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Daguerreotypes by Richard Beard
lot 1 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
2 Daguerreotypes by Richard Beard, 1 quarter plate, 1 ninth plate in half case. Both cases embossed "Beard's Photographic Institution". With one (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £325 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Quarter Plate Tinted Daguerreotype of a Gentleman
lot 2 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Quarter plate daguerreotype of gentleman, nicely tinted. Case marked Beard and Foard's Photographic Institutions.c1840s. Condition: Bottom edge ... read more
Sold for £88 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of a Woman
lot 3 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
William Edward Kilburn quarter plate daguerreotype of a woman wearing a shawl. Condition: Dust under glass and mat corroded.
Sold for £200 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Daguerreotype Portraits Beard Patentee
lot 4 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Three ninth plate daguerreotypes, 2 marked "Beard Patentee" on the mats and 1 in a Beard vine leaf design mat which is labelled "taken March 4th 1840" (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £475 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 5 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Brooch holding a small 1 1/2inch daguerreotype. Condition: Dust under glass. Image is strong.
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Daguerreotype 3/4 Plate British Soldier
lot 6 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
English, c1850s, British soldier with family, half case, lacking top, Condition: Excellent, good contrast, some light dust on under glass.
Sold for £775 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Daguerreotype, Half Portrait of 3 Young Ladies
lot 7 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Very beautiful sixth plate daguerreotype, in union case, beautifully coloured in unusual style. image in very fine condition, very small chips to ... read more
Sold for £1,150 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Daguerreotypes Half Portrait of Gentlemen, in Union Cases
lot 8 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
2 sixth plate daguerreotypes of gentlemen. Good images. Some small chips to cases. (Qty: 2)
Sold for £94 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Sixth plate daguerreotype by Lorenzo G. Chase of Boston
lot 9 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Sixth plate daguerreotype by Lorenzo G. Chase of Boston. Mat stamped Chase. Condition: Moisture droplets under cover glass. Case hinge broken. Strong ... read more
Sold for £31 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Group of 5 ninth Plate Daguerreotypes. 3 Hand Tinted
lot 10 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Group of 5 ninth plate daguerreotypes. 3 with hand tinting. Condition: 2 with moisture droplets , mats with corrosion, 1 case hinge broken. Good, (Qty: 5) ... read more
Sold for £250 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
4 Sixth Plate Daguerreotypes of Gentlemen
lot 11 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
4 Sixth plate daguerreotypes showing gentlemen. Condition: Damage to cases, dust and moisture droplets under cover glass. Strong images.
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
3 Quarter Plate Daguerreotypes
lot 12 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 Quarter plate daguerreotypes, one by Beard late 1840s to early 1850s. Condition: Moisture spots under cover glass. Beard case hinges broken. Strong ... read more
Sold for £188 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 13 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
2 framed daguerreotypes, one French with E. Fixon label on the back. The other stamped on wood backing C.W Monk. Condition: Fixon image is very ... read more
Sold for £238 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
2 Ninth Plate Daguerreotype Portraits
lot 14 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
2 Ninth plate daguerreotype in wall hanging frame. Named "my great uncle Jason Withers"and has Beard's Patent Photographic Portraits label on the ... read more
Sold for £175 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 15 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 daguerreotypes in glass frames. 2 quarter plate and one 5x6 inch. Condition: One with dust under cover glass. Strong, clean images.
Sold for £725 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Large Daguerreotype by Cornelius Jabez Hughes
lot 16 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Daguerreotype by Cornelius Jabez Hughes, 5x6 inch with "Hughes Monteith Rooms, Glasgow' stamped on mat. Hughes was an assistant to Mayall until he ... read more
Sold for £212 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
3 Sixth Plate Daguerreotypes in Cases
lot 17 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 Sixth plate daguerreotypes in cases. Condition: 2 with moisture droplets under glass, one lacking mat. Strong images.
