Group of ten tintypes, daguerreotypes and ambrotypes including one Civil War Union soldier and two with children. Two cases made of gutta percha and one with inlaid mother-of-pearl. Two images are faded. 2 x 1-3/4 to 3-3/4 to 3-1/4. Provenance: Sequoyah Hills, Knoxville, TN private collection. Condition: 3 cases split at hinges. Wear to some […]
Lot 428: 6 Tom Thumb & Carnival CDV's
Grouping of six (6) cartes de visite of Tom Thumb and carnival related subjects. Items 1-3 – Three CDVs of General Tom Thumb and his wife with one showing their baby. Two of the CDVs are signed verso, "Compliments of Charles Stratton Lavina Warren Stratton" and published by E & H. T. Anthony New York, […]
Lot 426: 7 Civil War Era CDVs inc slaves, presidents
Grouping of 7 Cartes de visite including two (2) depicting slave children from New Orleans; two (2) depicting George and Martha Washington; one (1) depicting Abraham Lincoln reading to his son; one (1) depicting a hat maker; plus one (1) other. This lot also includes a calling card for Moore & Ritchie Florists in Philadelphia, […]
Lot 425: 5 Civil War Era CDVs inc Booth, Browlow
Grouping of five Civil War era cartes de visite. 1st item: CDV of Parson Brownlow show seated with his hand tucked into his vast, printed by J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston. (4" H x 2-1/2" W) Note: Brownlow was an anti-secessionist circuit rider and newspaper editor but also a slaveholder. After being forced into […]
Lot 424: 2 Civil War Photos of Nashville
2 albumen photographs of Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War, possibly half of original stereocards (but unmounted), both 2-7/8" x 2-3/4". 1st photo has pencil inscription en verso: "View from front of the State House looking over the field during the Battle at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15 1864." Depicts six men, some possibly in uniform, […]
Lot 422: TN Confederate 1862 Bond
State of Tennessee Civil War CSA Bond, 1862, #44. $1000 at 8% interest, printed in Memphis and signed by Isham Harris as Governor, with central vignette depicting the seal of agriculture and commerce, retaining 1 coupon. Yellow paper with red cartouche and the title "Confederate States of America." 9" x 14" (not including coupon). Condition: […]
Lot 423: 1864 Presidential Ballots, 730 Total
Group of 730 ballots from the 1864 Presidential election, from Ohio soldiers voting in the field. The majority are Abraham Lincoln – Andrew Johnson Presidential ballots depicting Lady Liberty wielding a sword with a variety of other ballot designs and counties represented. A small minority (73) are McClellan – Pendleton Presidential ballots. Of the 73 […]
Lot 421: Camp Dennison and Harper's Ferry Prints
1st item: Swan and Litchfield colored lithograph of Camp Dennison, sight: 23-1/2" H x 30-3/4" W; framed: 30-1/2" H x 37-3/4" W. 2nd item: Group of 4 Harper's Ferry Colored Prints, three from Civil War period of Chattanooga area and one of a slave auction. Includes: A Slave Auction of the South from an original […]
Lot 420: M1840 Horstman & Knoxville Sword
Grouping of two (2) swords. 1st item – Civil War M1840 musician Horstman sword with scabbard. Marked at base of blade, "Horstman & Sons" verso with stamped profile of king design. Brass and leather scabbard with stamped initials "L.H.K." at tip. 34 1/4" sword, 35" length with scabbard. 2nd item – Knoxville Senate No. 1068 […]
Lot 418: Barnett London Percussion Musket
Barnett London Percussion Musket / Rifle, Enfield pattern, marked "Barnett London" on the lockplate, .577 caliber. Brass trigger guard and butt plate. Proof marks on barrel. Three bands (one missing). 38 5/8" barrel, 55" overall. Provenance: A.R. Dickey Estate, Knoxville, TN Condition: Some light pitting at end of barrel and around hammer. Missing rear site, […]