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" […]
Lot 341: 1819 Charleston Lafar Mechanic Slave Hire Badge, Number 181
1819 Charleston Lafar Mechanic Slave Hire copper alloy badge, Number 181. Diamond shaped with clipped corners and a hole at the top for suspension. Front marked "CHARLESTON" in a lunate punch at the top, "No." in a square punch with "181" in individual number punches, "MECHANIC" in a rectangular punch, and "1819" in a rectangular […]
Lot 340: 2 Charleston Slave Hire Badges, incl. Lafar.
Two (2) Charleston Slave Hire copper alloy badges, including one (1) Lafar. 1st item: 1811 Lafar Servant Slave Hire Badge, Number 221. Octagonal shaped with four long sides, the shorter sides scalloped out to create a cruciform appearance, with a hole at the top for suspension. Front marked “CHARLESTON” in a lunate punch at the […]
Lot 339: 1805 Charleston C. Prince Porter Slave Hire Badge, Number 13
1805 Charleston C. Prince Porter Slave Hire copper alloy badge, Number 13. Octagonal shaped tag with nearly equilateral sides and a hole at the top for suspension. Front marked "CHARLESTON" in a lunate punch at the top, "No." in a square punch, "13" in individual number punches, "PORTER" in a rectangular punch, and "1805" in […]