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Fri, Feb 15, 2019 06:00PM EST
Lot 94

Lace Collar Belonging to Esther Margaret Bull (1776-1844)

Estimate: $700 - $900
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Mounted and framed; together with a Plumbe daguerreotype of Mrs. Thomas Chester; a platinum print of paper copy of the daguerreotype, signed in pencil 'Hollinger'; and an additional black and white photo. The collar 37 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (frame). Note: Mrs. Thomas Chester, born Esther Margaret Bull, 1779 in Hartford, CT, was the great-great-great grandmother of William Kelly Simpson..

Condition

The lace is yellowed and degraded in areas. There are a few small holes. The upper right section of the lace has come loose from the mount.