Ambrotype Art

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Herb Peck (1936-2004) was a passionate collector of firearms and Civil War daguerrotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, keeping his collection all around the Nashville home he shared with his wife Felicity and son Tim. Against his better judgment, Herb brought a known-to-be-shady fellow collector over to view his collection. Shortly thereafter, his home […]

CHICAGO – Billed as American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Hindman‘s November 30 sale was all about vintage cartes-de-visite, ambrotypes and daguerrotypes, with some amazing performances captured for posterity. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. As anticipated, buyers surged to the pair of daguerrotypes of miner William J. Jewell (1818-1885) in the California gold fields of […]

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