Auction details
Americana
12:00 PM PT - May 8th, 2003
offered by
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH 45232
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
15%
Bid Increments
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Auction House Preview
Preview hours for the sale are on Thursday, May 8, 2003, 9 AM to 12 Noon, AND Friday, May 9, 2003, 9 AM to 12 Noon, at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45246. (Conveniently located immediately off I-75, just south of I-275).
644 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 1 |
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Daguerreotype by James Presley Ball, quarter plate, half case only, mat stamped "J.P. Ball" and "Cin... |
500 - 700 |
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| 2 |
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Daguerreotype of the "Elephant Store" in Plymouth, Ohio, anonymous sixth plate, circa 1852. A bird's eye v... |
2,500 - 4,500 |
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| 3 |
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Terrific Oversized Quarter Plate Daguerreotype, anonymous, 3.5 x 4" plate in an embossed leather case. A g... |
500 - 700 |
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| 4 |
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Early Half Plate Daguerreotype, anonymous, though judging from the case and mat style, likely t... |
600 - 800 |
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| 5 |
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Sixth Plate Daguerreotype, Boy Holding Puppy by Head, renders beautifully a classic pose of a child and his... |
700 - 900 |
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| 6 |
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Early signed Brady daguerreotype, quarter plate, in original mahogany veneer ogee frame, signed i... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 7 |
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Daguerreotype of a Daguerreotypist, quarter plate size, uncased in mat and preserver. He sits besi... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 8 |
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Daguerreotype of a Southern Dandy, sixth plate size, in full leather case. A fine image of a casu... |
400 - 600 |
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| 9 |
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Daguerreotype of a Carpenter, sixth plate size, in full leather case. He proudly displays se... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 10 |
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Splendid Postmortem Daguerreotype of Girl with Flowers, anonymous, sixth plate size in full leather case. ... |
600 - 800 |
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| 11 |
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Daguerreotype of an Accordion Player, sixth plate size, in a full pressed paper case. He holds a tru... |
400 - 600 |
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| 12 |
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S. Broadbent Signed Daguerrotype, mounted in a geometric 6th plate dark brown geometric thermopla... |
400 - 500 |
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| 13 |
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Early American Daguerreotype Portrait, anonymous sixth plate. In full, early leather case, with foil-c... |
500 - 700 |
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| 14 |
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Daguerreotype Portraits, Living and Dead, lot of 3, of the same man at different times in his adult life.... |
300 - 400 |
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| 15 |
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Daguerreotype of Daniel Spencer, Revolutionary War Veteran, quarter plate size in full leather case, with... |
450 - 650 |
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| 16 |
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Daguerreotype of Twin Little Girls PLUS, lot of 3, including a sixth plate leather cased daguerreotype o... |
200 - 300 |
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| 17 |
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French Military Daguerreotype, quarter plate portrait of a young uniformed Frenchman, mounted ... |
400 - 600 |
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| 18 |
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Oval Pendant Daguerreotype, Portrait of a Woman with Lock of Hair, The woman, apparently dressed for winte... |
400 - 600 |
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| 19 |
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Rare Ambrotype of Church in the Kanawha Valley, wonderfully composed half plate image of a brick church bu... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 20 |
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Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Early Church, unusual architecture for a church, parishioners stand on a bi-l... |
200 - 300 |
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| 21 |
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Ambrotype of a Fireman in Helmet Reading "Franco-American 8", sixth plate size in full pressed paper case... |
400 - 600 |
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| 22 |
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Ambrotype of Man and Microscope, quarter plate size. Anonymous studio pose of a young man and h... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 23 |
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Ambrotype of Hat Makers, anonymous quarter plate size in full leather case. A fine occu... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 24 |
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Ambrotype of Philadelphia Boot Maker, signed on pad "Reimer. Philadelphia," sixth plate in full press... |
300 - 400 |
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| 25 |
