AMB4. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a little boy on a donkey. The hatband and the
bow around his neck are tinted blue. Housed in an odd full black rough and
pebbly case, almost like black emory board material. VG. $285
AMB11. Sixth-plate ambrotype of smiling young girl in red
tinted dress. Full leather case. $125
Amb20. Half-plate ambrotype of gentleman in beautiful black oval frame.
Image measures about 7" x 6" from impression through paper on back of frame
although I can't be sure of the actual size as the frame is professional sealed.
The actual image size that appears in the frame is 4 1/2" x 3 1/4."
The overall frame is 12" x 10." There is a
small partial crack on the inner circle at the bottom of the frame that is barely noticeable; otherwise it
is in beautiful shape. Wire attached at back for hanging. (5550) $295
Amb25. Quarter-plate ambrotype of an ice skater. In full leather case. VG.
$850
Amb29. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a Native-American woman and her child. There
is damage to the image at the right side as shown in the scan. The image came
housed in a half leather case with "Mrs. Nancy Patterson, Coultersville, Brule
Co., Pa. Full ???" Unfortunately I can't make any sense of the last word, maybe
"siji"? which makes no sense. As they say, it is what it is, a rare ambrotype of
a native-american mother and child. Fair. $350
Amb31. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a family. I like the makeshift backdrop
hanging behind them in which you can see the creases of the sheet. Housed in a
nearly split full leather case. $50
Amb39. Sixth-plate outdoor ambrotype of several women
with children on donkeys. Housed in full leather case. VG. $125
Amb40. Sixth-plate outdoor ambrotype of a large wagon
full of men and women. One man stands on the ground. Housed in wood and paper
frame. VG. $150
Amb41. Sixth-plate outdoor ambrotype of 3 very cute girls
on donkeys with a man with pipe at the left. Written on the back of the frame is
"Darling Dad, Minnie, Maria & Annie Lord." Housed in wood and paper frame. VG.
$175
Amb43. Quarter plate ambrotype of two bearded men with hats and blanket in
horse drawn carriage. The axles and parts of the horse's harness are highlighted
with gold tinting. The ambrotype is housed in a full thermoplastic case (Krainik
#75-Scroll) and is in very good condition but one corner is chipped. All other
corners are sharp and clasp works well. The case is by Holmes, Booth & Hayden.
$375
Amb45. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a cobbler with a hammer in one hand, a punch
in the other, working on a boot. There are other materials laying about and this
image seems to have been made in his workshop. Housed in a full leather case
with very weak spine. VG. $275
Amb48. Sixth-plate ambrotype of two seated young men wearing boxing gloves
and plaid ties with an award cup on the table between them. Their ties and the
tablecloth are tinted. Housed in a half-leather case. E. $325
Amb49. Wood & Brother, Over Post Office, on mat. Quarter-plate ambrotype of
two men, possibly father and son, with arms around each other's shoulders.
Housed in split, full leather case. VG. $375
Amb50. Quarter-plate ambrotype of well-dressed woman with her arm on table
and hand on book. Jewelry and book have gold tinting; tablecloth is
bluish-green. Housed in a full leather case with rounded spine in excellent
condition. $175
Amb51. Quarter-plate ambrotype of well-dressed, heavy-set woman in bonnet
with young girl, possibly her granddaughter. She is wearing gloves and their
cheeks are tinted. Housed in a split, full leather case. VG. $135
Amb54. Sixth-plate ambrotype post-mortem of a young child laid out in a
carriage. Housed in a full leather case. VG. $175
Amb57. Full-plate ivorytype of well-dressed young woman. Housed in a full
leather case, repaired at spine. There are a couple of scratch marks on the case
but displays very well. The American ivorytype, invented by Frederick Wenderoth
in 1855, was made by lightly coloring a
salted paper print. This print was then
waxed,
varnished, or
glued image side up to the back of a sheet of clear glass using a
combination of
Canada balsam and
beeswax. This treatment rendered the lighter areas of the picture
translucent. A second sheet of plain white paper onto which was carefully
painted patches of bright colors corresponding with the subject was then placed
behind the photograph. These colors would show through the translucent areas of
the photograph in a way that softened their intensity. A variant of the backing
paper was a lightly printed duplicate of the original photograph that provided a
guide for the coloring. VG. $1250
Amb59. Sixth-plate tinted ambrotype of a mother and her daughter. The child
may have a cased image in her hand. Housed in a thermoplastic case by S. Peck
and H. Halverson, Rebekah at the Well (Berg 1-85). Case has a few nicks and some
wear to corners. G. $200
Amb60. Sixth-plate 'relievo' ambrotype of a bearded man. Housed in a
thermoplastic case (Berg 1-116) The Deer and the Pine Tree. The engraver's name
"Smith" appears beneath the central theme of the case. A bit of wear at one
corner o/w VG. $200
Amb62. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a hunter with his double barreled shotgun and his dog. The dog
refused to cooperate and turned his head a couple of time to the left, so it's
the dog with three noses. The man held stock still. Housed in a full leather
case. VG. $400
Amb63. Isaac Rehn, Philadelphia. Stereoscopic Ambrotype measuring 3 .25" x
4.25" of a gentleman seated with his arm on a table, an empty chair by his side.
