The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14
Lot 1597
Kershaw, Joseph Brevard.
Head and shoulders uniformed carte de visite, general's collar visible.
Image mounted in an old cdv album page, matted and framed to 7½ x 9".
Minor soil and toning to surface of image, card, and album page. Overall, very
good to near fine condition.
Handsome presentation of a dashing
portrait.
Estimated Value $500-600.
Lot 1598
Lamb, Jonathan J.
Clipped signature and rank, wardate ("J.J. Lamb Col."). 3½ x
2½" slip, January 19, 1864. Blue paper, presumably clipped from an
order. Includes endorsement "Approved & forwarded" above signature and
"comd 4th & 5th Tenn Inf." below. Text below signature section indicates
the document would be sent from "HeadQuarters Strahls Brig". Very good
condition.
Lamb, renowned for his courage, commanded the combined 4th
and 5th Tennessee regiments, which had been consolidated after heavy losses at
Murfreesboro, until he was mortally wounded at Ellsbury Ridge, Georgia in May
1864. This is a unique piece and, although we do wish the signature had not
been clipped from the order, it is nonetheless a very desirable signature.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 1599
Lane, James Henry.
Cabinet size print, seated chest portrait in uniform. Lane is pictured in
his general's uniform, with his right hand in his jacket. A few minor
imperfections in the plate; minor nicks and creasing at edges; faint toning at
bottom edge, else, very good condition.
A striking portrait matted and
framed to 9¼ x 10".
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1600
Lawton, Alexander Robert.
Clipped signature and rank mounted with a uniformed bust portrait carte de
visite. The signature and rank ("A R Lawton Q.M. Genl") appear after a
letter's closing ("Very Respectfully"), making clear this signature is
part of a larger document. The fragment appears to have been mounted on a card,
as there is stock visible through three small holes. One vertical crease
through the "La"; toning to the edges, as well as a darker stain and
some show-through of text. The cdv is mounted on an ivory card with a double
line border and is toned throughout with very minor, scattered foxing; there
are two shallow stains at the top edge of the card and a very faint penciled ID
in the field below the portrait. Overall the individual pieces are just in good
condition, but the beautiful presentation compliments them to great effect.
Estimated Value $700-800.
Lot 1601
Lee, Fitzhugh.
Signature ("Fitzhugh Lee") matted and framed to 8 ½ x
8½". There is a minor area of discoloration at the right edge of the
signature that grazes the flourish at the end of the final "e",
otherwise the signature card is in fine condition. There is minor soil and
toning to the cdv, else it is in very good to fine condition.
Estimated
Value $1,000-1,200.
Lot 1602
Lee, Fitzhugh.
Panoramic photograph (11 x 3½") of "Gen. Fitzhugh's [sic] Lee and
Staff Camp Columbia, Havana" by "Russell Bros." of Anniston, Alabama. Mounted
and framed with a Typed Letter Signed ("Fitzhugh Lee") to
17½ x 17". There is a small area of discoloration on the top left corner
of the image; scattered tiny chips and some soil; one very faint 1" long red
pencil mark in the sky above the camp; minor silvering at right edge. The photo
is in good to very good condition.
TLS ("Fitzhugh Lee"). Quarto,
Glasgow, Virginia, February 10, 1891. On Rockbridge Company letterhead. To
Henry Lamb, Esq. Transmittal folds and minor toning to the edges. Very good
condition. Lee's letter expresses regrets that due to the fact that his company
duties are "so exacting, constant and pressing" that he would be unable to
company with Lamb's request to "write an account of a battle". Presumably Mr.
Lamb was seeking a first person account from one of the most respected
Confederate generals.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 1603
Lee, George Washington
Custis. Carte de visite. Uniformed bust portrait by Anthony, as CSA
colonel. Minor soil verso and to margins; pencil ID verso; very faint,
scattered foxing. Overall, very good condition.
Estimated Value $250-300.
Lot 1604
Lee, Robert Edward.
Uniformed chest portrait carte de visite, matted and framed to 6 x 8". C.D.
