Sold2016Horace Greeley Three 1872 Albumen StickpinsThree albumen name portraits on cardboad depicting 1872 Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley, each in a brass surround. Comprises: 1.) Gem-size portrait in ornate brass shell frame. 2.) 7/8" alSee Sold Price
Sold2016Five Early Gem Size Portraits - Lincoln, Grant, et al.Comprises: 1.) Gem size 1864 albumen on cardboard of Abraham Lincoln in ornate brass shell frame with back pin. 2.) Gem size 1868 albumen on cardboard of Ulysses S. Grant in ornate brass shell frame wSee Sold Price
Sold2016George McClellan Four Gem-Size PortraitsFour gem-size (1" x 3/4") portraits of 1864 Democratic candidate George B. McClellan. All contained in ornate brass shell frames and lacking back pins (as made). Comprises: 1.) Ferrotype portrait of MSee Sold Price
Sold2016George McClellan Four Gem-Size PortraitsFour-gem size (1" x 3/4") portraits of 1864 Democratic candidate George B. McClellan. All contained in ornate brass shell frames and lacking back pins (as made). Comprises: 1.) Two ferrotype portraitsSee Sold Price
Sold2016U.S. Grant Five Gem-Size Portrait StickpinsComprises: 1.) Grant & Colfax jugate in ornate brass shell frame with missing pin. 2.) Two albumen portraits on cardboard in ornate brass shell frames with backpins. 3.) Albumen portrait on cardboardSee Sold Price
Sold2016Grover Cleveland Nine PinbacksIncludes albumen portrait, mechanical, and enamel examples. Most with brass shell surrounds. Portraits include Grover Cleveland, Allen G. Thurman, and Adlai Stevenson. Includes one Cleveland & StevensSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hayes & Wheeler 1876 "Centennial Candidates" Jugate1-5/8" x 1-1/4" albumen on cardboard jugate name portraits in shield-form brass shell surround depicting 1876 Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes and running mate William A. Wheeler. Reads, "CentSee Sold Price
Sold2016Blaine & Logan 1884 "Horseshoe" Jugate Albumen BadgeJugate albumen portraits of 1884 Republican candidate James G. Blaine and running mate John A. Logan in horseshoe motif brass shell badge frame. Suspended from champagne colored ribbon with embroidereSee Sold Price
Sold2016Miscellaneous 1892 Albumen Prints & BadgesTotal of 13 items. Includes two albumen print on cardboard brass shell badges depicting 1892 Republican vice presidential candidate Whitelaw Reid. Accompanied by eleven loose gem size albumen prints oSee Sold Price
Sold2016George McClellan 1864 Large Tintype PortraitSixteenth-plate (1-5/8" x 1-3/8") tintype portrait of 1864 Democratic candidate George B. McClellan in uniform. Set in brass shell frame with ring for suspension. Reverse bears yellow card stock impriSee Sold Price
Sold2016A. Lincoln 1864 Campaign Large Gem Size Albumen PrintPortrait contained in an ornate stamped brass frame [1-1/4" H x 1" W] with oval aperature.See Sold Price
Sold2016Abraham Lincoln 1864 Campaign Albumen Portrait BadgeComprises a gem-size portrait of Lincoln in a stamped brass frame [1" H x 7/8" W] suspended from a U.S. flag ribbon on a metal pinback eagle. Overall 2-5/8" H x 1-1/2" W.See Sold Price
Sold2016Cleveland & Stevenson 1888 Albumen Shell Badge2" high (badge only) albumen jugate portraits of 1888 Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland and running mate Adlai Stevenson set in brass surround and suspended from star-and-eagle motif pinback hangeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Cleveland & Stevenson 1888 Albumen Shell Badge1-3/4" high albumen jugate portraits of 1888 Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland and running mate Adlai Stevenson set in brass surround and suspended from star-and-eagle motif pinback hanger bar.See Sold Price
Sold2016Grover Cleveland Seven Shell BadgesAlbumen and lithograph portraits of Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in various brass and white metal surrounds. Two retain attached ribbons.See Sold Price
Sold2018SET (6) CHAIRS(2) arm, (4) side carved wood with tooled and painted leather seat and backs; backs have portraits, brass shell-shaped brads; paint loss and wear; F-GSee Sold Price
Sold2023[Abraham Lincoln] Mourning Bracelet Gem-sized albumen portrait of Lincoln in a metal and braided hair bracelet. Portrait from Brady’s image of Lincoln taken 8 January 1864. (O-87c, Lincoln in Photographs, p. 170). Rare piece. BraceletSee Sold Price
Sold2018Tom Saubert, O/B, Indian MaidenTom Saubert (Montana, born 1950) oil on board portrait painting titled "Brass & White Shell", depicting a Native American maiden depicted kneeling with folded blankets and brass pan nearby. Titled enSee Sold Price
Sold2021Unusual Dirk van Erp Hammered Brass Shell CasingUnusual Dirk van Erp Hammered Brass Shell Casing Humidor c1907-1908. Signed "WNY 1-1907". Excellent original patina. 9"h x 7.5"d. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE wSee Sold Price
Sold2016Dirk van Erp Hammered Brass Shell Casing BowlUnusual Dirk van Erp hammered brass shell casing bowl. Aged patina. Marked UMC Co 1-03. Dirk van Erp shell casing bowls are quite rare. 9"d x 2.75"h. 5% of this lot will benefit The Dirk van Erp FoundSee Sold Price
Sold2016Grover Cleveland Ten PinbacksAlbumen portrait and enamel pinbacks, most with brass surrounds, depicting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland. Includes: horseshoe, clean sweep, anchor, and frame motifs in brass.See Sold Price
Sold2016Grant & Wilson 1872 Jugate Albumen1" x 3/4" oval albumen on cardboard jugate portrait in floral brass surround depicting 1872 Republican candidate Ulysses S. Grant and running mate Henry Wilson. Reverse shows original metal and lacksSee Sold Price
Sold2015William Jennings Bryan: Silver Bug Portrait StudWilliam Jennings Bryan: Silver Bug Portrait Stud. 0.75" x 1" brass shell stud inscribed "See Sold Price
Sold2022Shell lamp, mid 20th century,Shell lamp, mid 20th century, natural shell with gem carving (portrait of a beauty) on metal base with 3 feet, h. 20 cmSee Sold Price
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