This is in a "Mascher's Improved Stereoscope" viewing case. The mat with double
oval windows has "Ambrotype by Rehn" in the lower left corner and "Patent
July 4th & 11th 1854" in the lower right corner. The viewing panel has very
clear gilded lettering for Mascher's patent, March 8th 1853. Lifting the viewing
panel exposes a rich gilded advertisement which reads as follows: "Stereoscopic
Ambrotype Picture, Surpassing any thing for Depth, Clearness, and RELIEF, which
the Art has yet produced. Also Ambrotype & Mezzograph pictures taken at The
Gallery of Photography by Isaac Rehn, No. 126 Arch Street, above Sixth, South
side, Philadelphia." Rehn is one of the most interesting figures of this
ambrotype era. He was responsible for patenting the process, along with Cutting,
although others had paved the way. He was very active in the spiritualist
movement, and the spiritualists connected the luminous process of the ambrotype
with spiritualism. They were especially fascinated with his stereoscopic
ambrotypes. This is an excellent example of the Mascher case, and the Rehn
process used in an outstanding stereoscopic image. The case has minimal wear,
hinges and clasps intact and strong. $925
Amb64. Quarter-plate ambrotype of a saddle maker/leather worker. Housed in a
full leather case repaired at spine. $400
Amb65. Quarter-plate ambrotype of a mother and daughter. Housed in a
thermoplastic case Lyre in Wide Portal (Berg 1-45). This case has two Krainik
reference numbers as the two sides are different: 42. Scroll with Patterned
Center & Stars and 44. The Memorial. This latter is the only case bearing the
die engraver's anem (R. Paine). Case is manufactured by S. Peck & Co., New
Haven, Ct. It's in fine condition with sharp corners, although missing velvet
mat. $395
Amb66. Pair of sixth-plate ambrotypes of the same man in top hat posed first
with one daughter and then with her sister. A beautiful pair of poses of this father
with his daughters.
Housed in a worn full leather case with leather chipped. $450
Amb68. Sixth-Plate ambrotype of a seated, bearded man with arm resting on
table. Cheeks and tablecloth nicely tinted. Nice halo effect on ambro. Housed in
a full leather case, weak at spine. VG. $65
Amb69. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a seated young man with arm resting on
table. Cheeks and tablecloth nicely tinted. Nice halo effect on ambro. Same
unknown studio as previous image. Housed in a half-leather case. VG. $50
Amb70. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a pair of siblings, hand on shoulder. The
smaller child holds a large hat by his side (or her side). Cheeks are tinted.
