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Superb Confederate General Mahone Melainotype

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
Superb Confederate General Mahone Melainotype
<B>A Superb and Unique Wartime Ambrotype of Major General William Mahone From Life in 1864</B></I> This framed image of General William Mahone gives the viewer an idea of his diminutive stature. Dressed in his Major General's Confederate uniform and holding his kepi in hand, the General's iconic long beard falls onto his frock coat. The beard would be his trademark throughout the rest of his life as it grew gray and longer.<BR><BR>This poignant image of the Confederate warrior was hand-tinted by the photographer showing gold tint at the collar insignia, buttons, on the kepi and the sleeve quarterfoil accentuating this sharp image of the General, the finest in existence.<BR><BR>The photograph is in its original gutta-percha frame with an elaborately engraved shell frame. This is the most famous image of the General and is in pristine condition.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> The Don Tharpe Collection of American Military History <BR><BR><B>Published</B></I>: The American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin - Number 72.<BR>North South Trader's Civil War - Volume XXIV, Number 6. <BR><BR><B>Exhibited</B></I>: The Liberty Heritage Society Museum *****<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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