1st Dec, 2021 14:30

19th & 20th Century Photographs

 
  Lot 6
 

Daguerreian Unknown, c.1840s

Daguerreian Unknown, c.1840s

PORTRAIT OF A JUDGE, c.1840s, an early quarter plate daguerreotype in a "T. Wharton 24 August 1841" (patent) stamped brass tray back, with gilt mat and oval aperture, some tarnishing to the plate and loss of depth, probably a result of poor cleaning efforts, housed in a deep, maroon leather, side hinged, push-button opening case, with a domed lid and simple embossed decoration.

Sold for £350

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