in., featuring charming portraits of children, from infants to teenaged boys and girls. Highlights include: 2 views of a pair of young lads, who appear to be the same boys in both portraits, posed with their sled; a studio shot of a little girl standing beside a doll carriage, her doll resting inside; an additional portrait of a sweet, young girl holding her doll in her arms; and a cute view of a giggling baby sitting upright in a chair with a patterned carpet back. Two of the tintypes are housed underneath paper mats that include Chamberlain's Norwich, NY studio backmark. Condition: Some light, scattered scratching on surface of tintypes; few tintypes have bends in them; some light to moderate corner and edgewear to tintypes.
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