At $10,859 per square inch, William A. Pratt is seriously commanding the moolah for his work. A 1849 quarter-plate copy daguerreotype of poet Edgar Allan Poe sold at Sotheby’s on 10-17-2006 for $150,000 against a $30-50,000 estimate.
Considering that this is the second image of Poe to appear at auction in over 100 years, I’m frankly surprised that this portrait didn’t claim a higher bounty.
Incidentally, I’m available to make copy daguerreotypes for museums and private collections. Perhaps I will start charging by the square inch. That seems to have worked for Sotheby’s.
-Jonathan
I have several-50+-daguerreotypes, all portraits. Is there a website that assists in determining whether any of these are of known individuals ?
I do have an ambrotype of civil war General Burnside. I was informed by the Smithsonian years ago that there were many copies made. Nonetheless, is it of any significant value ?
I also have numerous other ambrotypes, including a few non portraits.
Also many tintypes including many civil war era military, the latter all portraits.
Lastly, I have a 60 or so collection of “hard cases”.
I am interested in determining the value of all of the above.
Thank you.