Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour (French, 1838-1910) oil on cradled panel painting titled "Orientation – Commandant de Chasseurs a Cheval __ D'Auvergne" depicting a soldier in uniform mounted on a horse, holding binoculars and peering out over a landscape, with a village or camp in the background. Signed lower right and dated "1906", titled in pencil en […]
Lot 351: Attr. William Thurston Black, TN oval portrait of Mr. Rush
Attributed to William Thurston Black (New Jersey/Tennessee/California, b. 1810-d. after 1879), circa 1850 oval pastel portrait of a gentleman, identified in writing en verso as Benjamin Milam Rush of Smith County, Tennessee. The subject is a dark haired man in his 30's with hazel eyes and sideburns, wearing a dark coat and black tie. Information […]
Lot 349: Robert E. Lee Charcoal Portrait; Lees of VA Print
Two (2) Robert E. Lee portrait items. 1st item: Civil War era charcoal and gouache portrait of General Robert E. Lee, paper laid on board. Handwritten note attached to back states "Portrait of General Robert E. Lee done in crayon by Hevila Ruter Dufour Cockerville wife of Dr. Samuel Johnstone Cockerville, work done in 1860's". […]
Lot 348: Robert E. Lee Portrait, c. 1902, oil on canvas
Oil on canvas bust length portrait of Robert E. Lee, after a photograph attributed to Matthew Brady; the Confederate general is depicted in profile, wearing his uniform, with white hair and beard. Signed lower left Mary Fr. Higginbotham and dated April 1902, additional period paper label en verso of painting reads "Mary Fr. Higginbotham, Buckhannon […]
Lot 347: Lawrence Thompson Dickinson, O/C, Gen. E. K. Smith
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait titled "Gen. E. Kirby Smith". Depicting the Confederate States of America General Edmund Kirby Smith in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a brown/gold border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Unsigned. 41" H x 27 1/2" W. Late 19th Century. Provenance: […]
Lot 346: Lawrence Thompson Dickinson O/C, General B. F. Cheatham
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait titled "Lieut. Gen. B. F. Cheatham". Depicts the portrait of Confederate States of America Lieutenant General Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cheatham in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a light brown/gold border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Unsigned. Stamped "F. T. Foster […]
Lot 345: Lawrence Thompson Dickinson O/C, General J. C. Breckinridge
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait, titled "Gen. Jno. C. Brekinridge" (sic). Depicts the Confederate States of America Major General John Cabell Breckinridge in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a brown/gold border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Unsigned. 41" H x 27 1/2" W. Late 19th […]
Lot 344: Watercolor Portrait, 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs
John Ross (New York, 19th Century) watercolor on paper portrait painting depicting Lieutenant John August, Esq., 14th Regiment New York State Militia (also called the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs). August, about 28-years-old at the time the painting was executed, is depicted seated and wearing a light blue double breasted uniform with brass buttons, epaulets, blue shako, […]
Lot 343: War era Photo of Nashville Wharf, Lee and Generals Print
2 items: Early Photo of Nashville Wharf Steamboats and a "Lee and his Generals" Print. 1st Item: Large Civil War era photograph of steamboats docked at the Nashville Wharf. "Nashville Wharf 1864" is inscribed in front of photograph. Label at bottom front of photograph reads "Property of W. P. Fiske Oct. 13-1925, presented by Jim […]
Lot 342: 1827 Charleston Lafar Servant Slave Hire Badge, Number 1840
1827 Charleston Lafar Servant Slave Hire copper alloy badge, Number 1840. Diamond shaped with clipped corners and a hole at the top for suspension. Front marked "CHARLESTON" in a prepared lunate punch at the top, "No." in a prepared, square punch with "1840" in individual number punches, "SERVANT" in a prepared rectangular punch, and "1827" […]