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Auction 48, Photography as History and Art.
11:00 AM PT - Dec 7th, 2006

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Be-Hold

78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705

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Lot	Description	Estimates (USD)
1	Infantry Soldier, Pre-Civil War 1/6 plate There's a gilded insignia on his hat, with something above i...	800 - 1,200	3 Bids
2	Fireman bright red shirt, 1/6 plate daguerreotype He wears a bright red shirt. Sometimes the shield on the hat...	7,500 - 8,500
3	California Gold Miner, 1/6 plate daguerreotype One of the lucky ones. His dress is characteristic of the Go...	1,200 - 2,000
4	Gentleman with his dog, 1/6 plate daguerreotype He sits in an armchair, not the typical studio chair. Rich 1...	1,000 - 1,500
5	Gentleman with his dog, 1/6 plate daguerreotype More lively and less formal than the previous lot. The man's...	350 - 750	11 Bids
6	Group of 3, man displays daguerrotype, 1/4 plate Women on either side link arms with him. They have somber ex...	250 - 350
7	Group of gentlemen, interesting backdrop, 1/4 plate The painted backdrop [?] of a door and wallpaper pattern is ...	1,000 - 1,500
8	Wife stands, thinner husband sits. 1/6 plate Weston. He's in a ¾ pose. There's quite a separation between them. E...	330 - 360	2 Bids
9	Sisters, 1/6 plate daguerreoype by Rehn, Phila. 1/6 plate with logo and eagle pattern on the velvet pad for ...	60 - 100	3 Bids
10	Man in spotted tie, super appealing 1/4 plate This is a super ¼ plate portrait, with fine coloration. ...	240 - 300	6 Bids
11	Reflecting man, excellent 1/6 plate, narrative sugg This is an excellent 1/6 plate portrait still originally sea...	240 - 300	20 Bids
12	Man in dark vignette 1/6 daguerreotype by Atkins 1/6 plate in scalloped mat stamped "Atkins." A very sharp ri...	80 - 150	2 Bids
13	Gent, 1/6 plate by Clark, N. Brunswick [N. Jersey!] 1/6 plate sealed in oval mat stamped "Clark/ N. Brunswick." ...	120 - 180
14	Smiling woman 1/6 plate by Bogardus 1/6 plate in separated case, with "Bogardus/ Artist/ New Yor...	80 - 120
15	Pleasant older woman, 1/4 plate daguerreotype ¼ plate in oval mat, separated case. The seals were broken ...	180 - 220
16	1/4 plate daguerreotype, woman, by C. D. Fredricks ¼ plate in oval mat stamped "C. D. Fredricks/ 585 Broadway."...	220 - 300	3 Bids
17	Seated woman, 1/4 plate daguerreotype, by Snell ¼ plate in double elliptical mat, full case with original sp...	220 - 300
18	Charming girl in bonnet, 1/4 plate daguerreotype ¼ plate in oval mat, ½ case. Seals broken to clean glass, k...	160 - 220	6 Bids
19	Mother and daughter, 1/6 plate daguerreotype 1/6 plate in half case. The seals were broken to clean the g...	60 - 120	2 Bids
20	Nice 1/6 plate daguerreotype of sisters The older one is particularly tender, with light on one side...	100 - 150	4 Bids
21	Mother and babe, 1/6 plate dag. by Williamson 1/6 plate in a scalloped mat marked "C. H. Williamson/ Broo...	150 - 220	5 Bids
22	Post mortem, 1/6 plate by C. H. Williamson 1/6 plate is still sealed in a scalloped mat stamped "C. H. ...	280 - 380	3 Bids
23	Dashing English captain, identified, tinted ambroty ½ plate AMBROTYPE in original passe-partout mat and painted ...	750 - 850
24	Civil war soldier, knife, pistol, flag, 1/6 tintype 1/6 plate TINTYPE. He's just an ordinary soldier, but he bra...	350 - 450	3 Bids
25	Chinese gentleman in hat, 1/6 plate tintype Interesting pose: he holds his finger to his cheek. This is ...	1,000 - 1,400
26	Startling tintype: woman with a strange face She is seated with a pile of folded rags, umbrella, shawl ar...	220 - 750	3 Bids
27	Henry Clay, CDV by Brady/Anthony Copyright 1862 by Brady, published by Anthony. Nice clean C...	120 - 150
28	Lincoln and related. 7 CDV's, includes 1 Fredricks 7 – CDV'S. a) Vignette of the 1861 portrait, Ostendorf O-55 ...	500 - 700
29	Civil war camp scene, interesting CDV Officers and their wives. A soldier stands at the tent openi...	160 - 220	10 Bids
30	General James William Denver, Brady/Anthony CDV Much of his important career was before the Civil War. He se...	220 - 300	1 Bid
31	General Grant, CDV with prop. stamp, seller's label Strong portrait. Small label applied on verso for publisher ...	160 - 220	3 Bids
32	Grant and Davis, 2 CDV's a} Famous knees-up photograph, slightly retouched, of Grant,...	120 - 200
33	Three civil war soldier CDV's, one Bogardus a) Vignette by Bogardus. b) Full standing sergeant, no ba...	40 - 120	1 Bid
34	Injured veterans, armless, with gun and flag. CDV Each has lost an arm. Posed with gun and flag. I think they...	60 - 120	5 Bids
35	Probably NY state militia, CDV by Bill Striking full-standing portrait by Chas. K. Bill's Photograp...	50 - 100	7 Bids
36	"Learning is wealth" CDV former slaves The man at right appears in other CDV's as a former slave wi...	350 - 450	2 Bids
37	Chess-playing automaton Crystal Palace Sydenham This was 1869. CDV by Negretti and Zambra, who had the conce...	175 - 250	5 Bids
38	A press, CDV of an invention This is shown outside a building. Vintage CDV, no imprint. [...	60 - 100
39	Anna C. Leak, wrote with her feet. Circus CDV. Born without arms, she did stunts with her feet in Barnum's ...	60 - 100	4 Bids
40	Post mortem of baby, CDV Aesthetic arrangement of the baby reclining on a curved sofa...	50 - 100
41	Julia Ward Howe abolitionist CDV by Warren Abolitionist, crusader for women's suffrage, author of "The ...	50 - 120	5 Bids
42	Lucy Stone Women's Rights Advocate CDV by Warren Important crusader for women's rights. Founded the "Women's...	60 - 120	3 Bids
43	3 CDV's, U.S. Intellectual sex scandals a) Theodore Tilton, Journalist, editor, sued the noted minis...	120 - 200
44	The Beecher family CDV by Brady/Anthony Lyman Beecher in center, Catherine at left, and Henry Ward B...	160 - 220	3 Bids
45	4 CDV's intellectual, educational, political a) Charles Francis Adams, grandson of John Adams, son of Joh...	100 - 220
46	Frances James Child, superb portrait CDV Harvard Pr Scholar, professor at Harvard. A fine example of CDV portra...	100 - 220
47	Samuel F. B. Morse with medals, CDV One of the seminal figures of 19th Century America. He was a...	90 - 150
48	Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, unusual salt print CDV Medical researcher, participant in the Mexican War, adventur...	160 - 220
49	2 Collage CDV's of Scientists and philosophers Pair of composite CDV's, engravings with heads based on phot...	160 - 220
50	Spiritualist Daniel Dunglas Home, CDV by Disderi As a medium he was one of the major figures in the spiritual...	500 - 1,000	2 Bids

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