December Online Auction (Sale #284)

Tintype Assortment

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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Tintype Assortment

(4) Civil War era ninth-plate images including a mother and child, possibly post-mortem, having a gutta percha case; a ‘Union & Constitution’ gutta percha case housing a portrait of a man having a wide-brimmed hat; portraits of a woman and another of a man, both having leather covered cases

Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate

Height: 2 inches, Width: 1 1/2 inches (sight, each)

Frame Size: 3 inches by 2 1/2 inches

Condition: Good, fading, occasional spotting to plates; occasional oxidation to metal elements of cases; ‘Union & Constitution’ case having (3) chipped corners; male portrait leather case separating at hinge, scuffs; overall light to moderate wear to cases consistent with normal use

Disclaimers: images not examined out of cases

Category: Decorative Arts > Objects

Estimated Sale Time: 11:21 am CST

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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Condition: Good, fading, occasional spotting to plates; occasional oxidation to metal elements of cases; ‘Union & Constitution’ case having (3) chipped corners; male portrait leather case separating at hinge, scuffs; overall light to moderate wear to cases consistent with normal use

Dimensions: 2 x 1.5 in