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March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography

Sat, Mar 28, 2026 01:00PM EDT
  2026-03-28 13:00:00 2026-03-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/march-2026-unreserved-photo-auction-curiosities-performers-vernacular-photography-22648
Our March 2026 auction presents a wide selection of historical photographs, postcards, entertainment memorabilia, and visual curiosities spanning the mid-nineteenth through twentieth centuries. Every lot is offered completely without reserve, ensuring that each item sells to the highest bidder regardless of price. Combined purchases totaling $500 or more qualify for free shipping, providing collectors an added incentive to bid across multiple lots. The unreserved format creates opportunities for both new and experienced collectors to acquire unusual and historically interesting material.
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Lot 413

Group of 13 Cased Photographs Including 2 Daguerreotypes

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Group of thirteen mid-19th century cased photographic portraits including two daguerreotypes along with eleven ambrotypes and tintypes. The images are preserved in original hinged cases with gilt mats and velvet interior pads typical of American cased photography of the period.

The portraits depict men, women, and children posed in studio settings. Several examples show siblings or small family groups while others are individual portrait studies. The sitters wear period clothing including dresses with fitted bodices, shawls, jackets, waistcoats, and children’s garments. The cases display a range of embossed velvet pad patterns and decorative gilt mat openings characteristic of mid-nineteenth century presentation.

All photographs remain housed in their original protective cases with intact hinges and interior liners. The lot represents a varied assortment of daguerreotype, ambrotype, and tintype portraits from the 1840s–1860s period.

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