1/6th PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF YOUNG BOY BY ROBERT VANCE CIRCA 1850s.

1/6th PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF YOUNG BOY BY ROBERT VANCE CIRCA 1850s. Photograph taken in Vance’s studio of young boy posed next to draped table in his Sunday best. Very nice light tinting on image. Housed in leather case with brass and tin frame, with orig unbroken paper seal. Purple/red velvet has the “R. H. Vance’s Premium Daguerrean Galleries San Francisco, Sacramento, Marysville” stamp. Vance, Robert H. 1825-1876, American Daguerreotypist. Vance was born in Maine but learned the daguerreotype process in Boston, Mass. Robert Vance traveled to Chile, where he opened several daguerreian galleries. After selling those South American establishments, he moved to California in 1850. During the California Gold Rush era, Vance produced more than three hundred daguerreotypes of California gold rush life. He exhibited them in New York in 1851 where they were purchased later and by one collector passed to another before being lost in the early years of the 1900s. By the late 1850s, Vance owned galleries throughout Northern California, San Francisco, Sacramento, Marysville, and San Jose run by Carleton Watkins. He left California in 1865 and died in New York in 1876. SIZE: Dag approximately 2-3/4” x 3-1/4”, case 3”x 4-1/4”. CONDITION: Photograph is very fine, light discoloration around mat, with couple small spots. Leather case is separated with light wear. 4-35471 RMJ15 (400-600)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2604	$460.00	1/6th PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF YOUNG BOY BY ROBERT VANCE CIRCA 1850s. Photograph taken in Vance’s studio of young boy posed next to draped table in his Sunday best. Very nice light tinting on image. Housed in leather case with brass and tin frame, with orig unbroken paper seal. Purple/red velvet has the “R. H. Vance’s Premium Daguerrean Galleries San Francisco, Sacramento, Marysville” stamp. Vance, Robert H. 1825-1876, American Daguerreotypist. Vance was born in Maine but learned the daguerreotype process in Boston, Mass. Robert Vance traveled to Chile, where he opened several daguerreian galleries. After selling those South American establishments, he moved to California in 1850. During the California Gold Rush era, Vance produced more than three hundred daguerreotypes of California gold rush life. He exhibited them in New York in 1851 where they were purchased later and by one collector passed to another before being lost in the early years of the 1900s. By the late 1850s, Vance owned galleries throughout Northern California, San Francisco, Sacramento, Marysville, and San Jose run by Carleton Watkins. He left California in 1865 and died in New York in 1876. SIZE: Dag approximately 2-3/4” x 3-1/4”, case 3”x 4-1/4”. CONDITION: Photograph is very fine, light discoloration around mat, with couple small spots. Leather case is separated with light wear. 4-35471 RMJ15 (400-600) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}