Silver Shadows Gallery Ltd.

Silver Shadows Gallery Ltd. Offers daguerreotype conservation and research services and occasional 19th century fine photographs

Reshare of the Classics post. Come down to the Bloomsbury Photo Fair, London the 24 of September. We will be there with ...
09/09/2023

Reshare of the Classics post. Come down to the Bloomsbury Photo Fair, London the 24 of September. We will be there with plenty of hard images (daguerreotypes, etc and early paper from the likes of Fox Talbot and later 19th century artists.

Bloomsbury Photograph Fair, London on Sunday 26th February. Silver Shadows Gallery will be exhibiting at the first UK ph...
27/01/2023

Bloomsbury Photograph Fair, London on Sunday 26th February.
Silver Shadows Gallery will be exhibiting at the first UK photo show of the year alongside many other high quality vintage dealers. We will be showing a lot of new material from 1839 (daguerreotypes and early paper images) to modern fine art images (platinum prints, etc).
The Photo Show will be taking place alongside the Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair for the first time. A bumper event with a diverse array of items for sale: ephemera, books, postcards, maps, prints, manuscripts, photographs and lots of other collectable and vintage printed material!
Both show open 9.30-3pm, admission £3 for both events!

On Fox Talbot's Birthday, we celebrate the great man by posting the iconic cover of perhaps his greatest work, The Penci...
11/02/2021

On Fox Talbot's Birthday, we celebrate the great man by posting the iconic cover of perhaps his greatest work, The Pencil of Nature. Original and full Vol5 Pencil of Nature By Fox Talbot - Complete With Iconic Cover, Lace Calotype and Salt Prints of Lacock. Silver Shadows Collection

Let's all say cheers to a very happy and prosperous New Year!
31/12/2020

Let's all say cheers to a very happy and prosperous New Year!

American autochrome of a cute little girl cuddling her doll circa 1910.
24/03/2020

American autochrome of a cute little girl cuddling her doll circa 1910.

1857c Large 3/4 Plate Occupational Barefoot Fisherman Ambrotype By John Ingle Lee, 57 Church St Liverpool. Reminiscent o...
19/03/2020

1857c Large 3/4 Plate Occupational Barefoot Fisherman Ambrotype By John Ingle Lee, 57 Church St Liverpool. Reminiscent of the iconic work of FM Sutcliffe but decades earlier.

Bloomsbury Photo Fair - Sunday March 8th!
22/02/2020

Bloomsbury Photo Fair - Sunday March 8th!

Although this plate is modern, the process used is much earlier! Colorful squash for Halloween. 2015 Lippmann Process 10...
31/10/2019

Although this plate is modern, the process used is much earlier! Colorful squash for Halloween. 2015 Lippmann Process 10x10cm Plate By Filipe Alves.

1849-52c Quarter Plate American Daguerreotype - Early American Railroad Locomotive 4-4-0 Norris or Baldwin Design c1848 ...
24/09/2019

1849-52c Quarter Plate American Daguerreotype - Early American Railroad Locomotive 4-4-0 Norris or Baldwin Design c1848 NY Erie or Baltimore Ohio (BO) Railways. Taken with a primitively ground lens which resulted in a softer focus centre and sharp peripheries.

Come see this and many other great images at The Daguerreian Society Symposium.
The Daguerreian Society Conference & Show October 3-6 In Kansas City
Oct 3rd: Thursday evening reception at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Oct 4th: Friday - Main Symposium Nelson-Atkins Auditorium
Oct 5th: Saturday Vintage Photography Trade Fair 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Marriott Country Club Plaza. In collaboration with Military Imagesmagazine which will also see many military & Civil war dealers in attendance.
Oct 5thSaturday evening, Benefit Auction: Marriott Country Club Plaza, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm and online here:
Why not also consider becoming a member of the Society and get symposium discounts plus access to their fabulous annuals and quarterly publications. Membership fees not only get you the above benefits but the charitable funds also go to fostering scholarly research and the advancement of vintage photography.
Become A Member

1853c Memento Mori Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Of A Monk Holding Rosary Beads (handsome young Jesus look like with glowin...
23/09/2019

