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NINTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF LADY
Image shows a lovely lady who is wearing a dark bodice with wide white collar and a lighter colored silk skirt. On her hands she is wearing black lace mitts. She wears a brooch and ear bobs which have… (998-375). Learn More »
$65.00
Originally $95.00
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF MILITIA MEMBER IN COLONIAL UNIFORM WITH WIFE
This ambrotype shows a man and woman seated, arm in arm, from the knees up. The man wears a full chin beard typical of the 1850s and dressed in an 1850s version of a Continental Army uniform of dark… (1138-1884). Learn More »
$1,000.00
Originally $1,500.00
SOLD
QUARTER-PLATE AMBROTYPE AND TWO LETTERS OF CONFEDERATE OFFICER RUNNELS DAVIS, WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THIRD WINCHESTER
Runnels Davis was born June 1, 1835. He was the first-born son of Alfred Ward Grayson Davis who was a roommate and third cousin, once removed, of future Confederate President Jefferson Davis at West… (846-521). Learn More »
$1,575.00
Originally $1,750.00
AMBROTYPE OF TWO CONFEDERATE ARTILLERYMEN BELIEVED TO BE VIRGINIANS
Image has some discoloration around the edges but the two unidentified subjects are clearly visible. The subjects are two clean shaven, young artillerymen seated side by side in identical uniforms… (846-520). Learn More »
$855.00
Originally $950.00
SEATED VIRGINIA ENLISTED MAN, EX-TURNER COLLECTION
This is a ninth-plate ambrotype in figural thermoplastic case with mat, frame and glass in place, but missing the facing pad. It comes from the collection of the late Bill Turner, noted Virginia… (1138-1937). Learn More »
$1,200.00
Originally $1,500.00
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF CONFEDERATE SOLDER IN QM ISSUE JACKET
This ambrotype is from the collection of the late Bill Turner and was noted by him as a Virginia Volunteer. He rests one elbow on a table and wears a nine-button jacket with shoulder straps, very much… (1138-1977). Learn More »
$1,000.00
Originally $1,250.00
YOUNG CONFEDERATE IN RICHMOND DEPOT TYPE-II JACKET, EX-BILL TURNER
This is a sixth-plate ambrotype of a young Confederate soldier, shown half-length, seated next to a table on which he rests one arm. He wears a gray jacket with shoulder tabs, but with no branch of… (1138-1840). Learn More »
$1,400.00
Originally $1,750.00
SOLD
CONFEDERATE INFANTRY FIRST LIEUTENANT SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE
There is no doubt about this Confederate officer’s branch of service or rank. He has adopted the U.S. officer’s 1858 pattern army hat complete with turned-up brim held by an embroidered bullion… (1139-01). Learn More »
$2,600.00
Originally $3,250.00
SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE OF MILITARY BANDSMAN WITH OVER-THE-SHOULDER HORN
This bandsman wears a dark frock coat and kepi, and cradles an over-the-shoulder horn against one shoulder. His coat has the usual nine button front, with the buttons lightly gilt by the photographer.… (1139-20). Learn More »
$1,200.00
Originally $1,500.00
BEFORE AND AFTER ENLISTING IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
This pair of sixth-plate ambrotypes is housed in a nice thermoplastic case with a geometric and floral border imitating a rustic frame, surrounding a scene of birds picking at a flowering plant. This… (1138-1834). Learn More »
$1,200.00
Originally $1,500.00
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN UNIFORM, LOY FAMILY OF VIRGINIA
This sixth-plate ambrotype shows a young Confederate soldier seated, wearing a dark forage cap or kepi, and light color uniform jacket with standing collar and shoulder tabs. Eight buttons are visible… (1138-1861). Learn More »
$1,000.00
Originally $1,200.00
VERY ATTRACTIVE DOUBLE CASED SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPES OF CIVILIAN AND CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN A RARE UNION CASE
The relationship between the two men pictured is not known but no doubt they are either brothers or the same man at different points in his life. The left side ambrotype is of a seated man sporting a… (1138-1975). Learn More »
$2,400.00
Originally $3,000.00
AMBROTYPE OF EARLY WAR CONFEDERATE OFFICER WITH SWORD
This ninth plate ambrotype shows a young Confederate officer from the knees up, seated in a studio with arm resting a table beside him, clutching his sword so that the hilt is visible to the camera.… (1138-1888). Learn More »
$1,400.00
Originally $1,750.00
AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED MUSICIAN OF THE PETERSBURG MILITIA
Formerly in the collection of Bill Turner, this sixth plate ambrotype has a great pedigree, having been published as Figure 2 in Albaugh’s landmark “Confederate Faces.” Identified there as a,… (1138-1866). Learn More »
$2,000.00
Originally $2,500.00
CONFEDERATE SERGEANT IN RICHMOND STYLE JACKET
This sixth-plate ambrotype is housed in an embossed, leatherette case with a separated hinge, but is matted, glassed, and framed, and the facing pad is place. The image is very clear and shows a… (1139-52). Learn More »
$2,000.00
Originally $2,500.00
BENJAMIN KEYS 21st GEORGIA, DIED OF WOUNDS AT GROVETON (SECOND MANASSAS)
This sixth plate ambrotype was identified from a companion tintype and shows Benjamin F. Keys, Co. G 21st Georgia, seated, with his arms folded at his waist. He wears a gray jacket with standing… (1139-57). Learn More »
$3,160.00
Originally $3,950.00
WONDERFUL HALF-PLATE AMBROTYPE OF A CONFEDERATE CAPTAIN
This perfectly crystal-clear photograph of a seated Confederate officer is only slightly marred by a three-branched crack in the lower right portion of the plate. The cracks are hair thin with only a… (846-514). Learn More »
$5,355.00
Originally $5,950.00
FIRST LIEUTENANT DAVID T. POYNER, VIRGINIA MILITIA, CA. 1859; CAPTAIN BRUNSWICK GUARD, CO. A, 5th VIRGINIA BATTALION OF INFANTRY 1861
This wonderful image was published on the back cover of Military Images in 2007. Poyner is shown seated in this sixth plate ambrotype cradling his 1850 pattern foot officer’s sword and wearing a… (1138-1858). Learn More »
$1,800.00
Originally $2,250.00
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF “DOCTOR AMISS” EX-BILL TURNER COLLECTION
This very clear ambrotype shows a young man in officer’s uniform at left with his arm draped protectively behind a younger girl on the right. He wears an 1839 pattern forage cap and an officer’s… (1138-1897). Learn More »
$1,800.00
Originally $2,250.00
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF A MILITIA OFFICER WITH SWORD AND PISTOL, LIKELY VIRGINIA
This member of a militia company has donned white gloves and shows off a Model 1850 foot officer’s sword for his portrait, but has left the rain cover on his kepi. He wears a light colored frock… (1138-1980). Learn More »
$3,160.00
Originally $3,950.00
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