Sold for $2,142

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate tintype featuring a Union cavalryman with his horse.

Quarter plate tintype portrait with hand tinting. (Darkening to left edge of image, some surface abrasion around mat opening, some spotting/possible residue to image and spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear, small split to front cover). The bearded cavalryman stands holding his saber and the reins of his horse while looking toward the camera. He wears a shell jacket, boots, gauntlets, and headgear with cavalry insignia. The ground below is lightly tinted green.

Condition Report

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