Ten Thermoplastic Union Cases with Four Early Photography Portraits

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Ten Thermoplastic Union Cases with Four Early Photography Portraits, four sixth-plate size cases: a "Scroll Border with Fruit" with a tintype portrait of a young woman, a "Geometric Scroll" with an ambrotype of a folk portrait of an elderly gentleman, a "Scroll, Cutout Center" with a tintype portrait of a middle-aged gentleman, and a very rare "The Changeable Cubes"; three ninth-plate size: "Fairy with Bird in a Rose," "Peaches and Plums," and a "Scroll, Cutout Center" with an ambrotype portrait of a young man; a double ninth-plate combination "A Family Party" and "Geometric" case; and two carte-de-visite size cases: "Flowers and Shells," and "Scroll/Geometric, Gilded Center" (Krainik 190, 272, 325, 334; 401, 404, 556; 560 and 565; 566, 571),(imperfections).
Estimate $200-250

-"Geometric Scroll" with an ambrotype of a folk portrait of an elderly gentleman- the case has a a few edge chip and a small edge crack.
-"Scroll, Cutout Center" with a tintype portrait of a middle-aged gentleman-the case has a a few edge chip and a small edge crack.
-9th plate "Scroll, Cutout Center"- both sides of case have a loss in the center of the cutout.
-Carte de visite size "Scroll/Geometric, Gilded Center" with a few edge chips.



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