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![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole-plate Tintype Photograph of a Circus Clown. Circa 1860s/70s.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3824/38249302.jpeg?t=1WQJF3)
Lot 254
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole-plate Tintype Photograph of a Circus Clown. Circa 1860s/70s.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$300
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole-plate Tintype Photograph of a Circus Clown. Circa 1860s/70s. Striking full-length image with hand-tinting, depicting a young male performer holding a long pole diagonally in front of his body, in striped costume with large buttons, a heart emblem over his right breast, and triangle-pointed hat. Matted, under Plexiglas. A RARE whole plate theatrical tintype. Frame 12 1/2 x 10", sight 8 x 6 1/4".
Condition
With oxidation and soiling, including scattered losses to image.
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