3 Civil War Era Photos, incl. Rose O'Neal Greenhow, poss. Jeff Davis

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Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com

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• Lot Description

  1st item: Tintype of a dark haired gentleman resembling CSA president Jefferson Davis, in black coat and tie, in sixth plate size union case with gilt mat. 2nd item: Tintype of a soldier with mustache in uniform with cloak, seated in near full length view. Sixth plate size union case with gilt mat. 3rd item: Albumen studio portrait of a middle-aged woman with dark ringlets, believed to be Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow, oval, mounted to a rectangular cardstock sheet. Photographer's stamp, C. R. Rees of Richmond, Virginia, on front below image. Image: 8" H x 6" W. Sheet: 8" H x 10" W.

  PROVENANCE: Private Southern Collection.

  Condition

  1st item: Tintype has been fitted into a union case with gilt mat, but there are gaps at the size indicating it may have been cut down or that the case is not original. 2nd item: Image with light background spotting, some light creasing, overall good condition. Wear/fraying to silk inside case, and wear to exterior of case. 3rd item: Scattered dampstaining to sheet and image, a couple of spots of foxing, 1" tear to right side, center. Loss to lower left corner.

• Provenance

  Private Southern Collection.

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