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Lot 99
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 4 ambrotypes and tintypes of soldiers armed with pistols and knives, comprising:
Sixth plate tintype of a seated Union soldier wearing a nine-button frock coat, a "Bummer" cap, holding a large knife and musket, with a pistol tucked in his belt. (Image a bit dark, but details still visible.) Housed in full pressed paper case (reinforced at hinge).
[With:] Sixth plate tintype of seated Union soldier with a knife tucked in his belt. (Vertical crease to plate, image dark.) Housed in full pressed paper case (fully separated at hinge).
[With:] Ninth plate tintype of a Union soldier with a knife and possible pistol tucked in his belt. (Image a touch dark, few spots to plate.) Housed in Union case with floral/scroll design, but lacking cover glass (light edge wear to case).
[With:] Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a soldier standing with a book in one hand and a knife tucked in his belt. (Scratches and some spotting to plate.) Housed in full leather case with geometric cover (fully separated at hinge, surface wear and some loss to sides).

