06-05-200506-05-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2295Boston
June 5, 2005 11:00 AMCalender
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Portrait Daguerreotype of Thirteenth U.S. President, Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)

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$10,281$8,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2295Location: BostonDate / Time: June 05, 2005 11:00AM

Description:

Portrait Daguerreotype of Thirteenth U.S. President, Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), America, c. 1850, sixth-plate daguerreotype, in an oval brass cut-out mat and gilded brass preserver frame, partial velvet-lined leather and pressed paper case, (minor imperfections),case 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. Note: A similar portrait taken c.1850 by the Boston studio of Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes is in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

Thirteenth U.S., Millard Fillmore, President , Boston studio, Boston studio of Albert Sands Southworth, Albert Sands Southworth, Johnson Hawes, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Josiah Johnson Hawes