Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case bunny glass perfume bottle I purchased a pair of

I purchased a pair of these vintage 1980s Memphis Design-syle ceramic pins at the estate sale of an artist--this one an orange/peach

I love the blue paint against the varnished wood

8 3/8" x 6 1/2"

A very scarce one

and is unsigned

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case bunny glass perfume bottle I purchased a pair ofI've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the