Lot 025 - Antique 1/6th Plate Daguerreotype Photograph of a Young Man Hugging His Dog, in Full Leatherette Union Case with Figural Woman and Scrollwork Cover

Lot 025 - Antique 1/6th Plate Daguerreotype Photograph of a Young Man Hugging His Dog, in Full Leatherette Union Case with Figural Woman and Scrollwork CoverA 1 6th plate daguerreotype photograph depicting a half length portrait of a young man wearing a dark coat, patterned waistcoat, and cravat. He holds a dog pressed against his torso, the animal's head resting forward in his arms. The image is housed in a shaped brass mat with scalloped cartouche opening and retains its preserver, set within a red velvet lined full leatherette union case. The velvet pillow on the opposite leaf is embossed with a floral

Antique finger-jointed wooden crate for Minute Tapioca marked “¼ Gross

but should be considered a collector's item rather than a functional sewing machine

Diamond-shaped tray has a circular recess for holding a cup or ashtray

Vintage leather American football helmet dating to the early to mid twentieth century

scattered tears

) contributed a view of a half-timbered building with an iron fence

Displays the characteristic stout form and expressive features of early 20th-century German-made miniatures

Pre-Auction Notes: Man's head moves back and forth and jaw moves with actuation of mechanism on back

later of Currier & Ives fame

The underside bears a stapled label inscribed "Diran Dohanian" in pencil

Carouthers is identified as a "Yegg" and listed as age 27

Pre-Auction Notes: Antique bullfighter’s hat (montera) with oval crown and rounded side protuberances