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Victorian daguerreotypes

A daguerreotype is an early type of photograph that was developed in the early 19th century by French inventor Louis Daguerre. It is a highly detailed, direct positive image on a silvered copper plate. The process of creating a daguerreotype involved exposing a sensitized plate to light, which would then be developed and fixed to create a highly detailed and unique image.

Daguerreotypes were the first commercially successful form of photography and were popular in the mid-19th century. The process was relatively simple, but the equipment was bulky and expensive, and required a long exposure time, making it difficult to photograph people or moving objects. Daguerreotypes were typically used to photograph landscapes, still life, and architecture.

Daguerreotypes are unique images, as each plate could only produce one positive image, so reproductions were not possible. They are highly detailed, with a mirror-like surface and a unique tonal range. They more... are also fragile, as they are made of metal, they can be scratched, tarnished or tarnished, and it is not possible to remove the tarnish. less...

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Group of seven assorted mid-19th century portrait photographs,…
Assorted Mid-19th Century Portrait Photographs: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes

Group of seven assorted mid-19th century portrait photographs, comprising three daguerreotypes and four ambrotypes. (7 items)

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Pair of 19th century daguerreotypes and cases, depicting three…
19th Century Chinese Women Daguerreotypes in Decorative Cases

Pair of 19th century daguerreotypes and cases, depicting three quarter portraits of Chinese women, one marked van Loan gallery, with carved floral decorations to both cases and velvet interiors, height 3.74 in. (2). Provenance: collection of Genevieve…

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Daguerreotypes depicting family portrait
Family Daguerreotypes: Capturing Timeless Moments

Daguerreotypes depicting family portrait

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A suite of 14 Mid-19th century daguerreotypes, depicting…
19th Century Daguerreotypes Collection

A suite of 14 Mid-19th century daguerreotypes, depicting gentlemen, ladies and child, some with names. Stored in small case.

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Two cased Daguerrotypes: the Hon. James Horatio Nelson Cassell…
Hon. James and Martha Cassell Daguerrotypes

Two cased Daguerrotypes: the Hon. James Horatio Nelson Cassell (1814-1853) and Martha Cassell (Nee Bruford) (1818-1885), mid 19th century, James Cassell was Collector of Customs for port Phillip and served in the Victorian Legislative Council; their home,

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Two daguerreotypes in embossed leather cases, Man and Woman c.…
1850s Embossed Leather Daguerreotypes: Man and Woman

Two daguerreotypes in embossed leather cases, Man and Woman c.1850's

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Three Victorian Daguerreotypes portraits of two woman and child
Victorian Family Portraits

Three Victorian Daguerreotypes portraits of two woman and child

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A pair of Victorian daguerreotypes, scenes of romantic figures…
Victorian Romantic Daguerreotypes in Matching Frames

A pair of Victorian daguerreotypes, scenes of romantic figures each 3.15 in. x 2.56 in. Matching frames. Indistinct details on reverse.

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Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case
Leather-bound Daguerreotypes

Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case

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Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case
Leather-bound Daguerreotypes: A Vintage Treasure

Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case

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Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case
Antique Leather Case with Daguerreotypes

Vintage daguerreotypes in leather presentation case

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A fine Victorian Union cased Daguerrotype of a woman, circa…
Victorian Union Cased Daguerrotype of Woman with Flower

A fine Victorian Union cased Daguerrotype of a woman, circa 1860, the image of a woman holding a flower with applied gold highlights to her jewels, beneath a decorative pinchbeck mat with preserver, embossed tan velvet to the opposite face, and housed in a

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A fine antique cased Daguerrotype of a soldier, circa 1860, the…
Antique Daguerrotype of Soldier in Leather Case

A fine antique cased Daguerrotype of a soldier, circa 1860, the image of a solider in a single breasted frock coat with sword, beneath a decorative pinchbeck mat with preserver, deep amber velvet to the opposite face, and housed in a tooled deep brown leat

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Daguerrotype photo
Vintage Memories: Daguerreotype Photograph

Daguerrotype photo

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A large collection of photographic portraits, c.1870's through…
Vintage Portrait Collection from 1870s-early 1900s

A large collection of photographic portraits, c.1870's through to early 20th century, including daguerreotypes, tin-types and silver gelatin prints. Note: silver gelatin prints, with various Australian Photographer Studio labels verso

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A Victorian daguerrotype in a Vulcanite box, circa 1860s, the…
Victorian Daguerrotype in Vulcanite Box

A Victorian daguerrotype in a Vulcanite box, circa 1860s, the oval hinged box, decorated in relief to both sides with a bucolic scene depicting small children with a sheep and surrounded by rose garlands, the velvet lined interior enclosing a daguerreotype

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Daguerrotype of a young boy
Boy in Daguerreotype

Daguerrotype of a young boy

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Two late 19th century Daguerreotypes 10 cm and 6 cm high
Late 19th Century Daguerreotypes: 10cm and 6cm High

Two late 19th century Daguerreotypes 3.94 in. and 2.36 in. high

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Collection of assorted 19th century photographic portraits…
19th Century Photographic Portraits Collection

Collection of assorted 19th century photographic portraits including daguerreotypes, etc.

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Three framed daguerreotypes (3)
Framed Daguerreotypes Trio

Three framed daguerreotypes (3)

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Circa 1860 Daguerrotype of a woman by Samuel Poole of…
Antique Photographs and Magic Lantern Slides Collection

Circa 1860 Daguerrotype of a woman by Samuel Poole of Teignmouth (UK) ; circa 1873 albumen print 'The Beacon, Highest Point of Mt. Wellington, Tasmania' by Samuel Clifford (1827-90) ; circa 1900 Magic lantern slides (2) - 'Christ's Agony in the Garden' and

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