Lot Essay
Krainik describes the above case based on the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence as "scarce". He gives an alternative design for the back cover.
Details
S. PECK & CO.
'The Calmady Children' with 'Grapes in Oval' on verso, 1850s
Sixth-plate black thermo-plastic Union case with ambrotype portrait of a lady, hand-tinted and with gilt highlights.
'The Calmady Children' with 'Grapes in Oval' on verso, 1850s
Sixth-plate black thermo-plastic Union case with ambrotype portrait of a lady, hand-tinted and with gilt highlights.
Literature
Krainik, no. 129 and no. 184