Lot 1353
Lot of 19 Tintypes and Ambrotypes. There are ten 1/6 plates (approximately 2-5/8 x 3¼ in.), eight 1/9 plates (approximately 2 x 2½ in.), and one 1/16 plate (approximately 1-3/8 x 1-5/8 in.), c. 1850s and 1860s. The images are of men, women, and children in civilian clothes, as well as one of a memorial bust; some silvering at edges and fading, buy most are good to very good. Most of the cases are wood frames with geometric designs and varying degrees of wear; a few covers are loose or detached. A rare oval thermoplastic case, 1/9 plate, is in excellent condition; the tintype it holds is of a gentleman with hand-tinted cheeks. A 1/6 thermoplastic case holds a double image--a man and boy on one side and a woman and girl on the other. An interesting assortment.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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| Realized $201 |
