Charles Chevalier Daguerreotype Camera
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Product number:
AI_24_29407
Starting Price €40,000
Estimate €80,000 – 100,000
Estimate €80,000 – 100,000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1842
Manufacture Year : c.1842
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Charles Chevalier Daguerreotype Camera
Unique outfit of quater-plate camera, mahogany body with matching lens engraved 'Le Photographe a verres combines CHARLES CHEVALIER Ingenieur Palais Royal 158 Paris' (focal length circa 16cm), with original brass rear cap, rotating front shutter. Mahogany daguerreotype plate box with seven original plates, beautifully made mahogany developing box with collapsible stands, mahogany sensitizing box, mahogany plate vise, original mahogany plate holder - the complete outfit comes with the original wooden fitted carrying case - everything in fantastic original condition!
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