Christies: Photography of the Civil War: Property from The Metropolitan Museum of Art - bidstart 9/24
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Photography of the Civil War: Property from The Metropolitan Museum of Art - bidstart 9/24 | Total Sales (USD) | 257,625.00 |
Auction Date | October 07, 2021 - October 07, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 141,000.00 |
Sale Number | #19957 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 243,000.00 |
Total Lots | 168 | ||
Sold Lots | 107 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 215,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 63.69% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 372,500.00 |
Unsold Lots | 61 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 69.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | attributed to TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | The "Mine," Petersburg, Virginia, 1864 |
1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
20 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Convalescent Camp near Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
24 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania [Scene of General Reynold's Death, The Eastern Edge of McPherson's Woods, view looking towards Seminary Ridge], July 1863 |
1863 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
4 | ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1830-1902) | Pontoon Bridge Across James River, Virginia, June 1864 |
1864 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
2 | possibly by GEORGE N. BARNARD (1819-1902) | [View of a Soldier Watering his Horse] Bull Run, Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, c. 1861-1862 |
c. 1861-1862 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
8 | possibly by TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Distant View of Landing, Belle Plain, Virginia, 1864 |
1864 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
45 | attributed to TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Bridge Across, Bull Run, Virginia, 1862 |
1862 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
139 | attributed to ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882) | Ruins of the Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, after Evacuations, 1865 |
1865 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
138 | ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882) | Northeast Suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, April 1865 |
1865 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
54 | attributed to TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Barges and Steamers, White House Landing, Pamunkey River, Virginia, 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,625.00 |
5 | EGBERT GUY FOWX (born, 1821) | Pontoon Bridge on James River, Deep Bottom, Virginia, 1864-1865 |
1864-1865 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
18 | attributed to THOMAS C. ROCHE (1826-1895) | Dead Confederate Soldier in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia, April 3, 1865 |
1865 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
23 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Gettysburg from the West, 1863 |
1863 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
26 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Fifteen-inch Rodman Gun, Battery Rodgers, Potomac River, Near Washington, D.C., 1863-1865 |
1863-1865 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
84 | WILLIAM FRANK BROWNE | Interior of Confederate Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia, 1865 |
1865 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
40 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Camp of 44th New York Infantry, Near Alexandria, Virginia, 1863-1865 |
1863-1865 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
22 | attributed to TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Gettysburg from the West. [The Town of Gettysburg, view from Seminary Ridge], 1863 |
1863 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
46 | GEORGE N. BARNARD, (1830-1902) | U.S. Military Railroad Bridge Across Bull Run, and Block House, Orange and Alexandria Rail Road, Virginia, April 1863 |
1863 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
150 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | [Winter Quarters of Unidentified Union Army Regiment with Two Rows of Log Cabins], 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
76 | TIMOTHY H. O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Quartermaster and Ambulance Camp, 6th Ambulance Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia, 1861-65 |
1861-65 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
88 | EGBERT GUY FOWX (born 1821) | Prof. Maillefert and Naval Officers Employed to Remove Gunpowder from Confederate Torpedoes, James River, Virginia, April 1865 |
1865 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
47 | Possibly by GEORGE N. BARNARD (1819-1902) | Pontoon Across Bull Run, near Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, 1862 |
1862 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
155 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | [Winter Quarters of Unidentified Union Army Encampment with Ambrotype and Photograph Gallery], 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
108 | attributed to ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1830-1902) | Wharf and Transports, City Point, Virginia, 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
161 | formerly attributed to MATHEW B. BRADY (1823?-1896) | Group of Union Officers and Soldiers at a Sutler's Store, 1861-1865 |
1861-1865 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |