Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I - March 24, 2023

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 588

Mathew Brady Portrait of U.S. Grant

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(American, 1822-1896)

General Ulysses S. Grant, albumen print, stamped mount verso "M.B. BRADY & Co. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, in Clerk's Office of District Court for District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. PHOTOGRAPHERS", 8 x 6-1/4 in. oval, on original heavy paper mount, 12 x 10 in., with an affixed three cent green U.S. revenue stamp mount verso; possibly period carved wood rustic motif frame with carved wood mat, 17-1/2 x 15 in.  [[americanart]]/[[photography]]

Condition

photo with two surface dark marks possibly attempts at retouch, fading commensurate with age; frame with break to carved leaf at top edge

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Property from a Southern Institution