Daguerreian Society Preview by Michael Lehr Antiques

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Daguerreian Society Preview

Start: Sep 22, 2025 08:00AM EDT

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This is a small portion of what we’ll be showing in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday, September 27 during the Daguerreian Society’s 2025 Symposium & Photo Fair at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. If you collect early American photography, you’ll want to see these in person. Call with questions, 973 615 0141

Buy Now Add to Calendar 2025-09-22 08:00:00 2025-09-22 08:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : Daguerreian Society Preview https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/daguerreian-society-preview-20638 This is a small portion of what we’ll be showing in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday, September 27 during the Daguerreian Society’s 2025 Symposium & Photo Fair at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. If you collect early American photography, you’ll want to see these in person. Call with questions, 973 615 0141 Michael Lehr Antiques info@michaellehrantiques.com

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The John Brough, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. Pair of half plates

Lot 1

The John Brough, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. Pair of half plates

Price

$42,000

Snowfall over a New England Village with Telegraph Wires

Lot 2

Snowfall over a New England Village with Telegraph Wires

Price

$22,000

Llamas in an Andean Courtyard, South America, possibly by R. H. Vance

Lot 3

Llamas in an Andean Courtyard, South America, possibly by R. H. Vance

Village Storefront Crowd and Buckboard Orator, Quarter Plate

Lot 4

Village Storefront Crowd and Buckboard Orator, Quarter Plate

Price

$10,000

“The Ice Man,” Southworth & Hawes, post-mortem daguerreotype

Lot 5

“The Ice Man,” Southworth & Hawes, post-mortem daguerreotype

Price

$9,000

Porch Gathering at a Country House, Quarter Plate

Lot 6

Porch Gathering at a Country House, Quarter Plate

Price

$8,500

Two Men with Demijohn and Slipper, Montreal C. E. Quarter-plate Daguerreotype

Lot 7

Two Men with Demijohn and Slipper, Montreal C. E. Quarter-plate Daguerreotype

Price

$9,500

Maple Sugaring Merchant with Sled and Snowshoes

Lot 8

Maple Sugaring Merchant with Sled and Snowshoes

Price

$9,500

Carpenter or Toolmaker with Giant Spiral Auger

Lot 9

Carpenter or Toolmaker with Giant Spiral Auger

Price

$9,500

Seated Child as Cherub, Likely The Photographer’s Child

Lot 10

Seated Child as Cherub, Likely The Photographer’s Child

Price

$1,450

Resting Nude, Stereoscopic Daguerreotype, hand colored, c. 1855

Lot 11

Resting Nude, Stereoscopic Daguerreotype, hand colored, c. 1855

Price

$9,500

Lot 12

Topless Man in Painted Clouds Daguerreotype, Unusual Profile

Price

$3,800

Marion Hawes Asleep among the Studio Columns, Southworth & Hawes

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Marion Hawes Asleep among the Studio Columns, Southworth & Hawes

Price

$6,500

Two Sisters in Pink, Quarter plate daguerreotype, c. 1852–1857

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Two Sisters in Pink, Quarter plate daguerreotype, c. 1852–1857

Price

$1,500

Two Women on the Studio Floor with Velvet Mat

Lot 15

Two Women on the Studio Floor with Velvet Mat

Price

$5,500

Central House NH, this early 6th plate scene with a sign, "Horses and Cariages to Let." Framed by an early paper mat.

Lot 16

Central House NH, this early 6th plate scene with a sign, "Horses and Cariages to Let." Framed by an early paper mat.

Price

$3,700

Fleet at Spithead with the Isle of Wight beyond, quarter-plate ambrotype, c. 1850s

Lot 17

Fleet at Spithead with the Isle of Wight beyond, quarter-plate ambrotype, c. 1850s

Price

$6,000

Family before a Ridge-and-Furrow Greenhouse, Sixth-plate Daguerreotype

Lot 18

Family before a Ridge-and-Furrow Greenhouse, Sixth-plate Daguerreotype

Price

$7,000

“Goosey Forfeits” in Buffalo: Three Comic Ambrotypes, ca. late-1850s

Lot 19

“Goosey Forfeits” in Buffalo: Three Comic Ambrotypes, ca. late-1850s

Price

$7,500

The Gardener at His Bench, attributed to T. R. Williams, c. 1853–1856

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The Gardener at His Bench, attributed to T. R. Williams, c. 1853–1856

Price

$6,000

Father and Son with Paper in Hand, Sixth Plate

Lot 21

Father and Son with Paper in Hand, Sixth Plate

Price

$8,500

Photographer’s Specimen Board with Thirteen Miniature Portraits, probably California

Lot 22

Photographer’s Specimen Board with Thirteen Miniature Portraits, probably California

Price

$2,800

A Snapshot in Time, 3 Friends in a Studio, Sixth Plate

Lot 23

A Snapshot in Time, 3 Friends in a Studio, Sixth Plate

Price

$950

Oh those stockings, sixth plate daguerreotype

Lot 24

Oh those stockings, sixth plate daguerreotype

Price

$1,100

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