Live auction - Lot 651
[Daguerreotype]
2 sixth plate portraits of young men.
C. 1850
Hammer price: €
130
€ 40 / 60
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Lot description
Daguerreotype, 8,1 x 7 cm (mat) (2nd portrait repaired with modern sellotape).
Single book-like papier-mâché case with red velvet inside cover (case def.).
Two portraits in one case: a dandy-esque man from the waist up with arms crossed and a well-groomed man in a black silk vest with leaf motif and black tie.