[MEXICAN WAR]. Quarter plate hand-tinted daguerreotype of a militiaman wearing a wheel cap and

[MEXICAN WAR]. Quarter plate hand-tinted daguerreotype of a militiaman wearing a wheel cap and holding a militia officer's sword.Seated portrait of a long-haired young militia junior officer in bold b

[CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY]. A quarter plate ambrotype of an unidentified New York militiaman. Ca 1860s.   Quarter plate hand-tinted ambrotype (Some image deterioration around mat opening and solar

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 2 hand-tinted daguerreotypes of firefighters, including quarter plate and sixth plate images.  Quarter plate hand-tinted daguerreotype studio group portrait of thr

[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate ambrotype of seated Zouave.     Quarter plate hand-tinted ambrotype. (Very minor spotting). Housed in figural union case,  Roger deCoverly and the Gypsies' Fo

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of an Odd Fellow in regalia featuring fine hand tinting. Sixth plate standing portrait of an Odd Fellow wearing intricately decorated and hand tinted col

Anonymous. Case with hand painted vignette. Gentleman is wearing a red tinted shirt. The second is in a papier-mache case

[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate daguerreotype of Confederate Major General Carter Littlepage Stevenson as a Lieutenant in the 5th US Infantry. Ca 1846. Quarter plate daguerreotype. (Minor edge tarnish, few

Appear to be hand-tinted ambrotypes. Unidentified officers. One sixth plate, one quarter plate. Dimensions: (Larger cased image, case) H 4.75" x W 3.75" Condition: Both photos appear in good shape. So

c. 1862. Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Finding a truly immaculate Civil War image some 165 years since the conclusion of the conflict is a rare occurrence

UNION CIVIL WAR SOLDIER QUARTER-PLATE AMBROTYPE (UPDATED 6/5/17), depicting a standing soldier in double-breasted uniform with epaulets at shoulders, and right hand resting on the sword hanging at his

Civil War ambrotype, quarter plate, Confederate officer in a Zouave style Confederate or Militia uniform, hand painted highlights, depicting a seated Lieutenant holding a sword and tassel, pre war U.S

Quarter plate tintype of seated waist up view of early war Confederate soldier. Bearded soldier wears battle shirt and kepi displaying wreath with letters "R R". Subject is also wearing tongue and wre

CASED QUARTER-PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE, double portrait, depicting a couple with gentleman holding a not in his hands, no photographer markings located.Circa 1850.41/4" x 3 3/4". Provenance: From a private

Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of Naval Surgeon Lewis Willis Minor, USN and CSNDr. Minor is shown here in the 1850s, seated in his full dress uniform consisting of a double-breasted frock coat boasting t

Ninth plate hand-tinted & gilt tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Striking portrait of a rebel warrior who wears a uniform style commonly associated with the state of Mississippi. Armed with

Quarter plate daguerreotype, believed to be an occupational portrait of important agricultural inventor John Deere (1804-1886), posed with his famous plow, circa 1855, with full case. Provenance: Soth

Quarter plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. New York [?]. Portrait of a pair of bearded men, possibly brothers, one of whom has his arm around the other. The apparently less

c. 1862. Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Charles Rees. Richmond, Virginia. Impressive portrait of a Confederate infantryman who displays a large Bowie knife and musket

Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. South Carolina (?). Nearly flawless portrait of a young Confederate soldier that likely fought for South Carolina, the vangu

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Three-quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of a Scottish junior officer, possibly from the 92nd Gordon Highlanders. Ca 1850. 4 15/16 x 6 in. daguerreotype portrait of a British ju

[MILITARIA]. Half plate daguerreotype of US Marine Corps Officer, Lieutenant R.L. Browning. Ca 1852-1853.  Half plate daguerreotype with hand coloring. (Strong clarity, hairline abrasion running

and Rev. John Bachman. The Quadrupeds of North America , 3 vol., half-titles in vol.1 & 2, 155 hand-coloured tinted lithographed plates by J.T.Bowen and others after Audubon, most with tissue guards,

USA c. 1858, Mammoth plate Ambrotype, in original wooden frame, partly hand tinted c. 33 x 27 cm PROVENANCE Collection Spira LITERATURE The History of Photography. As seen through the Spira Collection

[CIVIL WAR]. Half plate tintype showing Company D, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.  Half plate hand-colored tintype (some darkening at perimeter). Inscription on green paper housed with plate rea