Splendid quarter-plate European daguerreotype of a very attractive young woman.   She is dressed in fashionable attire with wonderful accessories which include an interesting broach and bracelet.  Although this particular piece is anonymous, the flesh tones are subtle and beautifully accomplished, as is so often seen with top notch European daguerreotypists, The previous owner speculated that this was a German image although the exact identification of the sitter is difficult to determine.  We have provided a large scan and it appears to read Elise Baen......(?), 1838 – 1860.  The photo seems to have been taken sometime between 1856 and 1858.   If the information is correct this young woman would be 18 to 20 years old.  The daguerreotype is in excellent condition with some light perimeter tarnish and some small spots.  The scratch that is seen in the scan is on the cover glass.  In fact a large number of the small specks are also imperfections in the original glass.   The image is contained in a typical passe-partout presentation and we have cleaned the glass and resealed the image.  While it appeared that the piece had never been opened there were a few different 19th century seals present inside when we secured the image.  This would seem to indicate that it had been opened in the past.  The original hanging loop is missing. 

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