Fredricks & Co. backmark. Minor foxing; one dark dot (pencil?) to left of Lee;
pencil ID verso. Very good to near fine condition. Removed from frame for
inspection.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1605
Lee, Robert Edward
(1807-1870) Confederate war leader, Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia, later Commander of all Confederate forces. Lee's fortitude and grace
after the Confederate loss gained him the respect of the entire nation.
Cabinet size portrait of Lee in uniform, an unmounted image matted and
framed to 8 x 9". There is some darkening around the edges of the portrait,
possibly dampstaining or adhesive show-through. The image is strong and clear,
however, and the overall condition is good to very good.
Lee is
pictured about 1862, in a colonel's uniform.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1606
Lee, William Henry
Fitzhugh. Carte de visite. Uniformed bust portrait, as CSA colonel,
published by E & H.T. Anthony. Minor soil and toning to card; very faint, fine
foxing to image; ink ID at bottom margin. Overall, very good to near fine
condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 1607
Lomax, Lunsford Lindsay.
Signature with rank ("L.L. Lomax / Maj Genl. C.S.A.") matted
and framed, with CDV copy of seated full-length portrait, to 8 x 12". There is
minor toning to the signature page and a ¼" almost incidental stain at
the top edge, otherwise, this piece is in fine condition.
Estimated Value
$200-300.
Lot 1608
Longstreet, James.
Uniformed bust portrait carte de visite mounted with a clipped 3 x 1"
wardate signature and rank ("J. Longstreet / Maj. Genl"). Matted and
framed to 9 x 9". Pen ID verso, no backmark; ink ID at bottom margin of card;
card has double blue line border; minor toning to card and image; scattered
faint foxing. Very good condition. Signature clip has faint writing verso,
including "Capt." and a few other word fragments. Minor, even toning to clip.
Good to very good condition. Removed from frame for inspection.
Estimated
Value $800-900.
Lot 1609
Loring, William Wing.
Lot of two items, the first being a carte de visite portrait of the
General, no backmark. Mounted on a double-lined card, there is minor soil and a
faint pencil ID at the bottom of the image, but the piece is in otherwise fine
condition.
Document Signed ("W.W. Loring"). Signed as Lieutenant
Colonel at the Columbia Barracks in the Pacific Northwest. One page, small
folio, Columbia Barracks, March 1851. Docketed verso. Being a hospital rations
voucher/report. Folds with tiny edge separation at one intersection; minor
toning at folds, else fine. Strong signature.
A wonderful lot that
illustrates some of Loring's long military career. As the Lieutenant Colonel at
Columbia Barracks, Loring was respected by his men and did much of the
day-to-day work of running the installation.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
Lot 1610
Maffitt, John. Carte
de visite. Seated portrait, captain's cap. Mounted on card with double blue
lines, no back mark. Expected toning; minor soil to card; pencil ID verso;
corners clipped. Overall, very good condition.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 1611
Mahone, William.
Signature and date ("Wm Mahone / 1888 Virginia"). On verso of
printed calling card, "General Mahone / Virginia". Minor soil and toning to
card; small, very faint edge of thumbprint to bottom of card. Overall, very
good condition. A bold signature suitable for mounting.
Estimated Value
$200-350.
Lot 1612
Mallory, Stephen Russell.
Signature ("S. R. Mallory / Florida"). 4¼ x 1½" page,
possibly clipped from album. Minor toning to edges, minor ink bleed at
"R" and "a". Bold ink. Very good to near fine.
Estimated
Value $125-150.
Lot 1613
Martin, James Green.
Document Signed ("J.G. Martin / a.q.m."). One page, 7½ x 5",
Schuylkill Arsenal, Pennsylvania, 1856. Being a funds requisition for making of
clothing. Docket verso partly cut away, as lower part of document appears to be
removed. Strong signature, a relic of his many years in the U.S. Army.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 1614
Maury, Matthew Fontaine.
