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THBA GROUP OF TWENTY-EIGHT AMERICAN DAGUERREOTYPE, AMBROTYPE, AND TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMILIES, MID 19TH CENTURY, 1855-1875,
Lot 221
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6116 Skyline Drive, Suite 1
Houston, TX 77057
United States
Simpson Galleries has been serving Houston’s need for the very best in antique sales venues for more than fifty years. Beginning in 1962, William Simpson started educating himself and others in the art of collecting fine antiques and art objects. Simpson Galleries' commitment to excellence and accur...Read more
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Including Fine Art, Works on Paper, Asian Antiques, Continental Furniture, European Decorative Arts, Jewelry, Contemporary Art, and Mid Century Modern Design. Simpson Galleries online_auctions@simpsongalleries.com
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A GROUP OF TWENTY-EIGHT AMERICAN DAGUERREOTYPE, AMBROTYPE, AND TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMILIES, MID 19TH CENTURY, 1855-1875, each set within a hinged gutta percha or leather and wood case within a gilt metal border, comprising a single father wearing a twill suit, gingham neckerchief sits with two children dressed in blue, circa 1860; a man with beard and child with blue sash sitting in fringed chair, 1860-1865; a father and three children ages one year to five, circa 1865; a mother and two children, the little girl with belt and necklace, circa 1860; a family of eight, including a baby wearing a leather rose bracelet, the youngest girls dressed in an entire bolt of matching checked gingham dresses, with one older daughter (of marriageable age) dressed in a fashionably embroidered shirt and coat, Union Case, 1856-1857; an infant in satin and with mother wearing a pointed lace collar over expertly pleated shoulder details and black lace gloves, 1850-1860; a father mother and two young children, wearing eyelet laces, 1856-1857; portrait of a girl in Japanese style repeating geometric fabric off the shoulder dress and her mother in a gauze linen and satin lined dress, black lace gloves, wearing jewelry, 1857-1869; a family with a father in satin and silk, a mother in check gingham with silk grosgrain belt holding a photocase, the daughter with a silk trimmed dress wears pearls and her brother wears a satin suit with silver buttons, circa 1856; a couple with a child by a chair, 1857-1869; a family comprised of a father with a goatee, a mother with leather gloves, a daughter holding The Photographer's Friend a photography trade catalog published by Richard Walzl's Photographic Emporium, Baltimore, and a child in a striped dress, circa 1872; a large family of ten, with a remarkable amount of children having grown into near and marriageable ages, circa 1870; and a family with a father and son in fine satin cloth suits with silk neckerchiefs, a little girl in gingham and mom in a coarse woven embroidered fabric dress with silk grosgrain belt and pocket watch, 1856-1865, plate sizes range from sixteenth plate size to half plate size, largest case height: 5 1/4", width: 6 1/4", depth: 1". Provenance: Photography Collection, Houston, TexasSome chips and losses to cases, wear and losses to images, fading, scratches, bubbling, dust, and soil, overall in good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
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