One Ambrotype and Three Sixth-plate Daguerreotypes of Folk Portraits

Description:

One Ambrotype and Three Sixth-plate Daguerreotypes of Folk Portraits, America, mid-19th century, daguerreotypes include an Ammi Phillips portrait of a gentleman, a portrait of a woman in a dark gown with arms crossed, and a woman wearing a fancy bonnet; the tinted ambrotype of a man in a dark jacket, in pressed paper/leather cases.
Estimate $400-600


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