Lot #219 - Rare Ninth-Plate Union Frame 'Geometric'
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Auction House:Leonard Joel
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Sale Name:The American Civil War Collection
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Sale Date:22 Jul 2012 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:219
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Lot Description:Rare Ninth-Plate Union Frame 'Geometric'
containing hand tinted ambrotype of a young girl, mounted on what appears to be a pink velvet background, which shows through as a pink dress, the back of the frame inscribed indistinctly 'Grandmother Francis Elizabeth Rowe..??..taken at the age of 16, 1857. Born Mar. 9, 1841. Died Mar. 19, 1927', image darkened, chips to bottom of left corner of frame
case 9.5cm high x 8.3cm wide x 1.4cm deep -
References:See Berg 7-49 and 7-50 for similar examples
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Estimate:A$300 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Militaria & Weapons
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