Antique Photography Consignment
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Photos We Consign
Antique Photo Collections & Albums
We offer auction consignment for collections of original antique photos of historical or noteworthy value, including vintage photo albums filled with such images.
Topics of interest include military, ocean liners / ships, early sports and teams, historical places, famous people or events.
Daguerreotypes / Ambrotypes / Tintypes
The daguerreotype typically dates from 1839-1860 and was the first photographic process in history that was widely used by the public.
We are interested in consigning images dating to the Civil War, including portraits of Union and Confederate soldiers in uniform.
Carte de Visite (CDVs)
The CDV was a type of small photograph popular in the mid 19th century, usually measuring around 2.375″ x 4.25″ and mounted on a card.
Desirable CDVs should picture historical figures, unusual portraiture or activities.
Cabinet Cards
The cabinet card – essentially a photograph mounted on a card, suitable for display in 19th century cabinets, became popular for studio portraits after 1870. Cabinet cards typically measure 4.25″ x 6.5″ and are generally pictures of ordinary people.
Cabinet cards featuring portraits of people of interest or some social / historical significance are most desirable.
We do not consign run-of-the-mill family portraits of people who do not have historical, military or entertainment status.
No portraits of great-grandmother, please!
Antique Photography Auction Results
Prices achieved at our past online auctions
c1870 Gads Hill Early Scarce CDV Photos of Charles Dickens Home (Collection of 5 Images)
$75-100
$275
1880s Album of Large Japanese Hand-Colored Albumen Photographs
$800-$1000
$950
1862 Civil War Diary, Battle of Williamsburg + CDVs, Michigan Family Archive (80+ Items)
$200-$300
$1200
1919 Ludwig Hohlwein German Poster Internationale Einfuhr Messe, Import Fair
$350-$400
$700
1890s Advertising Cabinet Card “Big Bargains in Clothing” by O.C. Burdick
$50 – $60
$155
Mark Twain Early c1872 Cabinet Card Portrait by Burlock, Philadelphia
$400 – $500
$620
Civil War Union Officer Daguerreotype in Small Blue Velvet Case
$75 – $100
$248
Civil War Soldier with Tinted U.S. Flag Backdrop Sixth-Plate Tintype
$75 – $100
$124
c1865 Yosemite “The Three Brothers” Signed Carleton Watkins Mammoth Albumen Plate Photograph
$800 – $1000
$2,200
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1879 [Stereoview] Nez Perce Chief Joseph & Yellow Bull, Col A.B Meacham & Interpreter
$150 – $200
$850
Pair of 1860s Stereoview Images Advertising A.E. Alden’s Photography Studio (Saratoga Springs)
$150 – $200
$1,984
Early 1860s CDV Portrait of Civil War Union Gen. E.J. Farnsworth, Killed at Gettysburg
$125 – $150
$4,216
c1897 Rare Korean Empire Photograph Album Compiled by Louise Ropes Loomis
$1,500 – $2,500
$4,920
Zuruly Hannum, PT Barnum’s Circus Sideshow Circassian Beauty CDV, 1870s
N / A
$239
Kaloma “Josie Earp” Mystery Photo in Original Frame, 1911
$200 – $300
$276
Boer War, South Africa: Underwood & Underwood Stereoviews Set, 1899
$75 – $100
$246
Tintype U.S. Indian War Corporal & Sergeant with Bedroll, c1890s
N / A
$440
Civil War Era Child Double Amputee CVD Photograph, 1860s
$40 – $60
$60
Native American CDV Photograph Climbing Bear & Chah-hah-cah, c1860s
$40 – $60
$96
Oversize Photograph Double Extra First Size American Fire Steam Engine, c1900
$75 – $100
$108
Daguerreotype & Tintype Named Family Gold Filled Locket, c1855
N / A
$235
Civil War Era CDV Photograph, Men at Camp with Native Indian
N / A
$206
Civil War Confederate Soldiers UCV Reunion Cabinet Card, 1905
N / A
$331