A stereo daguerreotype (85 × 170 mm) of the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1855, the first International Exhibition held in France
The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839-1860) in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a mirror-like silvered surface over a copper plate (Daguerreobase website).
André Disderi (1819-1889) obtained the rights to photograph the products and artworks at the Exposition as a distinguished daguerreotypist, but his lasting fame is that he took out the first patent for the carte de visite in 1854. Ironically, this inexpensive mass-produced paper photograph hastened the demise of these beautiful precursors. Apart from a small amount of discolouration visible along the top edge of each daguerreotype, this example is in superb condition, with the original paper seal around the edges and across the back undisturbed.
Item #115320
Price (AUD):
$5,000.00