Housed in a full leather case. There is some pencilled writing behind the image
in the case: "Elinor A. McCarty" and maybe "Stenbenault." Also "caught at
last." VG. $95
Amb71. This lot consists of a sixth-plate ambrotype of a man holding a Union
Case flanked by two women along with the framed tintype made as an enlargement
of this image. The visible tintype image area is 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" and the frame
is 11 3/4" x 13." On the back of the frame is a worn label which reads in part
"Copied by Hildreth, Young & Co., McLean's Block, Main St., Union City, Pa.,
North Troy, Vt., Clinton, Iowa, Montreal P.Q., Washington D.C. The only
manufacturers in the United Stated of the Photocrome Picture." Note how the
larger image is reversed from the ambrotype. A great pair, fortunately still
together. VG. $300
Amb72. Sixth-plate ambrotype of an older black man. Housed in a full, split
leather case. VG. $650
Amb73. This sixth-plate package consists of a paper photograph in mat and
preserver with an ambrotype of a young girl housed behind the image. The paper
photograph has written on back "Aunt Kate looking very cross." This was
purchased in January 2009 at the Jenack Auction Gallery, Chester, NY. Split full
leather case. VG. $40
Amb75. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a couple housed in a thermoplastic case
(Berg 1-99, Mother Embracing Child 2). The case is made by A.P. Critchlow & Co.
Case is in very nice condition with sharp corners. VG. $125
Amb76. Full-plate ambrotype of a couple seated before Niagara Falls. Housed
in a split, full leather case of geometric and flower design. The top cover of
the case is missing one side slat. G. $1200
Amb78. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a painting of Willis Foulk, Captain PA 22nd
Infantry, War of 1812. Housed in full leather case weak at spine. VG. $250
CWAMB1. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a standing Civil War soldier with rifle
with bayonet. Housed in a full split leather case. G. $325
CWAMB2. Sixth-plate ruby ambrotype of a seated Civil War soldier. Tinted
cheeks and buttons. Housed in a complete, split leather case with flag on front.
VG. $250
CWAMB3. A.D. Hopper, Bleeker St., NY. Sixth-plate tinted ambrotype of a
Civil War soldier with great American flag and 1851 Navy Colt Third Model (long
barrel). Image is
beautifully tinted. The name "Decker" is scratched in the inside back of the
case behind the image. Housed in full leather Eagle and Shield case. VG. $1350
CWAMB4. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a teamster with his whip, wearing a heavy
fur coat and soldier's cap. Housed in a brown thermoplastic case by Scovill Mf'g
Co. (Berg 2-33, Fruit Motif). Case has some chips. VG. $450
CWAMB5. Quarter-plate ruby ambrotype of a Rhode Island Volunteer
Infantryman, at attention, with his rifle. Image is nicely tinted, especially
the curtain at left. Behind image in case is written "H. Brown, Prov." Housed in
a thermoplastic case (Berg 1-37, Roger deCoverly and the Gypsies Fortune 1).
Case has numerous chips. Image is E. $600
CWAMB6. Ninth-plate ambrotype of a Confederate private holding a model 42
musket. Housed in full leather case repaired at spine. G. $475
Amb79. Thick 4-panel packet case with 4 ninth-plate ambrotypes. One shows a woman with a
bowl on her lap with some sort of paste in it. She holds a brush in her hand and
is working on what looks like a pile of papers on her lap. Maybe she is pasting
pictures? Next ambro looks like a sister of the first woman. Third ambro is a
young man in a military or cadet uniform. He is identified by writing behind the
image on the case: "25-13th March W.B. Barnes 1862." Fourth image is of another
young woman. Attractive, thick (1.25") wallet like case with clasp intact. VG.
$350
Amb80. Ninth-plate ambrotype of young woman housed in
poorly repaired full leather case. Fair. $25
Amb81. Ninth-plate ambrotype of a bushy-haired young man.
Housed in a leather wallet-type case. VG. $75
Amb82. Sixth-plate outdoor ambrotype of probably a
brother and sister with wheeled carts and tools. Big smile on the young man.
Housed in a split leather case whose top side is missing three slats. VG. $175
Amb84. Sixth-plate ambrotype of a black woman housed in a thermoplastic case
Grapes Within a Fancy Oval (Berg 2-21), manufactured by Littlefield,
Parsons & Co. Image is Fair, case is G. $125
Amb85. Ninth-plate ambrotype of a bearded man in glass, mat, and preserver.
No case. VG. $20
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