Lot 34

Lot 34

Extraordinary French ninth-plate ambrotype of a young boy wearing a military style hat and posed on one of the coolest carved and decorated rocking horses that we have seen. Wearing a luxurious velvet dress, he stares at the photographer while he holds onto the saddle horn with his whip arching in front of the horse’s head. His small dog tries to stay awake as its head droops toward the floor on the bottom right side. Could this possibly be Prince Louis Napoleon? At the very least it is a child from wealth or royalty. The image is in very good plus condition with nice tones and contrast. The horizontal line seen in the background is part of the drape in the back. There is spot on the left top and a tiny dark line on the top right. The image had the original back still intact and we have opened it to clean the glass and put an archival black paper behind the plate. The passe-partout presentation has some of the decorative border seal missing as seen. This image will bring you great joy!

Opening bid $70