31 Main Street, Lower Level. Freeport, ME 04032, United States
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LOT 157:
Cane Carved by Prisoner of War James Bell, 1862.
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Sold for: $1,225
Start price:
$
600
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 20%
sales tax: 5.5%
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Cane Carved by Prisoner of War James Bell, 1862.
Carved with a snake, marked "JAS. BELL/PRISONER/OF WAR/1862," overall lg. 33 1/4 in. Together with a Confederate infantry button. James Bell lived in Richmond County, Georgia, and enlisted 5/18/1861 as a private. He was listed as a prisoner on 9/17/1862 in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He was promoted to Sargent Major in 1863. Provenance: The collection of Nicholas A. Penachio.
