Honus Wagner 1890's Tintype

[kilo]

thats what i was thinking...

--mike

[bobbvc]

A non collector friend of mine showed me this video yesterday. He asked what I thought of the valuation. I said I thought it could fetch 10k in the right auction. Still surprised "experts" can't pronounce his name though.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by bobbvc

Still surprised "experts" can't pronounce his name though.

I know. At least the owner of the tin type said it correctly

[drc]

19th century tintypes of Hall of Famers, or even known MLB players, are super duper rare. In fact, I can't recall off the top of my head another specific example of a HOFER.

[atx840]

That is beautiful. Looks like he sold it for $1,150....ouch.

"Hey Honus, you mind if sprinkles gets in on this?"

[bobbvc]

see next post

[bobbvc]

[QUOTE=bobbvc;1069624]

Originally Posted by atx840

That is beautiful. Looks like he sold it for $1,150....ouch.

Where /When did this sell for $1,150... ouch ??

[Jlighter]

[QUOTE=bobbvc;1069624]

Originally Posted by atx840

That is beautiful. Looks like he sold it for $1,150....ouch.

Where /When did this sell for $1,150... ouch ??

Here ya go.


http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/l...bjectID=236396

It was a while ago, plus selling at Christies may not have been the wisest of choices.

[Jlighter]

How do they find the experts for ARS? There are a some people on here that would probably do a much better job.

[drc]

As it involves appraisal too, they're usually dealers or people from auction houses. They tend to use well known and reputable people. As baseball cards or photos don't appear often, it's not as if they're going to use full time a baseball card expert.

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by drc

19th century tintypes of Hall of Famers, or even known MLB players, are super duper rare. In fact, I can't recall off the top of my head another specific example of a HOFER.

c.1890 hand-colored full-plate tintype of George Davis

[barrysloate]

Corey- I was thinking of the Davis when this thread started. Other than the Davis, this Wagner, and one or two Wrights, I can't recall any other tintypes of HOFers.

When I did my article about known photographic images of Wright, Henry Chadwick, and Alexander Cartwright in issue #7 of VCBC (that's the tough one to find), I was surprised by how few tintypes were out there. Regarding Cartwright, there are three daguerreotypes, at least one ambrotype, a CdV and numerous albumen photos, but I never found a single tintype. And there are no known tintypes of Chadwick either.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Now that it has been posted, I do remember seeing that G. Davis in an old auction catalogue,

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Corey- I was thinking of the Davis when this thread started. Other than the Davis, this Wagner, and one or two Wrights, I can't recall any other tintypes of HOFers.

When I did my article about known photographic images of Wright, Henry Chadwick, and Alexander Cartwright in issue #7 of VCBC (that's the tough one to find), I was surprised by how few tintypes were out there. Regarding Cartwright, there are three daguerreotypes, at least one ambrotype, a CdV and numerous albumen photos, but I never found a single tintype. And there are no known tintypes of Chadwick either.

I agree. And I also agree that the Wagner is a beautiful image and would fetch considerably more than 2-3k.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Regarding Cartwright, there are three daguerreotypes....

There are only two, or did I miss one?