Twin daguerreotype portraits of a husband and wife.

A$750 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

[USA, c.1855]. Two companion sixth-plate daguerreotypes with applied colour, each 80 x 65 mm; oval brass mats, housed in their original leather case with vase and flowers design (case split along hinge); a stunning pair of finely tinted daguerreotypes in superb condition.

• Binding: Hardcover

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