Opening: $150 Hammer Price: $150 SOLD Skylight Gallery 32 April 2011

Quarter plate daguerreotype of a young couple in close-up, full-length pose. Anonymous American circa 1850. With applied hand-color in red and gilt, housed in a full leather case with some exterior wear.   ( Inventory# ic808 )

The wife's red-tinted neckpiece is an attractive touch to this spontaneous-looking image.

Condition: light rub through gents head, copper spot in upper right corner.

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