Daguerreian Society Fundraiser

Updated October 17, 2026

What's in this auction

77 lots, mostly firearms & militaria (6), antiques & furniture (6), electronics & gaming (5), jewelry & watches (1). 77 lots have photos. Pre-sale estimates $150–$15,000 across 77 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.

Highest-estimated lots

• [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Occupational Gold Rush Daguerreotype — est. $10,000–$15,000
• [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Two-Part Whole-Plate Panorama of Pau, France, 1841 — est. $5,000–$7,500
• [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Southworth & Hawes Whole Plate Medallion Daguerreotype of Commodore Morris — est. $5,000–$7,500
• [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Portrait of an African American Servant Posed with a White Infant — est. $5,000–$7,500
• [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (8) Daguerreotypes of Lyon, France ca. 1841-1845 — est. $2,500–$5,000

From the auction house

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In this auction (77 lots)

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

• Lot 1 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Gold Rush-era Daguerreotype of Mother & Child
• Lot 2 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Three Young Women
• Lot 3 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Woman w/ Photographic Brooch
• Lot 4 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Tintype of Two Girls in Victorian Attire
• Lot 5 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Double Sixth-Plate Ambrotypes Featuring a Child with Hand-Tinted Italian Flag
• Lot 6 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of an Elegant Woman by Beckers & Piard
• Lot 7 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Elegant Young Woman w/ Floral Appliqué
• Lot 8 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Young Man w/ Large Dog
• Lot 9 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (2) Daguerreotypes of Man & Woman w/ Dogs
• Lot 10 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Stunning Nude Stereo Daguerreotype
• Lot 11 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Two-Part Whole-Plate Panorama of Pau, France, 1841
• Lot 12 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype Portrait of a Dying Man, Traditionally Associated with the French Revolution
• Lot 13 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (8) Daguerreotypes of Lyon, France ca. 1841-1845
• Lot 14 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (10) Cased Images Featuring Men, Women, and Children
• Lot 15 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Victorian-Era Daguerreotypes
• Lot 16 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Daguerreotypes w/ Charming Sisters in Matching Plaid
• Lot 17 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (2) Daguerreotypes w/ Framed Whole Plate
• Lot 18 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Portraits of Fashionable Victorian Women
• Lot 19 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of 1855 Political Cartoon "The Smelling Committee"
• Lot 20 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Companion Oil Portraits Daguerreotype
• Lot 21 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of Gentleman's Portrait
• Lot 22 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Stereoscopic and Dual Portrait Cased Images
• Lot 23 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Composite Daguerreotype of a Couple
• Lot 24 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Pair of "Magic Background" Daguerreotypes
• Lot 25 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Multi-Exposure Daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes
• Lot 26 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Thermoplastic Union Cases, (3) ex. Paul K. Berg
• Lot 27 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (5) Photographic Cases, (3) w/ Images
• Lot 28 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Case, ex Paul K. Berg
• Lot 29 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Landing of Columbus" Union Case w/ Hand-Tinted Ivorytype by Germon
• Lot 30 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Full Plate "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Union Case w/ Hand-Tinted Ivorytype attributed to Germon
• Lot 31 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Impressive Half Plate Daguerreotype by Gurney
• Lot 32 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Daguerreotype of Elegant Woman by Gurney
• Lot 33 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Stereoscopic Daguerreotype of Niagara Falls
• Lot 34 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Outdoor Daguerreotype of a Rural Homestead
• Lot 35 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Daguerreotype of a Covered Wagon Train
• Lot 36 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of a Town Main Street
• Lot 37 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Half Plate Occupational Gold Rush Daguerreotype
• Lot 38 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (3) Daguerreotypes of Dapper Gentlemen
• Lot 39 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreian Archive of Samuel P. May, w/ Southworth & Hawes and Root
• Lot 40 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of an Elegant Danish Lady by Pioneering Copenhagen Photographer Alstrup
• Lot 41 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Young Gentleman by Pioneering Artist Emil Mangel
• Lot 42 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Tintype of a Buckskin-clad Hunter with Taxidermy Black Bear
• Lot 43 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Whole Plate Tintype of a "Little Drummer Boy"
• Lot 44 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Three Young Regular Army Second Lieutenants, ca. Mid-1850s
• Lot 45 — [CIVIL WAR] Large Albumen of an Armed Union Naval Officer
• Lot 46 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Southworth & Hawes Whole Plate Medallion Daguerreotype of Commodore Morris
• Lot 47 — [CIVIL WAR] Ambrotype of a Citadel Cadet
• Lot 48 — [CIVIL WAR] Ambrotype of a Virginia Cavalryman
• Lot 57 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Portrait of an African American Servant Posed with a White Infant
• Lot 49 — [CIVIL WAR] Archive of A.K. McQuilling, 30th Illinois & California G.A.R.
• Lot 50 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] "Contraband Hospital" Views of Freedmen's Quarters
• Lot 51 — [CIVIL WAR] JP Ball CDV of Man Holding a Flag
• Lot 52 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Post-War View of Alabama State Capitol
• Lot 53 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] View of Brigham Young's Grave by Savage, Salt Lake City
• Lot 54 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAHY] Child Cradling Cat with Unique Hand-Painted Tortoiseshell Case
• Lot 55 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Daguerreotype of a Young Boy with His Pet Dog
• Lot 56 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Affectionate Duo Posed in Victorian Swimwear Before a Seaside Backdrop
• Lot 58 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Portrait of an Elegant African American Woman
• Lot 59 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Two Civil War-Era CDVs of Laundresses
• Lot 60 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA] Cabinet Card of an African American Laborer
• Lot 61 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Cabinet Card of an Elderly Violinist and Child Performer
• Lot 62 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait Painter with Palette, Brushes, and Finished Canvas
• Lot 63 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Occupational Portrait of a Bootblack
• Lot 64 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Behind-the-Scenes" Photographer and Sitter in Studio
• Lot 65 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Female Subject Posed with Studio Camera
• Lot 66 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Artist Henry E. Robbins Leaning on His Studio Camera
• Lot 67 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Photographer Posing with Studio Box Camera and Stand
• Lot 68 — [WESTERN AMERICANA] Advertising Trade Card for Kansas Photographers
• Lot 69 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Photographer Holding a Wooden Studio Camera
• Lot 70 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Unusual 1870s CDV of a Woman Working a Steam Washing Machine
• Lot 71 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] CDV of the Liberty Bell Exhibited Inside Independence Hall
• Lot 72 — [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rare Portrait of Young Women Posed with a Tabletop Stereoscope Viewer
• Lot 73 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Hommage à Daguerre" by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 74 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] "Premiere Optique..." by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 75 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] Rocky Mountain Landscape by Robert Shlaer
• Lot 76 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] Hand-Tinted Still Life by Dr. Mike Robinson
• Lot 77 — [CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY] 2026 Symposium Group Daguerreotype by Dr. Mike Robinson

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