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Lot 809

[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate ruby ambrotype of soldier standing with bayonet. 
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021 10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 - 300
Price Realized
$313
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate ruby ambrotype of soldier standing with bayonet. 

Quarter plate hand-tinted and gilt ruby ambrotype. (Small spot at right edge, some scratches at perimeter.) Housed in patriotic union case Capture of Major Andre [Berg 1-22]. 

A full-length studio portrait of a soldier with his bayonetted rifle, he wears a belt and shoulder belt, each with hand-gilt plates. A cartridge case is visible on his belt. 

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