Early Photograph Frames

1–2) Two identical frames, 18 x 20 cm, mother and son with the same studio backdrop, probably by American photographer J. Evans (part of his advertising leaflet on the back), small chip on the top of one frame. – Note: An interesting and unintentional three-dimensional effect on the right-hand edge of the photograph of the boy is probably the result of moisture damage to the paper. (3/–) – 3–4) Two identical frames, 11 x 13 cm, with salt prints of the Fleming couple. (3/–) – 5–6) Two identical oval frames, 13.5 x 11 cm, colored salt prints with white highlights, reverse marked: "My father Otto Kanzler, Elisabeth xxx Potsdam xxx". (3/–) – 7) Gilt-bronze frame, 19.5 x 21 cm, with ambrotype of a young man. (3-/–) – And: 8) Frame, 17 x 19 cm, with unusual ambrotype of an elderly couple against a green studio background. – Note: Turning the photograph creates the illusion of the woman winking with her left eye. (3/–)

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)