1905 Goldtone Photograph of Catalina Island on a Box
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Unusual tortoise shell card case or box decorated on it’s surface with an Orotone (Goldtone) photographic image of Avalon, Catalina Island, California. Circa 1905. Titled in the negative, lower left “Avalon Santa Catalina Isl”. Unsigned, but the photograph is likely by Charles C. Pierce, Los Angeles.
SIZE (of box)2 1/2” x 4” x 7/16”
PROVENANCE: Los angeles collection./ NOTES: Orotone or Goldtone photographs were popular during Arts and crafts era of the early 20th century, and many tortoise shell items were made for sale in shops in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island.
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No breaks or repairs. Overall wear, including some scratches to the goldstone photograph.
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1905 Goldtone Photograph of Catalina Island on a Box
Estimate $300 - $500
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