![[CIVIL WAR] Portrait of Black Man in Confederate Uniform: EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT AMBROTYPE DEPICTING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN WEARING A CONFEDERATE UNIFORM Sixth plate hand-tinted and gilt ambrotype. Richmond, Virginia: [Studio of Charles R.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027505_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $15,000-$30,000
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(35 upcoming items)![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] (30) Framed 19th c. Portraits: A mixture of 30 framed ambrotypes and tintype ninth plates. A large rectangular display containing 30 framed 9th plate ambrotype and tintype portraits arranged in five rows of six. E](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027704_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
![[CIVIL WAR] Brig. Gen. Half Plate w/ Star of David: Half plate seated portrait ambrotype. N.p., 1860s. Full leatherette case. Some tinting to cheeks. A striking portrait of a Union brigadier general, based on his shoulder boards. He is see](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027735_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] IDed Soldier in Shako Sixth Plate Ambrotype: Sixth plate half-length studio portrait ambrotype of Frank Whitaker. N.p., [mid-19th century]. Full thermoplastic case with motif of an angel carrying a bouquet. Tinting to shako, sash, shoulder board](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027721_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
Est. $300-$500
![[AFRICAN AMERICANA] Elderly Black Woman & White Child: Half-length portrait of a Black nanny holding a white child. Sixth plate hand-tinted ambrotype. Full leatherette case. A fine image of an elderly Black nanny gently holding her charge. He](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027490_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $500-$750
Est. $100-$25,000
Est. $200-$400
![[AFRICAN AMERICANA] Eight (8) Images of African Americans: A grouping of eight (8) photographs of African Americans. Included are: 1. Gem sized studio bust portrait ambrotype of a young woman. N.p., [mid- to late-19th century]. Full thermoplastic](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027536_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
Est. $200-$300
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Portrait of a Leather Maker : Sixth plate quarter length studio portrait ambrotype. N.p., [ca. mid-19th century]. Full leatherette case. An excellent three-quarter view of a leather maker, posed in the process of his](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027725_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
![[CIVIL WAR] “Jeff. Davis and the South!?? Confederate Portrait: Ninth plate waist-up studio portrait ambrotype. [Corinth, Mississippi, May 1861-May 1862]. Full leatherette case. A rare and unusual portrait of a Confederate soldier in uniform. Evi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/412567/229432920_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1775173408&width=280)
Est. $2,500-$5,000
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Five (5) Cased Images: Lot of five (5) images of male and female subjects & an empty full leatherette case with a floral motif. Views include: 1.) Sixth plate ambrotype. Half leatherette case. &n](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027739_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
Est. $50-$25,000
![[CIVIL WAR] ID'd 7th TN CSA Cavalryman (Herb Peck Collection): Full-length studio portrait of William R. Harns. Sixth plate ambrotype. Full thermoplastic case with the "Capture of Major Andre" motif. Period pencil identification to case interior.&n](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/412567/229433001_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1775173408&width=280)
Est. $1,500-$3,000
Est. $2,500-$5,000
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Girl on Dog-Drawn Sled, Half Plate Ambrotype: Mary Amelia Hale Cunningham + 'Watch'. Half plate indoor relievo ambrotype. N.p., [circa. mid 19th century]. Full leatherette case. With remnants of paper note identifying the subjects in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027743_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
![[CIVIL WAR] Double-Armed Confederate Cavalryman Ambrotype: Sixth plate ambrotype. Half leatherette case. A fine view of a sour-faced rebel with a cavalry sword in one hand and Sharps carbine in the other, the latter slightly out of focus. Beneath](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/412567/229432991_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1775173408&width=280)
Est. $1,500-$3,000
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Elderly Couple w/ Cockatoo : Outdoor portrait ambrotype. N.p., mid-19th century. Approx. 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in., housed in 10 1/16 x 11 7/16 in. hanging frame. Tinting to woman's neck and bird's plume. Likely European (Br](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/411814/229027742_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774627435&width=280)
Est. $250-$500
Est. $200-$300
![[CIVIL WAR] IDed Double-Armed NC Cavalryman: Ninth plate half-length studio portrait ambrotype. [North Carolina], 1861-1862. Half leatherette case. Tinting to cheeks. A compelling p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/412567/229433006_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1775173408&width=280)
Est. $1,500-$3,000
![[CIVIL WAR] Confederate Soldier by Rees of Richmond: Sixth-plate half-length studio ambrotype. [Studio of Charles R. Rees], n.d. Half leatherette case. A hand-tinted and gilt studio portrait of an unidentified Confederate solder,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/412567/229432946_1_x.jpg?height=280&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1775173408&width=280)
Est. $1,500-$3,000
Est. $10-$1,000
Est. $10-$1,000
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