Daguerreotypes
Daguerreotypes
OUR FALL AUCTION IS CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MADE IT A SUCCESS.
| BID | BIDDING INCREMENTS | BIDDING INFO |
| $1-$100 | $5.00 | phone: 1-304-241-4241 |
| $101-$500 | $10.00 | phone/text: 1-217-546-4654 |
| $501-$1,000 | $50.00 | email: capitolgallery@gmail.com |
| $1,001-$10,000 | $100.00 | |
| Over $10,001 | $500.00 |
Lot 1
There is nothing better when a daguerreotype arrives than that first view. You are filled with different emotions, including a little trepidation over whether it will live up to your expectations. Luckily there are rare moments when your hopes are not only fulfilled but exceeded. This was exactly the case when we opened this quarter-plate daguerreotype by Chase. … (more)
Opening bid: $700
Current bid: $1,700
Lot 2
Appealing quarter-plate English daguerreotype of an elder mother and her son. This pudgy gentleman gives us a laugh as he poses like a man about town while his proper English mother sits stoically in her chair…. (more)
Opening bid: $350
Current bid: $500
Lot 3
Stunning sixth-plate Boston daguerreotype of a perfectly posed girl. She wears a sweet pleated plaid dress…. (more)
Opening bid: $75
Current bid: $75
Lot 4
Enthralling sixth-plate daguerreotype of a devilishly handsome young man…..(more)
Opening bid: $85
Current bid: $
Lot 5
Fabulous sixth-plate daguerreotype of an attractive young lady posed with a framed daguerreotype of four men.…(more).
Opening bid: $100
Current bid: $100
Lot 6
Vibrant sixth-plate daguerreotype of a disheveled gentleman who has a “mad scientist”….(more)
Opening bid: 75
Current bid $
Lot 7
Cherished ninth-plate French daguerreotype of smiling little girl posed in a voluminous white billowy dress….(more)
Opening bid: $130
Current bid: $130
Lot 8
Sharp odd-sized quarter-plate daguerreotype of a NYC gentleman…(more)
Opening bid: $85
Current bid: $85
Lot 9
Thought provoking sixth plate daguerreotype of a scared little boy leaning on his nanny…(more).
Opening bid: $250
Current bid: $
Lot 10
Sharp daguerreian pin of a distinguished gentleman....(more)
Opening bid: $200
Current bid: $200
Lot 11
Outstanding hanging daguerreotype pendant of a girl….(more)
Opening bid: $250
Current bid: $
Lot 12
Great sixth-plate daguerreotype identified with a period handwritten note as “William Henry Smock, Grandma Stouts brother.”….(more)
Opening bid: $75
Current bid:75
Lot 13
Engaging published quarter-plate European daguerreotype portrait of an artist or scholar…(more)
Opening bid: $600
Current bid: $600
Lot 14
Gorgeous sixth-plate painting daguerreotype of a beautiful young woman dressed in a black dress ….(more)
Opening bid: $100
Current bid: $
Lot 15
Exceptional pair of 1840’s European quarter-plate daguerreotypes of a wife and an occupational of her husband in their original frames….(more)
Opening bid: $400
Current bid: $400
Lot 16
Tender sixth-plate daguerreotype of a young mother posed cheek to cheek with her curly haired child…..(more)
Opening bid: $65
Current bid: $65
Lot 17
Mesmerizing quarter-plate framed daguerreotype of an older gentleman with a haunting appearance….(more)
Opening bid: $300
Current bid: $300
Lot 18
Lovely sixth-plate daguerreotype of a young woman with thick beautiful dark hair beautifully styled in a bun….(more)
Opening bid: $55
Current bid: $
Lot 19
Heavenly hand tinted English quarter-plate daguerreotype of a distinguished gentleman attributed to Sarony….(more)
Current bid: $320
Opening bid: $320
Lot 20
Marvelous late 1840’s quarter-plate daguerreotype of a woman by Southworth and Hawes....(more)
Opening bid: $350
Current bid: $420
Lot 21
Fun quarter-plate daguerreotype of a happy young man with a slight grin. The bespeckled, studious-looking lad appears to be slightly uncomfortable….(more)
Opening bid: $65
Current bid: $65
Lot 22
Sweet sixth-plate daguerreotype of a cute girl holding an image case….(more)
Opening bid: $65
Current bid: $65
Lot 23
Striking close-up sixth-plate daguerreotype of a gentleman with thick dark hair and eyebrows.…(more)
Opening bid: $55
Current bid: $
Lot 24
Charming sixth-plate daguerreotype of a woman dressed in white with a black silk drape wrapped around her arms…..(more)
Opening bid: $60
Current bid: $
Lot 25
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of William Brooks Van Patten…a sixth-plate ambrotype of his parents….(more)
Opening bid: $55
Current bid: $55