Exceptional framed 1840s quarter plate daguerreotype of a French advocate or judge in legal costume holding books. In its original period pine frame and black paper mat. Dimensions including frame 8.5 x 7.5 inches (22x19 cm). Price: $3,600. ( Inventory# ed78 )
Condition: With a few scattered of mold spiders or debris, light tarnish, otherwise excellent. Faint haze on underside of glass. The whites of image take a slightly bluish cast at some angles of view.