NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's announced the results of The Maillet Daguerreotype Collection, which concluded in New York on June 26. The online-only sale achieved a total of $1.6 million. The collection was 96% sold by lot and 93% sold by value. The sale attracted strong global interest, with 51% of bidders and buyers new to Christie's Photographs category—underscoring the magnetic appeal of early photographic processes to a growing and diverse collecting audience.

Darius Himes, Christie's International Head of Photographs, remarked: “It has been a privilege to steward this remarkable collection—undoubtedly one of the most significant holdings of daguerreotypes to come to market in the past 25 years. The Maillets collected with passion, insight, and unwavering dedication, assembling a collection of exceptional depth and quality. The breadth of their vision stands as a testament to their connoisseurship and lifelong commitment to this singular medium.”

The top lot of the sale was Portrait of a Woman, c. 1840-41 by Robert Cornelius, which sold for $60,480— an impressive 20 times its low estimate, highlighting the strength of the market for historic and rare photographic works. Additional top lots include a group of works by Haiti-born Francis H. Grice, a Black American daguerreotypist, which sold for $40,320, a rare view of a Gold Mining Camp, c. 1850, which realized $37,800, along with Albert Stapfer's Chateau de Talcy, 14 October 1840, which realized $40,320, and a rare medallion-style portrait by Southworth & Hawes, realizing $32,760.