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Plumbe National Daguerreian Depot. New-York.”
Variant of Lot 13. NO RESERVE. SOLD for $550.
Lot 13: 1840S HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE
OF SAME COUPLE BY PLUMBE. Half plate
daguerreotype in full leather case of same attractive
couple from Lot 12. Brass mat stamped “PLUMBE.”
Paper seals remain on edge of plate. NO RESERVE.
SOLD for $475.
Lot 14: DAGUERREOT YPES IN LOVELY
PRESENTATION BOXES. �e consignor of this
lot went to the Daguerreian Society Symposium
in Columbus, Ohio, in 1992 hosted by Ohio State
University. From the curator there, he learned their
technique for making presentation boxes. Hence,
these daguerreotypes are each in its own cardboard
presentation photo box. RESERVE AUCTION. SOLD
for $450.
Symposium Auction
11a Lot 15: HAWES-STOKES COLLECTION CATALOG.
Very rare catalog, one of only 500 printed, �e Hawes-
Stokes Collection of American Daguerreotypes by
Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes
by I. N. Phelps Stokes for the landmark exhibition
of Southworth and Hawes daguerreotypes and other
early photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in commemoration of the centenary of photography
in 1939. �e exhibition showed “in its entirety the
collection of Southworth and Hawes daguerreotypes
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given to the Museum by Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes,
Dr. Edward Southworth Hawes, Miss Alice Mary
Hawes, and Miss Marion Augusta Hawes.” In excellent
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condition, it has 48 pages, including 24 illustrations of early images, including many by S & H. Research indicates only 49 originals
exist in U.S. institutional libraries, plus two in Canada and one in UK. A truly rare item for the advanced Southworth & Hawes
collection. NO RESERVE. SOLD for $225.
Lot 17: HANDSOME BEARDED MAN WITH GOLD RING AND WHITE HAT. Sixth plate gold-toned daguerreotype of man
sitting with one arm over back of chair. He wears a straw hat and gold ring. Housed in mother of pearl inlay full case. NO RESERVE.
SOLD for $500.
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