Collection of Early Portrait Photographs, 1850 onwards

Early salt prints and printing-out papers, mostly in smaller formats, worthy of exhibition. 1) Young woman, salt print in leather frame, 18 x 21 cm. ÿ 2) Excellently colored portrait of a man in an oval, hinged velvet case, 11 x 14 cm, with domed protective glass. ÿ 3ÿ4) Two identical dark-red leather cases, 10.5 x 13 cm, showing a young woman (with personal information enclosed) and an older lady holding a pen. ÿ 5) Hanging glass frame, 11 x 13 cm, full-length portrait of a young woman, printing-out paper. ÿ 6) A prime example of a perfect ambrotype, equivalent to a very good photographic paper, in a 10.5 x 9.5 cm hanging glass frame. A very good exhibition piece! Much chemical experimentation was conducted to create a developer that would develop silver to be as light as possible, rather than black. Here, it worked, especially in the brilliant white of the lace collar! ÿ And: 7) Oval frame 38 x 34 cm with a full-frame family scene, a very good example of a salt paper print.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)