Antique French Photo Technique, Enamel on Convex Plaque, 1/2 Plate Daguerreotype Choisy le Roi You'd pay 5 times this

You'd pay 5 times this for it if you had it carved today

Pin is also 18k gold

and hinge and closure are both firm and perfect

Maker is by "Dubreuil

and a slide button opens the compartment on the lid side

Antique French Photo Technique, Enamel on Convex Plaque, 1/2 Plate Daguerreotype Choisy le Roi You'd pay 5 times thisThese are rare! There was a rather short period in time when early photographers were being innovative, following Daguerre's invention of the first form of photography in 1839, "daguerreotype", which consisted of a single one of a kind image in emulsion on silver layer on a copper or silver plate very fragile and extremely clear and crisp, it rendered the portrait miniature industry superfluous, really. It was soon followed by the next big thing: an