[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate first lieutenant of infantry.
Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $2,813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate first lieutenant of infantry.
Sixth plate ambrotype half portrait of a bearded officer wearing a double-breasted frock coat with gold-highlighted collar and sleeve detail indicating his rank, and gold-highlighted buttons. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. (Toned, with few surface imperfections; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (fully separated at spine, with general wear throughout including loss to edges and raised surfaces).
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