Auction details
Best from the Midwest: Spring 2004
8:00 AM PT - May 21st, 2004
offered by
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH 45232
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20%
Bid Increments
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Auction House Preview
All lots in the sale will be available for preview between 9 am and 11 am on the day of the sale. The auction will be held at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Cincinnati, OH 45246. Appointments may be made to preview the items at our warehouse until about a week before the sale. Please call for information (513-871-1670).
400 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 334 |
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American Dated 1795 Wood Canteen in original Paint with carved initials and date; EW/1795 on each side, stav... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
1 Bid
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| 335 |
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Watercolor of French Soldiers, laid on paper. Depicts two soldiers from different regiments wearing uniforms curren... |
500 - 700 |
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| 336 |
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Inscribed Revolutionary War Officer's Pocket Watch, a fine paired-case watch, made by C. Bailey/London, and based o... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
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| 337 |
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Society of Cincinnatus Gold Tiffany Medal, ca 1900 version of this important society metal, likely made for direct ... |
500 - 1,000 |
26 Bids
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| 338 |
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Glass Paperweight From Revolutionary Raid on Royalton, VT, 2" cubic clear glass weight engraved on two faces: Co... |
200 - 400 |
6 Bids
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| 339 |
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Painted Tombstone Army Hat Plate, ca 1800-1820. Worn on the front of tall militia leather shakos and felt hats. Th... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
4 Bids
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| 340 |
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Painted Tombstone Army Hat Plate, ca 1800-1820; worn by militia infantry on the front of tall shakos. What makes th... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
21 Bids
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| 341 |
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American Militia Infantry Cap Plate, ca 1825 [Campbell & Howell, Fig. 122]; shield device with spread-winged eagle ... |
500 - 600 |
13 Bids
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| 342 |
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American Militia Rifleman's Cap Plate, ca 1825 [Campbell & Howell, figure 117]; rare shield-shaped die-stamped bras... |
500 - 600 |
10 Bids
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| 343 |
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American Militia Infantry Cap Plate, ca 1814-21 [Campbell & Howell, Figure 111], variation design from a different ... |
500 - 600 |
5 Bids
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| 344 |
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Rare Early American Militia Infantry Hat Plate, ca 1810-40. Campbell & Howell, Fig. 106; stamped in sheet iron, pl... |
400 - 600 |
1 Bid
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| 345 |
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American Militia Sunburst Cap Plate, ca 1830s. Campbell & Howell, figures 148-150. A stock pattern sunburst backg... |
200 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 346 |
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U.S. Marine Corps Cap or Shoulder Belt Plate, C.1815-25 [Campbell & Howell, figure 30]; so rare that the National M... |
400 - 500 |
8 Bids
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| 347 |
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U.S. Painted & I'ded Wood Canteen, ca 1800-20; bent wood and tacked construction with hickory sides and pine or fir... |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 348 |
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Early Wooden Canteen, oak stave construction with split cane wrapped ends; one stave is carved with raised rectang... |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 349 |
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Souvenirs from Ships Captured by Commander Perry, lot of 2; includes fragment of wood, mounted to paper with sewn ... |
300 - 400 |
10 Bids
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| 350 |
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Illinois Soldiers in Early 19th Century Conflicts. Elliott, Issac. Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers i... |
150 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 351 |
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German-American Militia Officer's Silver Breast Plate, oval engraved and die-stamped coin silver; a rare example of... |
500 - 600 |
3 Bids
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| 352 |
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South Carolina Dragoon Cap Plate, ca.1835-50 [Campbell & Howell, figure 138]; rare and distinctive stamped sheet si... |
500 - 700 |
2 Bids
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| 353 |
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Daguerreotype of Boy in Militia Uniform, anonymous sixth plate in leather case. He wears an 1840-50s militia unifo... |
800 - 1,000 |
5 Bids
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| 354 |
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Full Plate Tintype of Militia Soldier, with 9-button frock coat, gilt piping at sleeves, red tinted collar and high... |
400 - 600 |
2 Bids
|
| 355 |
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Mexican War Recruiting Poster, illustrated with spread-winged eagle with rayed background in center; this excellent... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
4 Bids
|
| 356 |
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Treaty Between US and Mexico, 1848, The Treaty Be |
300 - 500 |
14 Bids
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| 357 |
