Sale 2520 - Classic & Contemporary Photographs, October 17, 2019

328 c   (CASED IMAGES) A quarter-plate daguerreotype of a hand­ some man wearing a fur top hat and a floral vest. Enclosed in a brass mat and preserver; displayed in a thermoplastic frame with a hanging device on verso. 1850s WITH— Agroup of three daguerreotypes, also depicting men, each also shown with a top hat, one with a cigar (also with a delicately hand-tinted cheeks), and another with a plaid vest. Sixth plates, each enclosed in a brass mat and preserver; leather cases. Late 1840s-50s [3,000/4,500] 329 c   (JEWELRY—BROOCH AND EARRINGS) A rare and beautiful set comprising a 14K gold brooch inset with a hand-tinted and gilted tintype of a gentleman and a pair of matching drop earrings with tiny ball accents, containing variant portraits; housed in the original morocco push-button case. A handsome presentation in the lavender and purple silk-lined case. Overall size of the brooch 2x1 1 / 2 inches (5x3.8 cm.), and the earrings 1 1 / 2 x 7 / 8 inches (3.8x2.2 cm.); the box 1 1 / 4 x3 1 / 4 x4 3 / 4 inches (3.2x8.3x12 cm.). Early 1860s [2,500/3,500] 328 329