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Anonymous American Photographers
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Anonymous American Photographers
- Selected Portraits of Patients and Persons with Physical Abnormalities
- Twelve 1/6 plate daguerreotypes and one 1/4 plate daguerreotype
a group of 13 daguerreotypes comprising one quarter-plate, 2 ninth-plates, and 10 sixth-plates, some with hand-tinting and gilt detail, each cased, 1840s-50s (13)
Literature
Stanley B. Burns, Mirror Mirror: The Burns Collection Daguerreotypes (New York: The Burns Archive Press, 2012), pls. 124 A, B, & C, 125 A & C, 130, 131 B, 132 A
Condition
A detailed report for each plate is beyond the scope of this condition report; those wishing condition reports on specific plates are welcome to contact the Photographs Department. Condition ranges from fair to generally excellent and clean. Several plates exhibit tarnish to varying degrees and others have expertly-applied light tinting and gilt-highlighting. The cases are generally worn and some of the covers are detached.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.