[CIVIL WAR]. Folk art carved artifact & minie ball from Spotsylvania. Ex Julian Converse Collection.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$300 -
400
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$189
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Folk art carved artifact & minie ball from Spotsylvania. Ex Julian Converse Collection.
Folk art carved wooden ball in cage, 1 x 1 x 5 1/2 in. (some surface wear and small chips to wood).
[With:] Minie ball lodged in 1 1/2 x 4 in. wood fragment accompanied by printed business card identified to Joseph Hajec, Collector of Antique and Modern Weapons, Utica, NY, with inked notation on verso, "Wood w/ Minnie [sic] Ball - 1.00, Sam McClaren, Richmond, from Spotsylvania." Provenance: Julian Converse (consignor relates).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Inventory of James C. Frasca
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