Sold for £175 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
3 Quarter Plate Daguerreotypes in Cases
lot 18 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 Quarter plate daguerreotypes in cases. One stamped"Insley" on the mat, another is dated"7th November 1853" also on the mat. Condition: Some surface (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £200 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
4 Daguerreotype Portraits (Named sitters)
lot 19 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
4 Sixth plate daguerreotypes all with labels naming the sitters and one with a lock of hair. Dated 1847, 1853, 1855 and one undated. Condition: Dust (Qty: 4) ... read more
Sold for £325 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
lot 20 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
4 Sixth plate, one named and taken in America and one is German, 1 quarter plate with case stamped "E. Fehrenbach, 111 Strand Artist", and 1 ninth (Qty: 6) ... read more
Sold for £119 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
4 Sixth Plate Daguerreotypes in Cases
lot 21 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
4 Sixth plate daguerreotypes in cases, Condition: 2 have small moisture droplets, one with brown processing spots. Good images. (Qty: 4)
Sold for £75 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Quarter plate Coloured Daguerreotype of a Gentleman
lot 22 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Quarter plate daguerreotype of gentleman with clouds in the background, nicely tinted. Case stamped "Exchange Arcade Manchester". Condition: Moisture ... read more
Sold for £175 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 23 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 framed daguerreotypes. One CDV size, 1 quarter plate and 1 sixth plate. Condition: Oxidation around edge of CDV size. Moisture spots. Images are (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £212 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 24 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 daguerreotypes by William Edward Kilburn. Sixth, Ninth and quarter plate sizes. Excellent quality. Condition: Dust and moisture spots, damage to (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £238 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 25 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
3 daguerreotypes by William Edward Kilburn of 234, Regent Street. 1 quarter plate and 2 sixth plate. The quarter plate is from an illustration. (Qty: 3) ... read more
Sold for £212 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Daguerreotype Portrait from Montreal
lot 26 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Quarter plate daguerreotype of a young child, labelled "A. H. E. age 7 Montreal" and "For Grandmamma". Expertly tinted. Case has monogram stamped on ... read more
Sold for £688 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Daguerreotype Portraits by Kilburn Whitlock
lot 27 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Sixth plate daguerreotype by William Edward Kilburn showing a woman with 2 young children, one is holding a drawing book. Nicely posed and tinted. (Qty: 2) ... read more
Sold for £525 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
1 Quarter Plate and 1 Sixth Plate Daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet
lot 28 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
1 quarter plate and 1 sixth plate daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet. One case marked King William St., and one 107, Regent Street. Condition: Images (Qty: 2) ... read more
Sold for £212 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Large Cased Oval Daguerreotype Portrait
lot 29 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
English, c.1860, portrait of a seated gentleman, in a green velvet-lined oval case with a hand written lable to the rear which reads 'Stephen Henry ... read more
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 4
2 Daguerreotype images of Children
lot 30 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
including a sixth plate - 2 ¾" x 3 ¼" image of a child in full traditional Scottish dress mounted in a leather case, and a quarter plate - 3 ¼" x 4 ¼" ... read more
Sold for £400 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Ambrotypes Portraits and Empty Cases
lot 31 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
5 sixth plate union cases, one with double ambrotype of Lady and Gentleman, tinted, one with Lady in stripped dress. Chips to cases and hinge damage. (Qty: 5)
Sold for £119 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Large Collection of Photographic Jewellery
lot 32 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
A nice collection of brooches, buttons, pendants, photo enamels a locket and a set of studs showing George V and Mary. 20 items, one brooch is (Qty: 20) ... read more
Sold for £500 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Large Collection of Cased Ambrotypes
lot 33 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Cased and half cased ambrotypes, mixed condition, a lot .
Sold for £300 Result plus buyers premium More details 7
Large Collection of Ambrotypes of Children
lot 34 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Box of cased and uncased ambrotypes showing children, a lot.
