[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate postwar tintype portrait of 4 men, one of whom is armed.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$300 -
500
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate postwar tintype portrait of 4 men, one of whom is armed.
Half plate tintype featuring 4 mustachioed characters. (Plate with creases and dents, surface rubbing/nicking including image loss in areas, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear and loss throughout). The gentleman on the viewer's right stands holding an upturned rifle up by its barrel. All of the men pose looking toward the camera in a somewhat intimidating fashion, each wearing a different type of hat.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Auction Specialist