1853c Memento Mori Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Of A Monk Holding Rosary Beads (handsome young Jesus look like with glowing eyes), With A Human Skull, Crucifix and A Whisky/Wine Glass On The Table. The image shows a monk seated alongside a table and surrounded with various religious (allegorical) items, including a human skull, bible, crucifix, rosary beads, etc highlighting some of the vices/temptations we face and suggests that one's life span is finite. Metaphor for mortality and being ready for the afterlife (skull - Jesus). No identification but its composition is similar to other unstamped T R Williams (also found with stamped T R Williams stereo dags from the same estate). Les Diableries - Memento Mori (Latin: "remember (that) you will die") is the medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on mortality, especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. It is related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and similar Western literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and by turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife. In art, memento mori are artistic or symbolic reminders of mortality. In the European Christian art context, "the expression developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven, Hell, and salvation of the soul in the afterlife".
Come see this and many other great images at The Daguerreian Society Symposium.
The Daguerreian Society Conference & Show October 3-6 In Kansas City
Oct 3rd: Thursday evening reception at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Oct 4th: Friday - Main Symposium Nelson-Atkins Auditorium
Oct 5th: Saturday Vintage Photography Trade Fair 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Marriott Country Club Plaza. In collaboration with Military Imagesmagazine which will also see many military & Civil war dealers in attendance.
Oct 5thSaturday evening, Benefit Auction: Marriott Country Club Plaza, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm and online here:
Why not also consider becoming a member of the Society and get symposium discounts plus access to their fabulous annuals and quarterly publications. Membership fees not only get you the above benefits but the charitable funds also go to fostering scholarly research and the advancement of vintage photography.
Become A Member

Staying with France, this is an 1845c Large Half Plate Tinted Daguerreotype of a Child Post Mortem Laid Out On The Couch...
22/09/2019

Staying with France, this is an 1845c Large Half Plate Tinted Daguerreotype of a Child Post Mortem Laid Out On The Couch.

Come see this and many other great images at The Daguerreian Society Conference & Show October 3-6 In Kansas City

Oct 3rd: Thursday evening reception at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Oct 4th: Friday - Main Symposium Nelson-Atkins Auditorium
Oct 5th: Saturday Vintage Photography Trade Fair 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Marriott Country Club Plaza. In collaboration with Military Images magazine which will also see many military & Civil war dealers in attendance.
Oct 5th: Saturday evening, Benefit Auction: Marriott Country Club Plaza, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm and online here:

Why not also consider becoming a member of the Society and get symposium discounts plus access to their fabulous annuals and quarterly publications. Membership fees not only get you the above benefits but the charitable funds also go to fostering scholarly research and the advancement of vintage photography.
Become A Member

1842 (April) 1/3rd Plate Early Daguerreotype of Rome - 54 La Navicella By Joseph Philibert Girault De Prangey. Titled an...
22/09/2019

1842 (April) 1/3rd Plate Early Daguerreotype of Rome - 54 La Navicella By Joseph Philibert Girault De Prangey. Titled and numbered In Prangey’s own hand in ink on a label affixed to verso. Dimensions: 3 ½ x 4 ¾ in.; 9,2 x 11,8 cm. Some light wisps and marks likely caused by Prangey himself in the field. Provenance: Sotheby’s. the marble statue of a small Roman ship (navicella) situated in front of the church of Santa Maria in Domnica. The statue is one of the symbols of the Caelian neighbourhood, beloved by Romans who currently refer to the church as La Navicella. Pope Leo X Medici had it made at the beginning of the 1500s to replace a more ancient marble ship which was found on the site.

Come see this and many other great images at:

The Daguerreian Society Conference & Show October 3-6 In Kansas City

Oct 3rd: Thursday evening reception at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Oct 4th: Friday - Main Symposium Nelson-Atkins Auditorium
Oct 5th: Saturday Vintage Photography Trade Fair 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Marriott Country Club Plaza. In collaboration with Military Images magazine which will also see many military & Civil war dealers in attendance.
Oct 5th: Saturday evening, Benefit Auction: Marriott Country Club Plaza, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm and online here:

Why not also consider becoming a member of the Society and get symposium discounts plus access to their fabulous annuals and quarterly publications. Membership fees not only get you the above benefits but the charitable funds also go to fostering scholarly research and the advancement of vintage photography.
Become A Member

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Silver Shadows Gallery: fine early photographs and daguerreotypes for sale. We are purveyors antique photographic images from the USA, United Kingdom and Europe. Our stock focuses on Daguerreotypes, Calotypes, Salt Prints, Ambrotypes, Tintypes and Albumen Prints from the 19th century and 20th Century Photography including modern daguerreotypes. Silver Shadows now also offers daguerreotype conservation services to our clients utilising the latest restoration techniques. We are based in England but buy and sell fine antique photographs globally. A member of the Daguerreian Society.