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New England Auctions: Early Photography and Advertising

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Auction Name Early Photography and Advertising Total Sales (USD) 143,000.00
Auction Date September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 70,700.00
Sale Number #91025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 119,300.00
Total Lots 203
Sold Lots 201 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 71,100.00
% of Lots Sold 99.01% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 120,050.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 119.12%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
150

Three Early Photo Albums, with some Military Content

circa1870 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 7,150.00
261

Cigar Trade Sign

circa1900 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,500.00
252

Electrical Engineering Contractor Lightbulb Sign

circa1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,460.00
215

Early Dentist Trade Sign

circa1880 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,680.00
282

John W. Masury House Paints Sign

circa1910 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,900.00
222

Mistick Magic Sign

circa1950 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 3,120.00
219

Optometrist Reverse Glass Sign - H. L. Venable

circa1920 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,860.00
47

Oddfellows Sign - 'Welcome'

1910 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 2,600.00
120

Kansas Occupational Ambrotype of a Prospector

circa1850 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,600.00
236

Straight Razor Trade Sign

circa1930 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,600.00
160

Four Cased Images of Double-Armed Civil War Soldiers

circa1870 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,080.00
254

Hockanum Ice Co. Crate with Ice Saw Blade

early 20th century USD 200.00 - 350.00 USD 2,080.00
118

Daguerreotype of a Man with Two Portrait Paintings

circa1845 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,950.00
203

J. Craddock and Co. Soap Factory Sign

early 20th century USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,950.00
217

Optometrist Trade Sign

circa1880 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,820.00
202

Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers Trade Sign

circa1910 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,690.00
162

Large Group of Military Images and Others

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,560.00
281

Fountain Tobacco Tin Lithograph Sign - Tuchfarber Co.

circa1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
285

New Bachelor Quality Cigar Sign

Early 20th century USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
250A

Pocket Watch Trade Sign

19th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,300.00
119

Occupational Ambrotype of a Jewelry Salesman

circa1860 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,235.00
133

Spirit CDV Photograph

circa1870 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,235.00
159

Three Quarter Plate Tintypes of Civil War Soldiers

circa1870 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,235.00
157

Five Tintypes of Armed Civil War Soldiers

circa1870 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,170.00
290

Miller's Beauty Shoppe Trade Sign

mid 20th century USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,170.00
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