Sold for £250 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Cased Photographs including Beard and Sutton
lot 35 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Group of cased albumen prints, including Maull and Polyblank, Macnab of Glasgow, Mr. Sutton of Regent Street, R Beard and Barrable of Regent St. (Qty: 8)
Sold for £275 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Large Collection of Ambrotypes framed and mounted
lot 36 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Mounted ambrotypes, 1/6, 1/4 and 3/4 plate. Mixed condition (Qty: 14)
Sold for £625 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
A Cased Ambrotype by D Hay of Edinburgh, and Others
lot 37 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Tinted ambrotype by D.Hay of Edinburgh, 1/3 plate with 2 1/4 plate and 2 1/6 plate cased ambrotypes. Hay case with damage to spine. (Qty: 7)
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Large Collection of Ambrotype Portraits
lot 38 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Box containing ambrotypes, full case and half case. A lot
Sold for £275 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Ambrotypes Whole Plate Young Boy on Pony, and Others
lot 39 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Group of whole plate ambrotypes including a boy on a pony by Caldesi & Co., a family group and a portrait. Also a cased photograph by Caldesi & Co. ... read more
Sold for £775 Result plus buyers premium More details 7
Unusual Ambrotype in Double 1/6 Plate Union Case
lot 40 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Rare double 1/6 plate, "Spray of Strawberries" union case containing 4x 1/6 plate ambrotypes of ladies with gilted necklaces. Small chip on top cover.
Sold for £162 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
lot 41 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Four outdoor scenes, 3x 1/6 plate, horse and carriage, gents in top hats on street and couple on beach. With a 1/4 plate showing a woman rowing. (Qty: 4) ... read more
Sold for £275 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Fine Coloured Ambrotype in Peck and Halvorson Union Case
lot 42 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Ambrotype showing a well dressed gentleman with cane and top hat in a 1/2 plate, geometric/scroll, Peck and Halvorson union case no 16 (Krainik). ... read more
Sold for £125 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Unusual ambrotype showing ambrotypes, and Others
lot 43 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
1/2 plate ambrotype showing 5 ambrotype portraits. Included with two 1/6 plate ambrotypes in union cases, one a civil war soldier. Condition: As seen (Qty: 7)
Sold for £400 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Whle Plate Ambrotype Portrait of a Seated Woman
lot 44 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Whole plate ambrotype of nicely dressed woman sitting with books. Glazed and framed. Part label on the back with name. Condition: Some damage to ... read more
Sold for £75 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
lot 45 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Quarter plate ambrotypes, 3 English, 1 American in Critchlow case, one in Morning Day case, no 40 in Krainik, one in Sir Roger deCoverly and the (Qty: 4) ... read more
Sold for £225 Result plus buyers premium More details 7
Post-Mortem Ambrotype of a Baby
lot 46 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
the image of a baby, most likely post-mortem, in a crib, the image in a union case, case measures 8.5cm x 9.5cm
Sold for £119 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
2 Ambrotypes of Scottish children
lot 47 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
including a quarter plate - 3 ¼" x 4 ¼ ambrotype of a child in traditional Scottish dress leaning on a chair in a leather covered case, and a sixth ... read more
Sold for £88 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
English Topography, Francis Frith
lot 48 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
English Topography – a collection of approximately 100 gelatin silver prints and albumen prints of English towns and villages, c.1910-1930, most ... read more
Sold for £150 Result plus buyers premium More details 9
3 overpainted Portraits in Yellow Metal Mounts
lot 49 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
including overpainted opaltype? image in a yellow metal mount in a leather covered case, mount 7.8cm tall, a square overpainted image in a yelow ... read more
Sold for £212 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
Frank Meadows Sutcliffe, Fishermen
lot 50 (Photographs & Optical Toys, 9th Jan, 2024)
Whitby Fishermen c1885, 8x6 inch albumen print. Condition: Slight discolouration and fading. Light creasing. Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, affectionately ... read more
Sold for £850 Result plus buyers premium More details 1