Lot 7

Lot 7

Cherished ninth-plate French daguerreotype of smiling little girl posed in a voluminous white billowy dress cinched at the waist by a gray tinted belt. The flesh tones on this daguerreotype are some of the best that you will find as the French were definitely masters in this area. She holds a single pink rose with green foliage and she wears a gold tinted necklace and earrings. The other areas of tinting strangely lack the finesse of the flesh tones. This is identified with a label for Desmonts, Marseille. There is also a handwritten identification that dates it to May 1855 but we haven’t been able to decipher her name. We purchased this image without a case but we were able to find one that compliments this adorable daguerreotype. The plate has great tones and contrast with some spots as seen. The case is approximately the size of a quarter-plate oval European. It has a nick in the leather on the back that appears to have been caused by the removal of a price sticker in the past.