Lot #220 - Rare Ninth-Plate Union Case 'American Gothic'
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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 #:220
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Lot Description:Rare Ninth-Plate Union Case 'American Gothic'
black case with paper insert 'A.P. Critchlow...Hinge Patented Oct 14, 1856, & April 21, 1857', containing a hand tinted ambrotype of a small girl in quarter portrait pose, with paper insert to back of mount 'C.T. Sylvester Successor to James & Co., 4 Summer Street, Boston. 25 Cent Ambrotypes.', inscribed in pencil '1860', image darkened, slight verdigris to mount
case 7.5cm high x 6.3cm wide x 1.8cm wide -
References:See Berg 1-150; Krainik 374
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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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