12th May, 2026 11:00
Photographs, Optical Toys & Science
Daguerreotypes by Antoine Claudet
Two sixth plate, cased daguerreotypes by Antoine Claudet.
The first is a gold toned portrait of a well dressed woman with her hair in ringlets. The image is surrounded by a gilt oblate mat, of the type used between 1843-47. The case is embossed with a crown and ribbon and "CLAUDETS DAGUERREOTYPE PROCESS", "ADELAIDE GALLERY STRAND" in gilt.
The second is a subtly coloured portrait of a young man. The image is surrounded by an British arch top gilt mat of the type used between 1840-50. The case is embossed with a crown and ribbon and "CLAUDETS DAGUERREOTYPE", "15 KING WILLIAM St. STRAND & COLOSSEUM" in gilt.
Antoine Claudet was one of Britains first photographers to commercially produce daguerreotypes. He was born in La Croix-Rousse in 1797, and he moved to London to open a shop to promote a glass factory that he ran in Choisy-le-Roi, Paris.
Claudet's first studio was on top of Adelaide Gallery from 1841-51, and later, he opened studios at the Colosseum and King William Street, before moving the whole operation to Regents Street.
Claudet improved the quality and sensitizing processes for the making of daguerreotypes. He also conversed with Henry Fox-Talbot and learned Talbot's calotype (Talbotype) process.
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Two sixth plate, cased daguerreotypes by Antoine Claudet.
The first is a gold toned portrait of a well dressed woman with her hair in ringlets. The image is surrounded by a gilt oblate mat, of the type used between 1843-47. The case is embossed with a crown and ribbon and "CLAUDETS DAGUERREOTYPE PROCESS", "ADELAIDE GALLERY STRAND" in gilt.
The second is a subtly coloured portrait of a young man. The image is surrounded by an British arch top gilt mat of the type used between 1840-50. The case is embossed with a crown and ribbon and "CLAUDETS DAGUERREOTYPE", "15 KING WILLIAM St. STRAND & COLOSSEUM" in gilt.
Antoine Claudet was one of Britains first photographers to commercially produce daguerreotypes. He was born in La Croix-Rousse in 1797, and he moved to London to open a shop to promote a glass factory that he ran in Choisy-le-Roi, Paris.
Claudet's first studio was on top of Adelaide Gallery from 1841-51, and later, he opened studios at the Colosseum and King William Street, before moving the whole operation to Regents Street.
Claudet improved the quality and sensitizing processes for the making of daguerreotypes. He also conversed with Henry Fox-Talbot and learned Talbot's calotype (Talbotype) process.
Auction: Photographs, Optical Toys & Science, 12th May, 2026
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