Herb Peck Collection: Civil War Photography 2024-03-16 Auction - 50 Price Results - Fleischer's Auctions in OH
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[Ambrotype] Confederate w/ Colt Revolving Rifle[Ambrotype] Iconic, Published Portrait[Ambrotype] Young Soldier w/ Bowie Knife
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Herb Peck Collection: Civil War Photography

A historic selection of Civil War-era photography once thought lost forever. Starting in the 1950s with a focus on Southern subjects, Herb built one of the United States? premier collections of Civil War portrait photography at a time when the genre?s importance was only first being realized. Herb?s iconic images can be seen in many popular books and films, including Ken Burns? documentary The Civil War. It?s likely that nearly every American interested in history has seen an image from the Peck Collection, whether in a book or film, in a museum, or while visiting a national park. What makes this once-in-a-lifetime offering particularly exciting is that the collection was once believed to have been destroyed. In 1978, thieves stole the Peck Collection from Herb?s Nashville home, leaving the collecting community in shock and the survival of his captivating images shrouded in doubt. Recently, the Peck family?s persistence and the hard work of law enforcement bore fruit when a break in the case led to the successful recovery and return of 50 of Herb?s original photographs.
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Early Tennessee Daguerreotypes: Three daguerreotypes: two quarter plates and one sixth plate. Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Hankins, Jr. and Daniel Adams. Each housed in brass mat and preserver with glass. A lovely lot of early
0001: Early Tennessee DaguerreotypesEst. $250-$500
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[Ambrotype] c. 1857 Knoxville, Tennessee: Sixth plate hand-tinted ambrotype outdoor view. Anonymous artist. Knoxville, Tennessee, c. 1857. Leatherette case. Two shadowy figures stand on a dirt road in the foreground before a pair of modest
0002: [Ambrotype] c. 1857 Knoxville, TennesseeEst. $250-$500
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[Tintype] Lawman w/ Badge: Ninth plate hand-tinted tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Intriguing tintype of a man wearing a star-shaped badge on his lapel. The subject, an older man dressed in a smart lined topcoat
0003: [Tintype] Lawman w/ BadgeEst. $150-$300
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[Tintype] Native American Man w/ Knife: Sixth plate hand-gilt tintype. Leatherette case, split at hinge. Anonymous artist. Interior of case inscribed in pencil: "Wade [illegible] / Deputy Sheriff / Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 18[??]”
0004: [Tintype] Native American Man w/ KnifeEst. $1,750-$2,250
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[Daguerreotype] Mexican War Era Soldier: Sixth plate daguereotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. An impressive daguerreotype that dates to the Mexican War era. This portrait foreshadows the many soldiers who some 15 years later
0005: [Daguerreotype] Mexican War Era SoldierEst. $1,750-$2,250
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[Daguerreotype] c. 1855 Militia Officer: Quarter plate hand-tinted & gilt daguerreotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Antebellum military photography tends to be some of the most interesting and well-composed subject matter of the
0006: [Daguerreotype] c. 1855 Militia OfficerEst. $750-$1,250
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[Daguerreotype] c. 1853 Dragoon: Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt daguerreotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Charming daguerreotype of a young horse soldier who likely belonged to a state militia dragoon unit.The subject
0007: [Daguerreotype] c. 1853 DragoonEst. $250-$500
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[Ambrotype] New York Officers w/ Dog: Quarter plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. New York [?]. Portrait of a pair of bearded men, possibly brothers, one of whom has his arm around the other. The apparently
0008: [Ambrotype] New York Officers w/ DogEst. $500-$750
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[Daguerreotype] Soldier w/ Bowie Knife: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Scarce Confederate soldier daguerreotype featuring a double-armed infantryman. Only a handful of Confederate images exist in the
0009: [Daguerreotype] Soldier w/ Bowie KnifeEst. $1,250-$1,750
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[Ambrotype] Young Soldier w/ Bowie Knife: Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Considered one of the premier images in the recovered Herb Peck Collection, the subject of this ambrotype could be mistaken
0010: [Ambrotype] Young Soldier w/ Bowie KnifeEst. $2,250-$2,750
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[Ambrotype] Seated Soldier w/ Rifle: Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. North Carolina [?]. Seated Confederate soldier posed with a musket across his chest. While unidentified, this portrait
0012: [Ambrotype] Seated Soldier w/ RifleEst. $250-$500
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[Ambrotype] “Mr. Grant” w/ Bowie Knife: Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Interior of case inscribed in pencil: “Mr. Grant / Made the 14th of December 1861.” A classic view of a
0013: [Ambrotype] “Mr. Grant” w/ Bowie KnifeEst. $250-$500
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[Tintype] Clear Portrait: Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. South Carolina (?). Nearly flawless portrait of a young Confederate soldier that likely fought for South Carolina, the
0014: [Tintype] Clear PortraitEst. $500-$750
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[Ambrotype] Tennessee Infantryman: Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt ambrotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Poss Virginia. A strikingly clear portrait of an unknown infantryman from the Volunteer State. The subject’s
0015: [Ambrotype] Tennessee InfantrymanEst. $2,250-$2,750
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[Ambrotype] Armed w/ Virginia Belt Plate: Ninth plate ambrotype. Full leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Virginia [?]. This bearded "Johnny Reb" wears the iconic beehive-style hat popular among Confederate soldiers, who could customize
0016: [Ambrotype] Armed w/ Virginia Belt PlateEst. $750-$1,250
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[Tintype] Officer w/ Virginia Belt Plate: Sixth plate hand-gilt tintype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Virginia. The bearded subject of this portrait wears a neatly tailored officer’s frock coat with large shoulder
0017: [Tintype] Officer w/ Virginia Belt PlateEst. $500-$750
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[Tintype] Double-Armed w/ Canteen: Sixth plate hand-gilt tintype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Interior of case inscribed in pencil: “Can the absent be forgotten / can the memories ever die?/ Loved to be remembered / as
0018: [Tintype] Double-Armed w/ CanteenEst. $2,250-$2,750
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[Ambrotype] Southern Character Study: Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. One of the more impressive character studies in the Herb Peck Collection, the subject of this ambrotype is a cavalry
0019: [Ambrotype] Southern Character StudyEst. $500-$750
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[Tintype] Southern Musicians: Sixth plate tintype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Confederate musician images rarely surface; this example featuring a fifer and drummer is among the known. The two men shown here are
0020: [Tintype] Southern MusiciansEst. $1,250-$1,750
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[Ambrotype] Iconic, Published Portrait: Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. This portrait is generally considered to be among the finest in the Herb Peck Collection. Published in
0021: [Ambrotype] Iconic, Published PortraitEst. $2,250-$2,750
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[Ambrotype] Wounded at Gettysburg: Sixth plate hand-gilt ambrotype. Leatherette case. Anonymous artist. North Carolina. Private Aurelius James “A.J.” Dula (1843 - 1913), a member of Company A (the "Caldwell Rough and
0022: [Ambrotype] Wounded at GettysburgEst. $500-$750
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[Tintype] Youthful Portrait: Sixth plate hand-tinted ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Anonymous artist. Pleasing photograph of a Confederate soldier wearing a rough hewn uniform. The young man’s expression is somewhat
0023: [Tintype] Youthful PortraitEst. $250-$500
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[REES, Charles] Ambrotype of Armed Soldier: c. 1862. Sixth plate hand-tinted & gilt ambrotype. Half leatherette case. Charles R. Rees. Richmond, Virginia. Image of a standing, double-armed Confederate soldier by master photographer Charles
0024: [REES, Charles] Ambrotype of Armed SoldierEst. $2,250-$2,750
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