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Ambrotype By O.C. Benjamin, Newark, N.Y., signed on felt mat, in 6th plate geometric Union ... |
400 - 500 |
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| 26 |
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Ambrotype of a Young Cobbler, anonymous sixth plate in full leather case. He sits at his benc... |
300 - 400 |
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| 27 |
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Ruby Ambrotype of Minnesota Man with Flute, sixth plate size, in a full leather case with pad stamped "J.... |
300 - 400 |
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| 28 |
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Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of Man Holding Fur Hat, depicts a rural-looking gentleman with tinted cheeks, b... |
300 - 400 |
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| 29 |
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Ambrotype of a Sailor with Buttons and Chest Pocket, ninth plate size in a black geometric case. The gent... |
150 - 250 |
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| 30 |
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Half Plate Tintype of a Town, wonderful image of two horse-drawn wagons stopped in the middle... |
250 - 350 |
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| 31 |
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Half Plate Tintype of Hardware Store, storefront of "Case & Larkin. Hardware. Stoves. Tinware." Larg... |
250 - 350 |
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| 32 |
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Two Whole Plate Tintypes of Rural Ohio, wonderfully portraying the austere nature of farm life. First ... |
300 - 400 |
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| 33 |
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Tintypes from Ruggles Grove, Ohio, lot of 5. Exciting images display the bellicose character of m... |
200 - 300 |
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| 34 |
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Fine Group of Occupational and Other Tintypes, lot of 12. Five wonderful cdv-sized tintypes of occupation... |
300 - 400 |
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| 35 |
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Full Plate Tintype of Midwestern Hotel, full frontal view of a beautiful, two-story hotel, surrounded b... |
300 - 400 |
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| 36 |
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Half Plate Tintype of Folk Art Rocking Horse, mounted in a nice thermoplastic Union case which has fruit &... |
400 - 600 |
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| 37 |
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Unusual Tintype of a Masked Woman, 6th plate in an octagonal floral Union case. A fine fun theatri... |
150 - 250 |
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| 38 |
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Tintype of Coal Miners, 3.6" x 5.5" showing 6 young to middle-aged men seated on ground... |
400 - 500 |
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| 39 |
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Half Plate Tintype of Children with Guns, interesting 4" x 5" studio image of four children between 6 and... |
200 - 300 |
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| 40 |
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Tintype of a Wallpaper Salesman, quarter plate in a half leather case of a man in bowler hat hol... |
150 - 200 |
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| 41 |
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On the Sofa Postmortem tintypes, lot of 2. Includes a quarter plate in thermoplastic Union case ... |
500 - 600 |
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| 42 |
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Tintype of Sailors in Foul Weather Clothes, anonymous quarter plate. A great Civil War era image, showing... |
300 - 500 |
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| 43 |
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Daguerreian Image of Slavery from Virginia, quarter plate size, in leather case with red velvet pad stampe... |
10,000 - 15,000 |
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| 44 |
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Ambrotype of Abraham the Slave Master, anoymous, sixth plate in pressed paper case, with period pencil... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
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| 45 |
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Ambrotype of Virginia Slaves & White Charges, sixth plate size in floral Union case with original inked in... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 46 |
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Tintype of an African-American Gentleman, cdv-size sixth plate tintype in black, geometric Union Case(B 3... |
150 - 200 |
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| 47 |
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Ambrotypes of Free African Americans, a pair, sixth plate size in a black flower basket Union case (B... |
400 - 600 |
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| 48 |
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Tintype of A Young African American Gentleman, sixth plate size, in octagonal Union case with slip of pape... |
300 - 500 |
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| 49 |
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Tintype of a Well-Dressed African-American Girl, sixth plate, in embossed, pressed leather covered case. ... |
200 - 300 |
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| 50 |
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Half Plate, Union Case "American Country Life 1", Berg #1-11, Krainik #9, brown, with ambrotype of a man.... |
350 - 450 |
