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Lot 53
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$800 -
1,200
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$1,140
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[CIVIL WAR - LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870)]. 5 CDVs of CSA General Robert E. Lee, incl. the "Blockade Portrait."
Includes:
Full standing CDV "Blockade Portrait" of the CSA commander. New York: C.D. Fredricks & Co. 2-cent US Internal Revenue stamp on verso. Originally taken in Richmond, VA, by Vannerson, 1864. Lee stands wearing his uniform including sword belt and sash, holding his gloves in one hand and his sword in the other. This image was one of two taken after which E.V. Valentine modeled his statue of Lee. -- Bust portrait of a younger Lee wearing a double-breasted civilian suit jacket and cravat. Charleston, SC: Quinby & Co., n.d. -- Vignetted profile portrait of an aged Lee in civilian suit. Lexington, VA: Stonewall Art Gallery, n.d. -- And 2 other portraits of an aged Lee including one engraving of the general in his CSA uniform, both with Anthony's backmark. -- Together, 5 CDVs.
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.