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Item Description:
Up for sale is a unique antique photographic plate featuring a faint portrait of a woman wearing a veil or habit. The image has a reflective surface with a dark, heavy patina and chemical tarnish spreading inward from the borders, typical of authentic historic silver-based processes.Provenance:
The back features an authentic, round vintage sale sticker from Sotheby’s New York with handwritten inventory tracking codes: Lot 57 and sub-codes 19/21. This indicates it was previously handled and cataloged by specialists at a major sale house.Condition:
Antique, pre-owned condition. The image itself is quite faint and low-contrast. There is significant darkening, aging, and cosmetic oxidation around all the edges as visible in the photos. I have no additional paperwork or background history on the piece. Selling exactly as found, as-is.Shipping & Handling:
Will be packed with extreme care using archival-safe buffers to ensure it arrives safely.
