Velholdt ambrotypi i læderramme Brocher Beautiful hand-forged egg from French

Beautiful hand-forged egg from French Cartier in sterling silver

but the glass is called Paul and not Povl or Poul

The dishes are in good condition with a few marks on the edges from production

Diameter 6 cm

The picture can measure 6

Velholdt ambrotypi i læderramme Brocher Beautiful hand-forged egg from FrenchHeight 7 cm. Width 6. 5 cm. Extremely well preserved ambrotype from the mid 19th century. Ambrotype is one of the first forms of photography, made on glass plates coated with collodion and later dipped in silver nitrate. They are very light sensitive, hence the frame that closes like a book. We have never seen such a well preserved ambrotype before. The technique was patented by James Ambrose Cutting in 1854. The frame has an older repair on the back