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Spectacular Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Young Drummer Boy, an early image of a child no older than six or seven playi... |
400 - 500 |
2 Bids
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| 358 |
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Two Elmer Ellsworth Civil War Tintypes, includes a circular gem-sized ferrotype set in rectangular marble block, br... |
200 - 400 |
7 Bids
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| 359 |
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Matched Pair Half-Plate Ambrotypes of Boston National Lancers, with earlier 1850 dated and inscribed silver shootin... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 360 |
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Half-Plate Tintype of Gunboat USS Pawpaw , built |
3,500 - 4,500 |
6 Bids
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| 361 |
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Terrific Half Plate Ambrotype of a Union Captain, unidentified, having numeral "80" within infantry horn on kepi. ... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
9 Bids
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| 362 |
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Quarter Plate Ambrotype of Soldier with Company Guidon. Ostensibly an unknown cavalryman presenting a regulation US... |
1,500 - 1,800 |
13 Bids
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| 363 |
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Quarter Plate Tintype of Civil War Sailor, anonymous studio portrait. An uncommon view of an enlisted salt wearing ... |
600 - 800 |
5 Bids
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| 364 |
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Rare Sixth Plate Tintype of 34th OVI "Piatt Zouave," spectacular brightly tinted view of a triple armed enlisted Pi... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
11 Bids
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| 365 |
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Cased Full Plate Ivorytypes of General Marcellus Holter & Wife, Ohio, circa 1863. Superb examples of an obscure and... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
5 Bids
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| 366 |
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Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Double Armed Badger, a fine portrait of an unknown Wisconsin private wearing the distincti... |
600 - 700 |
5 Bids
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| 367 |
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Outdoor Quarter Plate Tintype of Soldiers Playing Cards, a remarkable tinted camp scene that captured a bevy of un... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
12 Bids
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| 368 |
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Fine Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Soldiers Playing Cards, an amazing staged photograph of two unknown soldiers contempl... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
3 Bids
|
| 369 |
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Outdoor Quarter Plate Tintype of Regimental Staff, the particulars of this striking camp scene featuring a familiar... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
15 Bids
|
| 370 |
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Half Plate Tintype of Gettysburg Casualty; affixed to the verso of the plate is a ragged paper tag identifying the ... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
7 Bids
|
| 371 |
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Quarter Plate Tintype of Three Young Officers, unidentifed except for the numeral 19 inside the bugle on the... |
800 - 1,000 |
9 Bids
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| 372 |
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Quarter Plate Ambrotype of Four ID'D Ohio Civil War Boys, an atypically clear image with gilt button and cap plate ... |
800 - 1,000 |
8 Bids
|
| 373 |
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Fine Quarter Plate Tintype of Buckeye Trooper, a superior portrait of an unknown "Co.F. OVC" horseman with plumed H... |
500 - 700 |
13 Bids
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| 374 |
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Sixth Plate Outdoor Ambrotype of 11th OVI Men, an extraordinary early view of five Company K, 11th OVI (three mont... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
7 Bids
|
| 375 |
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Quarter Plate Tintype of Heavy Artilleryman, a captivating view of an unknown teenage private wearing field improvi... |
500 - 600 |
11 Bids
|
| 376 |
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Quarter Plate Ambrotype of 6th N.Y. Officers, an anonymous outdoor view of the three armed company officers of Co... |
600 - 800 |
15 Bids
|
| 377 |
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9th Plate Ambrotype of Civil War Soldier. Unidentified portrait of a boyish New England private wearing fresh issue... |
600 - 800 |
7 Bids
|
| 378 |
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Matching Ambrotypes of Civil War Brothers in Arms, related sixth plates taken by the same unknown photographer at t... |
800 - 1,000 |
14 Bids
|
| 379 |
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Ninth Plate Tintype of Federal with Four Weapons. A freckled infantry private 'armed to the teeth' and uniformed i... |
400 - 500 |
9 Bids
|
| 380 |
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Half Plate Tintype of Mass. POW Samuel M. Marvel, who served in both the 3rd Massachusetts and later 58th Massachu... |
400 - 600 |
13 Bids
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| 381 |
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Full Plate Tintype of N.Y. National Guard Officers circa 1885. An unidentified group of National Guard officers inc... |
300 - 400 |
2 Bids
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| 382 |
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Quarter Plate Tintype of Youthful Yank Sergeant, unknown infantry NCO posed in front of painted "Fort on the Hill" ... |
300 - 500 |
17 Bids
|
| 383 |
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Full Plate Tintype of Armed Union Private, unknown subject uniformed in regulation nine-button frock coat armed wit... |
300 - 400 |
19 Bids
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