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Antique 19th Century Ambrotype Photograph On Painted Glass Ornate Sculpted Frame
Located in Thiensville, WI
1860's. An ambrotype is comprised of an underexposed glass negative placed against a dark background
Category

Antique 19th Century Picture Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Photographs, Harold E. Hatch, Danville, VT, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
By Harold E. Hatch
Located in valatie, NY
" glass negatives and mounted on heavy cardboard, the reverse labeled with his name. These pictures are of
Category

Early 20th Century American Photography

Materials

Paper

Simple Negative Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
, appearing often as sconces. SIMPLE NEGATIVE Twin glass tubes create a solid line. SIMPLE POSITIVE Four
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Christopher Boots, "Simple Negative", Pendant (Brass), 2011
By Christopher Boots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note, this listing is specifically for the Simple Negative Pendant (Brass) in an
Category

2010s Australian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Copper

Large 19th Century Pine Wood Photography Darkroom Negative Printing Tilt Frame
Located in Haarlem, NL
the battens and spring produce historically united paper and negatives inside, unevennesses were
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Picture Frames

Materials

Iron

Eugène Atget Verrieres, Vieux Logis Photograph, France, Signed, Stamped, 1922
By Eugène Atget
Located in Brooklyn, NY
paper print from glass negative. verso right side stamped 'E. Atget / Rue[?]' verso left edge reading
Category

Vintage 1920s Photography

Materials

Paper

Late 19th-Century Photograph of Milan Cathedral by Edizioni Brogi, circa 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
in contact with a glass negative (usually in large format for sharp detail), and exposed to sunlight
Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Photograph of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Late 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
. 2. Exposure: The sensitized paper was placed in contact with a glass negative (usually in large
Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Panoramic View of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
in contact with a glass negative (usually in large format for sharp detail), and exposed to sunlight
Category

Antique 1880s Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Photographs of Piazza San Marco & St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
in contact with a glass negative (usually in large format for sharp detail), and exposed to sunlight
Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Modern 4-Door Walnut Buffet with Blossom Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Thin vertical glass strips cover the negative space of the floral pattern. Wood finish is a natural
Category

2010s American Buffets

Materials

Cut Glass

"The Scout - Apache" by Edward Sheriff Curtis
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
1906 Orotone photograph on glass plate. Signed in negative lower right. A beautiful example of
Category

Early 20th Century American Photography

Materials

Glass

Kori Sconce, 15.75" Lightly Aged Nickel
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
minimalist brass frame designed to support the glass with subtle negative space that creates a dreamy glow of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Kori Sconce, 15.75" Lightly Aged Nickel
Kori Sconce, 15.75" Lightly Aged Nickel
H 15.75 in W 3.25 in D 4 in
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Dark Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
minimalist brass frame designed to support the glass with subtle negative space that creates a dreamy glow of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Dark Bronze
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Dark Bronze
H 15.75 in W 3.25 in D 4 in
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Golden Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
minimalist brass frame designed to support the glass with subtle negative space that creates a dreamy glow of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Golden Bronze
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Golden Bronze
H 15.75 in W 3.25 in D 4 in
Simple Positive Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
, appearing often as sconces. SIMPLE NEGATIVE Twin glass tubes create a solid line. SIMPLE POSITIVE Four
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Simple Z Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
, appearing often as sconces. SIMPLE NEGATIVE Twin glass tubes create a solid line. SIMPLE POSITIVE Four
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Simple Z Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Simple Z Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
H 42.33 in W 54.73 in D 1.58 in
Simple Y Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
as sconces. SIMPLE NEGATIVE Twin glass tubes create a solid line. SIMPLE POSITIVE Four equally spaced
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Simple X Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
enough. Originally designed as pendants, appearing often as sconces. SIMPLE NEGATIVE Twin glass tubes
Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Simple X Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Simple X Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
H 1.58 in W 48.04 in D 20.87 in
Daum Nancy "Avoine et abeilles" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
final added effect would be the frosting of the glass, which makes the negative space of the vessel
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Enamel

Black & White Photography Limited Edition Portrait of a Japanese Sushi Chef
Located in Weesp, NL
daguerreotype, the paper negative and the glass collodion negative did not render the color of light (although
Category

2010s Japanese Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Black & White Limited Edition Japanese Rice Vendor Portrait
Located in Weesp, NL
daguerreotype, the paper negative and the glass collodion negative did not render the color of light (although
Category

2010s Japanese Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Original J Mack Moore Photo of Virginia Memorial in Vicksburg, MISS
Located in Dallas, TX
the wharf along the Mississippi and Yazoo, recording on glass plate negatives the daily activity of
Category

Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
ethnographic text illustrated with high quality photoengravings taken from his glass plate negatives. Each of
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
H 26.25 in W 22 in D 0.57 in
"Bear's Teeth - Arikara" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
ethnographic text illustrated with high quality photoengravings taken from his glass plate negatives. Each of
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Original Edward S. Curtis Photogravure, "The Klamath Hunter" 1923
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
from his glass plate negatives. Each of these volumes would be accompanied by a portfolio of large size
Category

Vintage 1920s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Paris Archival Print from Glass Plate
Located in New York, NY
Edition print of Paris circa 1900, printed from a glass plate negative, unframed edition of 10
Category

Early 20th Century American Photography

Lace Vase
Located in NOVÝ BOR, CZ
woven by insects or birds. The engraving on the glass forms a deep negative relief, where the purple
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Vases

Materials

Glass, Cut Glass

Lace Vase
Lace Vase
H 15.75 in Dm 4.93 in
Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print of Child with Boots
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Mother with Child
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Young Man with Hat
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Two Boys in Stroller
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Young Woman
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Serviceman
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Grinning Serviceman
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1940s American Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Serviceman with Woman
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Two Women
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Mike Disfarmer Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Two Girls and a Baby
Located in New York, NY
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959) Vintage gelatin silver print, printed from a glass plate
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Norwegian Fjord Large Scale Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Glass plate negative slide circa 1910 of a Norwegian Fjord, printed oversized and mounted on Poplar
Category

Early 20th Century British Photography

Materials

Laminate

"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
By Wilson A. Bentley
Located in St. Louis, MO
"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley (1865-1931). Three microphotographs from glass plate negatives
Category

Early 20th Century American Photography

Materials

Paper

"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
H 5 in W 5 in D 0.13 in
Edward S. Curtis "Taos Water Girls", Taken 1905, Printed 2008, Contemporary
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in New York, NY
' original glass-plate negative, signed in the negative at lower right, from the proposed edition of 200
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Prints

Excavated Vessel EV-22 in Blown Glass, Unique Edition of 1
By Jeff Martin, Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel, Augmented Cylinder in Blown Glass, Unique Edition of One
By Jeff Martin, Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel EV-19 in Tobacco Coloured Blown Glass, Unique Edition of 1
By Jeff Martin, Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel EV-16, in Blown Glass and True Silver Leaf, Edition of 1
By Jeff Martin, Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Glass

Materials

Silver Leaf

Antique Tennis Photograph, Colonial Tennis Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
nitrate form light-sensitive silver salts on the paper. When a glass negative is placed directly on the
Category

Antique 1890s Unknown Sporting Art Photography

Materials

Paper

Tennis Photograph, Colonial Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
nitrate form light-sensitive silver salts on the paper. When a glass negative is placed directly on the
Category

Antique 1890s Unknown Photography

Materials

Paper

Tennis Photograph, Colonial Scene
Tennis Photograph, Colonial Scene
H 7.49 in W 10.04 in D 0.04 in
pair of mug shot negatives on slides.....drug crimes
Located in Seattle, WA
great pair of mug shot slides- one of cocaine and heroin addict, the other an international dope peddler
Category

20th Century American Photography

Materials

Glass, Paper

1898 “Hubble Big Horse Cheyenne” Photographic Portrait by Frank A. Rinehart
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Congress in a studio on the Exposition grounds with an 8 x 10 glass-negative camera with a German lens
Category

Antique 1890s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Excavated Vessel, unique edition of 1, white blown glass
By Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel 13, Unique Edition of 1 in Blown Glass
By Jeff Martin Joinery, Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel 21, Handblown Iridescent Glass, Unique Edition of 1
By Jeff Martin Joinery, Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel, Unique Edition of 1 in Pink Blown Glass
By Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel, Unique Edition of 1 in Pink Blown Glass
By Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Excavated Vessel 15 'EV-15' in Blown Glass and Carved Aluminium
By Jeff Martin Joinery, Jeff Martin
Located in Vancouver, BC
a continuing body of work in which glass is blown into. We effectively sculpt negative space which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Vases

Materials

Aluminum

Sculptural Open Modern Side Table with Smoked Glass
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Striking side table with smoked glass top. Table has excellent negative space and a jewel like
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

2 Framed Beken Prints, Fan Tan 1899 and the Barry and Bembridge Lifeboats
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
from the original glass plate negatives, framed behind glass in, nautical themed frames with a carved
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

Large Rare Vintage Photograph by Eastman Kodak, circa 1910
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Rochester, NY
the earliest use of photographic enlarging. Printed from giant glass plate negatives measuring 14" x
Category

Vintage 1910s American Modern Photography

Map of Appomattox Court House, Antique Map from Surveys, 1867
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
has later hand coloring. Mounted at bottom is a print of the glass plate negative of the McLean House
Category

Antique 1860s American Maps

Materials

Paper

"Horse Capture - Atsina" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
ethnographic text illustrated with high quality photoengravings taken from his glass plate negatives. Each of
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

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