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CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,400.00 USD
CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE.

A fine lower knees up seated view of a Confederate enlisted soldier wearing a 4 button coat with tinted gold buttons. The soldier is not wearing headgear & holds an exceedingly large bowie knife in his left hand. His hand is on his left leg with the point of the bowie pointing towards his head. The size of the bowie can be approximated at 9" long & 3" wide and appears as a very imposing weapon. The image is housed in a gilded brass mat & frame which is in turn held by half of a pressboard case. CONDITION: photograph is a bit oxidized but still shows ample detail. Mat & frame are undamaged. (02-18166/BF). $800-1,400.