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1/6 daguerreotype of a little boy by Vance of San Francisco. Very good antique condition in full case, with separated covers. Original seals appear intact. The underside of the glass could use a cleaning but I do not see any damage.

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1/6 daguerreotype of a little boy by Vance of San Francisco. Very good antique condition in full case, with separated covers. Original seals appear intact. The underside of the glass could use a cleaning but I do not see any damage.

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1/6 daguerreotype of a little boy by Vance of San Francisco. Very good antique condition in full case, with separated covers. Original seals appear intact. The underside of the glass could use a cleaning but I do not see any damage.

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Quarter-plate ambrotype behind heavy mat and cover glass in full case. Almost certainly a prominent businessman or political figure in that part of the state, and possibly someone more notable? Velvet pad has the words. VANCE’S PREMIUM DAGUERREAN GALLERIES SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO MARYSVILLE. Image is in excellent antique condition. Case is complete and intact with no repairs.

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Empty quarter plate union case with Robert Vance pad on the cover. The pad has some wear to it and the case doesn’t snap shut even though nothing is out of place or broken. Nice case attributed to a very famous Gold Rush photographer. The item “Robert Vance San Francisco California Union case with signed pad” is in sale since Sunday, August 29, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Daguerreotypes”. The seller is “bbvd” and is located in Torrington, Wyoming. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Brazil, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Type: Photograph
• Production Technique: Daguerreotype

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