Beautiful small daguerreotype in a frame c. 1850
Current Bid: | £15.00 |
Bid Increment: | £1.00 |
Next Min Bid: | £16.00 |
Buyer’s Premium: | £3.60 |
Total Amount: | £18.60 |
Number of Bids: | 5 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Highest Bidder: | User 1344 |
Auction Start: | 15/03/22 00:00:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 27/03/22 20:30:00 UTC |
Auction Finished : | 27/03/22 20:30:01 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 16
Beautiful small daguerreotype in a frame c. 1850
This is an amazing daguerreotype of two young girls probably made for an officer to take as a memento while travelling. The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process in the history of photography. Announced to the public in 1839 the daguerreotype enjoyed great popularity in the 1840s and 1850s. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered copper plate.Size: | 8 x 7 cm |
Weight: | na |
Date: | c. 1850 |
Condition: | Very good condition, no issues |
Estimate: | £10 – 15 |