Antebellum daguerreotype of slaves sells for $324,500ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond. Here’s what made headlines since last month’s Gallery Report (prices include the buyer’s premium): Antebellum image of slavery, $324,500, Cowan’s Auctions A rare antebellum quarter plate believed to be the earliest known […]
Cowan’s sells rare antebellum image of slaves for $324,500CINCINNATI – An incredibly rare antebellum quarter plate daguerreotype believed to be the earliest known image of enslaved African Americans with cotton sold for $324,500 in Cowan’s American History auction on Nov. 15. The photograph, likely taken sometime in the 1850s, depicts an upland Greene County, Georgia, plantation owner, his family, and 10 enslaved African […]
Stevens Auction to sell contents of antebellum mansion Oct. 20ABERDEEN, Miss. – The contents of the historic Adams French Mansion, belonging to Stevens Auction Co. founder Dwight Stevens, will be sold on the grounds of the mansion itself on Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 9 a.m. Central time. The sale will be conducted by Stevens Auction Co., also based in Aberdeen. A detailed video […]
Stevens Auction Co. to sell contents of historic antebellum home June 24 QUITMAN, Miss. – The only home in Quitman spared by Gen. William T. Sherman during the Civil War (but only because of a connection to George Washington), plus its outstanding contents of fine antiques, will be sold Saturday, June 24, on the grounds of the home itself, at 419 E. Franklin St. The real […]