Discovery
Description:
Sixth-plate Ambrotype Portraits of an Elderly Couple, the couple identified as "Caleb Gould and wife" on packing box inscription, both with tinted cheeks, in a black "Beehive and Farm Tools" (Krainik 123) Union case, (lacquer imperfections on both portraits).
Estimate $200-250
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