1st item: Portrait of Captain Elisha Eldridge Wright of Tennessee, b. 1840-d. 1863, Battle of Stones River, also known as the second Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Wright is depicted as a handsome young dark-haired soldier, seated and wearing his Confederate Army Uniform. Original molded giltwood frame. 40" x 31" canvas, 45" x 37" frame. Captain […]
Lot 202: 9 Civil War Confederate Letters, Cpl. W. J. Rogers, Arkansas Artillery
Nine (9) Civil War era letters of Corporal William J. Rogers, Owen's Battery or Monticello Artillery, Arkansas Light Artillery, 10 items total. The letters are addressed to Francis M. A. Rogers, his wife, from locations in Tennessee and Mississippi where the company was active, dated March 11, 1862-April 23, 1863. Rogers' letters include references to […]
Lot 200: Mississippi Runaway Slave Broadside, dated 1844
Mississippi Runaway Slave Broadside, issued by Albert G. Brown, Governor of the State of Mississippi, and Wilson Hemmingway, Mississippi Secretary of State, dated January 24, 1844, reading: BILL, a negro slave, the property of Talbot Parsons, Esq. of Hinds County, Miss., did, on Friday the 19th instant, commit an Assault and Rape on the person […]
Lot 199: 2 Civil War Union Tintypes & 1 Ambrotype
Two (2) Civil War Union Tintypes & 1 ambrotype, including one (1) ninth plate tintype depicting a Union soldier housed in a S. Peck & Co patriotic gutta percha case, one (1) ninth plate ambrotype depicting two (2) seated Union Naval sailors housed in a double carved Littlefield, Parsons & Co. gutta percha case and […]
Lot 198: 2 Civil War Union Tintypes, Patriotic Cases
Two (2) Civil War Union Tintypes. 1st item: Sixth plate depicting a Union calvary soldier standing with sword, with tinted highlights and patriotic gilt surround, housed in a patriotic gutta percha case by A. P. Crithchlow & Co. 3 3/4" H x 3 1/4" W. 2nd item: Sixth plate depicting Union infantry corporal seated with […]
Lot 197: Confederate Zouave Ambrotype, Quarter Plate
Civil War ambrotype, quarter plate, Confederate officer in a Zouave style Confederate or Militia uniform, hand painted highlights, depicting a seated Lieutenant holding a sword and tassel, pre war U.S. Militia Eagle buckle (purposefully worn upside down). Housed in an embossed leather case. Case – 4 5/8" H x 3 5/8" W. Private Knoxville, TN […]
Lot 196: Civil War CSA Mississippi Ambrotype
Civil War CSA ambrotype, sixth plate, possibly Mississippi Volunteers. Soldier is seated and wearing an unusual coat with a kepi, holding an artillery officer's sword. Housed in a carved gutta percha case labeled "Holmes, Booth and Haydens' daguerreotype, Photographic and Ambrotype Goods, of every description". Case – 3 3/4" H x 3 1/4" W. Private […]
Lot 195: 3 Southern Stoneware Crocks w/Cobalt
Three (3) Southern stoneware crocks with cobalt. 1st item: Alexander Polk Donaghho (West Virginia) four gallon stoneware storage jar with lug handles stenciled in cobalt: A. P. Donaghho, Parkersburg W.Va., within a cobalt rectangle, additionally stamped "4" for gallon capacity. 16 1/2" H. Late 19th century. Note: Alexander Polk Donaghho moved to Parkersburg in 1890 […]
Lot 194: Signed & Dated Evansville, Indiana Temperance Snake Jug
Temperance jug, with thin brown glaze over light colored clay. Jug is incised to give the appearance of bark. Four dark brown animal forms are applied to the jug. The largest is a monkey which serves as a handle. A lizard, snake, and turtle are neatly placed on the other side facing the monkey. A […]
Lot 192: Middle TN Stoneware Honey Jar
Large Middle Tennessee stoneware honey jar, tan to brown transition glaze, two bands of incised lines around the upper shoulder and one large strap handle. 16 1/2" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Very good condition with firing flaw to side of body.