Unidentified artist / photographer
1850 (ca, image) 1920s (constructed)
Lighthouse constructed out of seashells placed in artistic patterns, with a sixth-plate daguerreotype of 3 women and a young lady inset in the tower; with a hidden pull-out drawer on the base;

Daguerreotype
22 ins (hight) 12 ins (widest point)
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 13, 2011, #2265, Lot 2)
 
LL/44932