**Originally Listed At $100**

North America, United States, ca. mid 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of antique daguerreotype photographs. Shown in half-portrait, the man sits with arms crossed, in a black suit with a bowtie, with eyes pointed to the right. An elderly woman also sits with her hands in her lap, wearing a striped gown and a white frilled bonnet, and with a stern and tight-lipped expression on her face. The photographs sit inside their own frames, with protective glass panels and a thin brass frame around it. The photographs are set inside of felt-lined slots within leather-bound wooden cases with two clasps for securely closing both halves. Two wonderful examples of high-quality daguerreotype photography! Size (when closed): 3.125" W x 3.625" H (7.9 cm x 9.2 cm).

Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection

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Both items have age-commensurate surface wear, with oxidation to perimeter of photograph and light foxing inside. Light tarnishing to brass frame and perimeter border. Abrasions and fading to exterior leather covering.