Christie's sale of the Maillet Daguerreotype Collection, the most important sale of daguerreotypes in 25 years, online through June 26, totaled a substantial $1,618,722 with a minuscule 4.2% buy-in rate.…
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Of his life’s work, he said, “My God, it’s unbelievable.”
His day begins at 4:30am – “I don’t like to be rushed.”
But the eyes of Alfred Eisenstaedt…
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Both…
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