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Lot 83
Sale 2088 - A Cut Above: The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter, Part III
Aug 1, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$1,080
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Lot Description
A Civil War Confederate Veteran's Porcelain Shaving Mug
Late 19th Century
identified A.B. Collette and depicting a soldier in a field holding a rifle and flag.
maker's mark to underside.
Height 4 inches.
According to Civil War compiled service records, Canadian-born Aldrick Collette (1846-?) initially enlisted with the Union, serving as a private in Co. D, 16th US Infantry. Curiously, Collette seemingly jumped ship later in the war on November 6, 1864, when he reenlisted in Florence, South Carolina, and served as a private with Co. B., Brooks' Battalion, Confederate Regular Infantry.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.