11-05-201111-05-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2567BBoston
November 5, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Two Sixth Plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Young Men

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$123$100
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Two Sixth Plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Young Men, both with hand-tinted cheeks, in a single dark brown "Scroll/Geometric" (Krainik 312) Union case, the brass mat on the left is impressed "J.GURNEY/163 BROADWAY NY" (the left figure with tarnish, dust, spiders, and scratches, the right figure with wipes).
Estimate $200-250

The brass mat on the left is impressed "J.GURNEY/163 BROADWAY NY"