Daguerreian Society Fundraiser

Updated September 18, 2026

What's in this auction

77 lots, mostly antiques & furniture (6), firearms & militaria (6), electronics & gaming (5), jewelry & watches (1). 77 lots have photos. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.

From the auction house

Presented to benefit the Daguerreian Society, an international nonprofit dedicated to the art, scholarship, and preservation of 19th-century photography. The auction will be held live and online from Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2026. Full catalog and bidding: view on bidsquare .

In this auction (77 lots)

Categories: Antiques & Furniture (6) · Firearms & Militaria (6) · Electronics & Gaming (5) · Jewelry & Watches (1)

• Lot 1 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Occupational Gold Rush Daguerreotype
• Lot 2 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of a Dying Young French Revolutionary
• Lot 3 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Portrait of an African American Servant Posed with a White Infant
• Lot 4 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Daguerreotype of a Covered Wagon Train
• Lot 5 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Stunning Nude Stereo Daguerreotype
• Lot 6 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Landing of Columbus" Union Case w/ Hand-Tinted Albumen
• Lot 7 — [CIVIL WAR] Ambrotype of a Virginia Cavalryman
• Lot 8 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Daguerreotype of Elegant Woman by Gurney
• Lot 9 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Hommage à Daguerre" by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 10 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Case, ex Paul K. Berg
• Lot 11 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait Painter with Palette, Brushes, and Finished Canvas
• Lot 12 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Three Young Women
• Lot 13 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Gold Rush-era Daguerreotype of Mother & Child
• Lot 14 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Woman w/ Photographic Brooch
• Lot 15 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Tintype of Two Girls in Victorian Attire
• Lot 16 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Double Sixth-Plate Ambrotypes Featuring a Child with Hand-Tinted Italian Flag
• Lot 17 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of an Elegant Woman by Beckers & Piard
• Lot 18 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Elegant Young Woman w/ Floral Appliqué
• Lot 19 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Young Man w/ Large Dog
• Lot 20 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (2) Daguerreotypes of Man & Woman w/ Dogs
• Lot 21 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Two-Part Whole-Plate Panorama of Pau, France, 1841
• Lot 22 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (8) Daguerreotypes of Lyon, ca. 1841-1845
• Lot 23 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (10) Cased Images Featuring Men, Women, and Children
• Lot 24 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Victorian-Era Daguerreotypes
• Lot 25 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Daguerreotypes w/ Charming Sisters in Matching Plaid
• Lot 26 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (2) Daguerreotypes w/ Framed Whole Plate
• Lot 27 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Portraits of Fashionable Victorian Women
• Lot 28 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of 1855 Political Cartoon "The Smelling Committee"
• Lot 29 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Companion Oil Portraits Daguerreotype
• Lot 30 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Gentleman's Portrait
• Lot 31 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (2) Stereoscopic Cased Images
• Lot 32 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Double Exposure of a Couple
• Lot 33 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Pair of "Magic Background" Daguerreotypes
• Lot 34 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Multi-Exposure Daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes
• Lot 35 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Thermoplastic Union Cases, (3) ex. Paul K. Berg
• Lot 36 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Union Case w/ Hand-Tinted Albumen
• Lot 37 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Photographic Cases, (3) w/ Images
• Lot 38 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Impressive Half Plate Daguerreotype by Gurney
• Lot 39 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Stereoscopic Daguerreotype of Niagara Falls
• Lot 40 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Outdoor Daguerreotype of a Rural Homestead
• Lot 41 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of a Town Main Street
• Lot 42 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Daguerreotypes of Dapper Gentlemen
• Lot 43 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreian Archive of Samuel P. May, w/ Southworth & Hawes and Root
• Lot 44 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of an Elegant Danish Lady by Pioneering Copenhagen Photographer Alstrup
• Lot 45 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Young Gentleman by Pioneering Artist Emil Mangel
• Lot 46 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Tintype of a Buckskin-clad Hunter with Taxidermy Black Bear
• Lot 47 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Whole Plate Tintype of a "Little Drummer Boy"
• Lot 48 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Three Young Regular Army Second Lieutenants, ca. Mid-1850s
• Lot 49 — [CIVIL WAR] Large Albumen of an Armed Union Naval Officer
• Lot 50 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Southworth & Hawes Whole Plate Daguerreotype of Commodore Morris
• Lot 51 — [CIVIL WAR] Ambrotype of a Citadel Cadet
• Lot 64 — [CIVIL WAR] Archive of A.K. McQuilling, 30th Illinois & California G.A.R.
• Lot 65 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] "Contraband Hospital" Views of Freedmen's Quarters
• Lot 66 — [CIVIL WAR] JP Ball CDV of Man Holding a Flag
• Lot 67 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Post-War View of Alabama State Capitol
• Lot 68 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] View of Brigham Young's Grave by Savage, Salt Lake City
• Lot 69 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAHY] Child Cradling Cat with Unique Hand-Painted Tortoiseshell Case
• Lot 70 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of a Young Boy with His Pet Dog
• Lot 71 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Affectionate Duo Posed in Victorian Swimwear Before a Seaside Backdrop
• Lot 72 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Portrait of an Elegant African American Woman
• Lot 73 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Two Civil War-Era CDVs of Laundresses
• Lot 74 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Cabinet Card of an African American Laborer
• Lot 75 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Cabinet Card of an Elderly Violinist and Child Performer
• Lot 76 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Occupational Portrait of a Bootblack
• Lot 77 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Behind-the-Scenes" Photographer and Sitter in Studio
• Lot 78 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Female Photographer Posed with Studio Camera
• Lot 79 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Artist Henry E. Robbins Leaning on His Studio Camera
• Lot 80 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Photographer Posing with Studio Box Camera and Stand
• Lot 81 — [WESTERN AMERICANA] Advertising Trade Card for Kansas Photographers
• Lot 82 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Photographer Holding a Wooden Studio Camera
• Lot 83 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Unusual 1870s CDV of a Woman Working a Steam Washing Machine
• Lot 84 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] CDV of the Liberty Bell Exhibited Inside Independence Hall
• Lot 85 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Portrait of Young Women Posed with a Tabletop Stereoscope Viewer
• Lot 86 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Premiere Optique..." by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 87 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rocky Mountain Landscape by Robert Shlaer
• Lot 88 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] Hand-Tinted Still Life by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 89 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] 2026 Symposium Group Daguerreotype by Dr. Mike Robinson

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