Post mortem of a woman. CDV by Wm. Delius, Waterbury, Connecticut.
$40 – postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
CDV
Rare Case for Cabinet Cards
6 7/8-inches tall, 5 –inches deep, 2 1/8- inches deep, covered in red leatherette. The top half lifts up to show the cabinet cards within. “Photographs” is a gilded embossment on the curved front.
The surface is worn in places, especially on the curved front and the top. Still attractive and a nice object for the collector of cabinet cards.
$50 — postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
FINE CDV’S JUST AS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED
An original glassine folder with 24 excellent CDV’s of British (and one Belgian) portraits. They are all on mostly similar white mounts. Some have photographers indicated. They remind me of the now scarce CDV’s by Silvy in richness and posing. Subjects are Royalty and aristocracy. I believe they were originally purchased together from a shop and kept together, never put in an album, so they are fresh, and give an indication of how CDV’s were purchased. Indicated makers are Mayer Brothers, London; Ross & Thompson, London; J. Geruzer, Brussels; Pottinger, Cheltenham (3); Thewenet Brothers, Bath; Angel, Exeter (4); Southwell, London (2); Maull & Polyblane, London; White, Brighton; Barrath, Torquay.
$300
CONFIRMATION PORTRAIT FROM NEW ORLEANS
CDV by E. J. Souby. New Orleans. The image is light.
$35 – postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
PORTRAIT OF A CUBAN PHOTOGRAPHER, ENDORSED
CDV by J. C. Sunderlin, Fort Edward, New York. There is a pen note on the verso: Miss Hulm [?]. “Remember your friend the photographer Alex G. Conde/ Remediad/ Cuba.”
$45 – postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
ADVERTISEMENT FOR NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, WARREN OHIO
This is the verso of a CDV by Rice and Bliss that shows a pleasant portrait of a girl. The text promotes their copying of “old pictures” and indicates they have engaged the services of Mr. Chase of Boston.
$40 – postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
BENJAMIN DISRAELI, CDV by Kilburn
A rather charming portrait of the young man who became the Conservative Prime Minister. Kilburn is of course known for his colored daguerreotypes.
$100 – postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
DOZING WOMAN FROM CHILE WITH VERY LONG BRAIDS
She holds a fan on her lap. CDV by E. Garreaux, Santiago-Valparaiso. An endearing image with a nice backmark.
$125 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
FISHER LADY BEFORE BACKDROP
CDV by Kloss Memmingen. She holds a net with a long handle and a seine is around her waist. A tubular box hangs by a strap from her shoulder.
$100 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
UNIFORMED GENT
Rich CDV by Tony Rouge. He’s identified in pen on verso as “M. Julian” or “Jean la Poste.”
$35 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
NEW YEARS GREETING
It includes a photographed design by Peter Britt, who was an artist as well as a photographer, His son Emil joined his father’s studio in 1883, and so it was appropriate for his portrait to be on this card.
Peter Britt (1819 – 1905) was the pioneering photographer in Southern Oregon throughout the 19th Century.
There is a soft horizontal bend about one inch to the right of the left edge that doesn’t break the surface.
$150 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
California CDV’s Collection
A fascinating archive of CDV’s by California makers. There are some scarce makers and backmarks. Most are ordinary portraits, but there are a few of unusual interest as will be noted.
Asher’s Opposition Gallery, Sacramento
Bayley and Cramer’s Art Gallery, San Francisco [top and bottom trimmed]
Bradley & Rulofson, San Franciso, with engraved illustration on verso
Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco. 2 vignette head portraits of Juliet J. Mezes, wife of founder of Redwood City, One with slight hand-coloring. Eagle engraving on verso
William Brown, Modesto. This has been cut to CDV size from a cabinet card
C. L. Cramer, San Francisco
C. L. Cramer’s California Gallery, San Francisco, an enameled card
Oliver Denny, Sacramento. Nice portrait of standing wedding couple
Dorr & Maxwell, San Franciso
Edouart’s San Francisco
Edouart’s San Francscio, with engraved illustration of the gallery verso, subject identified
John D. Godeus South Park Photographic Gallery, San Francicso
Joun D. Godeus Peoples’ Art Gallery (two CDV’s)
B. F. Howland, San Francsco. Five CDV’s with elaborate logos verso. 3 have “B. F. Howland & C. Artists” on mount bottom, 3 have vignette drawings or heavily retouched photos, with “B. F. Howland, Artist” on mount bottom
George Johnson, San Francisco. Nice small label on verso.
J. C.Kemp, Great Flying Photograph Gallery, Sacramento. Nice standing portrait with ‘Proprietor” printed beneath. This may be Kemp himself.
Marston & Mains, San Francisco
Morse’s Palace of Art, San Francisco. Two CDV’s with raised oval vignette portraits, probably husband and wife. Wife has hand coloring. “G. Morse” embossed below the oval. Elaborate engraved backmark with camera.
New York Gallery, San Francisco. J. H. Peters, Proprietor. Two CDV’s.
New York Gallery, San Francsico. Enamel portaiit, standing man
Silas Selleck, San Francisco. Two CDV’s, oval portraits of identified persons, probably copied from daguerreotypes.
Jacob Shew, Pioneer Photographer, San Francisco. Nice portrait of a girl before backdrop.
William Shew. San Franciso. Nice small label on verso.
Shew’s New Photographic Establishment, San Francisco. 2 CDV’s, one oval portrait of a woman is endorsed by her.
Wm Shew’s Enameled Cards.
Al. Smith, Marysville.
Woods’ Art & Photograph Gallery, Marysville. Standing woman, identified
$195 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
CHILD ON A ROCKING HORSE
The rocking horse is elaborate and life-like. CDV by Gutekunst, with the child identified in pen on the bottom margin. Just a bit light.
$50 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
BLONDIN THE TIGHT-ROPE WALKER
A hand colored CDV by Negretti and Zambra, London, shows Blondin the Tight-Rope Walker seated in a studio with his walking stick. His large hat is on the table. He was the first to tight-rope over Niagara Falls. The very top of the mount has been trimmed.
$50 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
COMMODORE FOOTE AND HIS SISTER “THE FAIRY PRINCESS”
A pair of CDV’s. One is by Weber & Hahn, New York, but I’ve seen this by Bogardus. The other shows them with another midget. This has no backmark, but it is on an original early mount. Both are fine condition.
$150 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
BARON LITTLEFINGER AND COUNT ROSEBUD, ITALIAN MIDGETS
They pose with their family. CDV on a pink mount by Olivier & Co., New York. The image is just slightly light.
$125 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
BEACON HOUSE ON MORRIS ISLAND
A rich CDV in fine condition on a plain mount with no maker identification, though the image was made by Haas and Peale. This shows the house after the 1863 bombardment in the siege of Fort Wagner near Charleston, during the Civil War.
$175 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE, CDV by Fredricks
Beside his invention of the telegraph, Morse was a significant painter. He was the first to bring Daguerre’s method of making daguerreotypes to the US. He taught the process to several of the major American practitioners.
This is a rich portrait, less common than those that show him with his medals. Prof. Morse is written in pencil on the bottom margin.
$190 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada