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LOT 145
Desirable Dufilho New Orleans Civil War Confederate Officer Sword - Agrider H. Dufilho of New Orleans supplied these swords for Confederate officers early in the Civil War prior to the city falling to the Union on May 1, 1862. The sword has a 30 inch long lightly curved blade with floral etching, “C.S.” etched on the left side, and “DUFILHO/N. ORLEANS” stamped on the left. The gilt brass hilt has floral patterns and a leather and brass wire wrapped grip. Scabbard absent.
CONDITION: Very good plus overall with mottled gray and brown patina on the blade, distinct etching and markings, some nicks along the edge, strong patches of original gilt finish on the hilt which otherwise displays smooth aged patina, moderate wear on the grip, some looseness, and general mild wear overall.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
LOT 146
South Carolina Palmetto Armory Model 1842 Percussion Pistol - NSN, 54 cal., 8 1/2
inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. 1,000 Model 1842 pistols were manufactured
at the Palmetto Armory by William Glaze and Benjamin Flagg. The latter was previously the superintendent of Asa Waters’s factory in Milbury, Massachusetts. They are believed to have been assembled from condemned and overrun parts from Aston and Johnson from the U.S. contracts. The barrel has a brass blade front sight, captive ramrod, “P/V/palmetto tree” on the upper left, and “Wm GLAZE & CO.” on the left flat. The lock is marked “PALMETTO, ARMORY/ palmetto tree/S*C.” at the center and “COLUMBIA/S. C. 1852” at the tail.
CONDITION: Very good with dark brown patina overall, moderate oxidation, aged patina on the brass, and mostly legible markings. The stock is fine and has only light scratches and dings. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 147
Bronze Bust of Confederate General Robert E. Lee by Frederick Volck - Frederick Volck (German-Confederate American: 1833-1891). Frederick Volck sculpted the original bronze of General Lee in 1863 when the Confederate War Department in Richmond, VA asked Volck to commemorate the glorious battles that General Lee had won for the South. This sculpture was to rally the southern troops as well as the southern people as the war was still raging with no end in sight for either side. Volck was employed in the Confederate Naval Ordinance Department and took exact measurements of
General Lee as well as his
horse Traveler. In 1863,
Volck cast a limited
amount of this bronze
bust statues of General
Lee as there was a limited
amount of bronze available
to the Confederacy as bronze
was used for cannons and other armaments for the War. This bronze
is from the original terra cotta mold done by Volck. Measures: 19x8x12 inches and weighs approximately
28 lbs. The bronze rests on a 2 in. thick circular black marble plinth. On the front of the bust underneath it is inscribed Robert E. Lee and on the backside also inscribed in block
letters “FREDERICK VOLK, 1863, RICHMOND, VA”.
CONDITION: Very good with some minor storage and handling marks.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
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