Carte de visite. Seated portrait, image ca. 1860, published by Anthony from
Brady negative. Toning to edges of image and card; faint dark spotting
throughout, probably from developing process; mounted upside down in relation
to backmark.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1615
Memminger, Christopher
Gustavus. Document Signed ("C G Memminger"). As Secretary of the
Treasury of the Confederate States. Partially printed, accomplished in
manuscript. One page, 8¼ x 5", Richmond, May 19, 1862. Countersigned
by E.C. Elmore, Treasurer to the Confederate States and Robert Tyler, Register
of the Treasury. Being a transfer draft in the amount of $650,000. Stamp at
bottom left reads "return to W.H.D. Blake/New York". Oily-appearing stain runs
diagonally across document with a few dark spots scattered throughout, but the
coverage over the signature is even and the signature remains clear; minor
nicks and toning at edges; overall, good condition. Matted and framed with a
copy of a cdv of Memminger to 13 ½x 15½".
The printed
transfer draft offered here can be viewed as a relic of the financial
difficulties plaguing the Confederacy (for which Memminger was largely blamed)
and we are delighted to offer such a unique piece.
Estimated Value
$650-750.
Lot 1616
Moore, Samuel P.
Document Signed ("S Moore"). As Surgeon General to the Confederate
States of America. One page, small quarto, Richmond, February 23, 1863. On
Confederate States of America/Surgeon General's Office letterhead. Being
Special Orders regarding the return of one Private L.B. Lake to his regiment
"without delay". Varying degrees (minor to severe) of foxing and toning
throughout, most notable at edges; apparent staining on verso visible through
paper at center fold at bottom edge; nicks and chips at edges; some edge
separation at transmittal folds; 1" tear at top edge; center shows another
assignment written lengthwise through the text of the special order, but it
does not obscure the document and the signature is unaffected. Overall, fair
condition. Framed and matted with a cdv copy to 13 x 16½".
Confederate medical documents of any kind are very desirable and a
piece signed by the respected Surgeon General Moore on his office stationery is
a rare find, indeed.
Estimated Value $650-800.
Lot 1617
Mosby, John. Silver
print portrait of Mosby seated, in civilian clothes; image is 2½ x
3½", matted and framed to 8 x 9". Minor plate imperfections visible;
tiny nicks to a couple of edges, else fine.
An unusual format of a
somewhat familiar image.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 1618
Nicholls, Francis Redding
Tillou. Document Signed ("Francis T. Nicholls"). As Governor of
Louisiana. One page, folio, New Orleans, March 19, 1879. Signing intertext of
another printed document, Nicholls acknowledges receipt of state obligations.
Folds with minor edge separation; minor hand-smudging at the signature; the
initial document is somewhat tattered, but the area and text with Nicholls'
signature are in good condition.
Estimated Value $125-200.
Lot 1619
Ould, Robert. Clipped
Signature ("Robt Ould"). 8 x 3¼", clipped from letter, with
closing ("Yours Very truly"). Bold, large signature; toning to paper
does not affect signature; pencil note opposite corner from signature.
Signature is fine, overall condition is very good to near fine.
Estimated
Value $250-350.
Lot 1620
Pegram, John. Head
portrait uniformed carte de visite, matted and framed to 6 x 8". Foxing and
toning; very faint pencil ID at bottom edge of image; rounded top corners. Very
good condition.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 1621
[Pelham, John]. Two
cartes de visite matted and framed to 12½ x 9", with glass on the back,
leaving backmarks visible. The first cdv is a bust portrait of John Pelham,
mounted on an ivory card with a double line border, published by Anthony. The
second cdv is a scene in a union camp from Brady's Album Gallery, No. 417,
"12lb Howitzer, captured by 17th Regt. N.Y.V." There is minor toning to both
pieces, but they are in otherwise very good condition.
Linking Pelham
the artillery officer with a piece of equipment captured from a compatriots
(the Brady card indicates the howitzer was captured from Captain Latham's
troops at the Battle of Hanover Court House), this is a wonderful memoriam to
the heroic young soldier.
Estimated Value $1,250-1,500.
Lot 1622
Pelham, John.
Signature ("Cadet John Pelham / Alexandria / Ala.") on leaf, matted
and framed to 10 x 12½". Inscribed at the top of a book page, numbered
301, in a text in French about the poet Charles Saint-Lambert. Some toning to
edges and the right edge is rough where it was removed from the book, else very
good condition.
Possibly dating from Pelham's time as a cadet at West
Point, this is a wonderful piece.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.