378* A Family Party. Double ninth-plate brown thermoplastic union case by A.P. Critchlow & Co., before 1857, housing ambrotypes of a young girl and her mother, reverse with rare geometric design, sharp corners and edges, snaps shut, 118 x 75mm 1-49 (obverse) & 3-592 (reverse); Krainik 559 & 560 (obverse). (1) £250-350
376* Horse Racing. Very rare quarter-plate octagonal black thermoplastic union case by Samuel Peck & Co., before 1857, housing a gilded ambrotype portrait of a seated lady with a book, a few nicks, chips and hairline splits, plus a small rough area from production flaw in blank border beneath main design of obverse, closure loose Berg 1-46; Krainik 86 (The Horse Race). (1)
£300-400
379* Shield, Cannons and Flags. Sixth-plate brown thermoplastic union case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., late 1850s, housing an ambrotype portrait of a seated man, reverse with geometric design, edges slightly rubbed and one corner chipped, together with Union and Constitution. Sixth-plate brown thermoplastic union case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., late 1850s, housing a gilded half-length ambrotype portrait of Amos Holden in band uniform, the reverse with ‘Hatching the Egg’ design, slightly nicked to lower edge of reverse, snaps shut, plus Shield with Stars in Stripes. Sixth-plate brown thermoplastic union case by A.P. Critchlow & Co., c.1860, housing an ambrotype portrait of a seated man, two small corner nicks, snaps shut, plus Eagle and Flag. Sixth-plate brown thermoplastic union case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., c.1862, housing a three-quarter length ambrotype portrait of a young man seated at a table, the reverse with geometric design, sharp edges and rounded corners, snaps shut
377* Children Playing with Toys. Double ninth-plate black thermoplastic union case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., before 1857, housing ambrotypes of a seated young boy in a straw boater and a young man with a peaked cap, short hairline split near one fastener Berg 1-48. (1)
£100-150
Berg 1-50 (obverse) & 3-163 (reverse), 1-51 (obverse) & 2-64 (reverse), 1-53 (obverse), 1-55 (obverse) & 3-188 (reverse); Krainik 109 (obverse), 110 (obverse) & 168 (reverse), 115, 111 (obverse) & 270 (reverse). (4) £200-300
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