
The first CDV that started the CDV craze: Napoleo
Description
Napoleon III carte-de-vistie. Emperor of France. Legend has it Napoleon III in 1859 en route with his troops to Italy, stopped at Disd‚ri's Paris studio to have his portrait taken. Seizing the opportunity, Disd‚ri sold thousands of copies. Almost overni
Buyer's Premium
20% up to
$1,000,000.00
20% above
$1,000,000.00
The first CDV that started the CDV craze: Napoleo
Estimate $120-$180
TOP



![[GETTYSBURG] The Defender of the Devil's Den: Gen. J.H. Hobart Ward, WIA: Seated three-quarter length albumen CDV. New York: C.D. Fredricks & Co., 587 Broadway, [ca. 1863]. Photographer's ornate blue imprint to mount verso. The CDV is signed by the subject: &qu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/419463/233325701_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1780068164&width=181)

![[GETTYSBURG] CDV of Clinton MacDougall, Quadruple WIA: Group of two CDV photographs of Clinton Dugald MacDougall. The lot includes: 1. Vignetted studio bust portrait albumen CDV. [ca. 1863]. Unmarked mount. Verso bears a pencil collector's insc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/419463/233325690_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1780068164&width=181)

![[CIVIL WAR] Western Sharpshooters: A 3-Piece CDV Collection of the 66th Illinois Infantry: Three-piece CDV lot of officers from the 66th Illinois Infantry. 1. Full-length standing study albumen CDV. [ca. 1862]. Unclipped mount with no p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/419463/233325807_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1780068164&width=181)

![[CIVIL WAR] Silk and Sacrifice: The Original Colors of the 124th NY Infantry, the "Orange Blossoms": A significant documentary albumen CDV of the regiment’s first national colors. [ca. 1864]. The mount features a detailed printed credit block identifying the subject as the "Flag of the 124](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/419463/233325754_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1780068164&width=181)

![Abraham Lincoln CDV After Mathew Brady Published in Baltimore - Hometown of John Wilkes Booth!: Abraham Lincoln [Baltimore, MD], n.d. but ca. 1860s Abraham Lincoln CDV After Mathew Brady Published in Baltimore - Hometown of John Wilkes Booth! CDV A vintage carte de visite of 16th U.S. President](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6306/419173/233139493_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1779914198&width=181)

