Sold Antique Photographs

In this section you will find our archive of sold antique photographs, a historical collection comprising portraits, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, stereoscopic photographs, albumen prints, glass plates, military photographs, albums and other images from the 19th and 20th centuries that were previously available at Antiguedades.es.

Sold antique photographs and historical archive

Over the years, numerous photographs from different periods, techniques and formats have passed through our gallery. Some stood out for their historical or documentary value, while others were particularly interesting for their authorship, photographic studio, rarity, image quality, support, mounting, provenance or artistic appeal.

This archive makes it possible to consult images related to family portraits, individuals, military figures, cities, monuments, travel, landscapes, architecture, trades, ceremonies and historical events. It also offers a visual reference for the techniques, supports, formats, mounts, cases, cards, plates and photographic processes used during the 19th and 20th centuries.

This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold antique photographs and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the pieces currently available, you can visit our antique photographs for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected new examples.

Historical archive of sold daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and photographs

Among the pieces included in this archive are daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, calotypes, albumen prints, cartes de visite, stereoscopic photographs, glass plates, studio portraits, military photographs and antique photographic albums.

This historical archive also includes images mounted on card, framed photographs, glass negatives, urban views, genre scenes, travel photographs, family portraits and visual documents related to different countries, cities, photographic studios and historical periods.

Sold historical and collectible photographs

The archive brings together photographs of historical, artistic, technical, genealogical, military, architectural and documentary interest. Some retain inscriptions, dates, dedications, stamps, photographers’ names, studio addresses or identifications of the people and places depicted.

Viewing them makes it possible to compare photographic processes, tonalities, supports, formats, mounts, states of preservation and forms of presentation characteristic of each period. It can also serve as a reference for recognising early techniques and studying the material development of photography.

Archive of antique photographs for reference and collecting

This archive constitutes a useful reference for collectors, historians, researchers, photographers, documentalists, genealogists and enthusiasts of antique photography. It makes it possible to consult techniques, authors, studios, formats, supports, inscriptions and mounting details that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar images.

If any of the photographs included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar example available or notify you when we add a related photograph to our catalogue.