Seldom do two great anniversaries come together. The Bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth in 2009 and the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in 2010 are rare and exciting exceptions. Collectors and museums are waiting to pounce on all the attic treasures they believe will come out. Prices should sky-rocket early 2008 as smart investors want to be the “early bird”.
Small scraps of paper signed by Lincoln bring thousands of dollars. Civil War diaries, rare land grants, flags, letters, uniforms, photographs, weapons, books, maps, officer commissions, discharge papers, and relics bring hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
Paintings of soldiers, Lincoln and other Civil War subjects have sold for hundred thousand dollars especially by well known artists.
We specialized in these areas for over 40 years. As an Illinois appraisal firm we have access to Lincoln references most experts don’t. We are the foremost Lincoln appraiser.
We can appraise most items from photos and Xeroxes. There is no extra charge to help you sell your Lincoln and Civil War items. This is the time to get top dollar.
Please feel free to call and we’ll be glad to advise you if your item is worth appraising.
LINCOLN PHOTOGRAPHS AND
LINCOLN PAINTINGS
Have a Lincoln photo that needs authentication? Maybe your family owns an unsigned oil painting of Lincoln. We specialize in “problem Lincoln’s”. We’ve never seen a Lincoln photo or Lincoln painting we couldn’t catalog, attribute an artist and date. We’ve been consultants to The National Portrait Gallery, Washington. No one knows Lincoln photographs and Lincoln paintings better than us.
Still have a few questions?
Phone us and we will be glad to
answer them for you.
(847) 446-8827
Confused about exactly what you have? Painting, print, antique reproduction, masterpiece or a garage sale item.
Just send us a photo of it in the mail (no e-mail please). We'll write and tell you if it warrants researching, plus our fee. There is no obligation or charge for this initial examination.
Our extensive file of Lincoln photos showed the President sat for a portrait where numerous exposures were taken. Each was slightly different. When you place these together in a video, it appears as if Lincoln is in front of you and moving. Obviously Lincoln never posed for a motion picture, but this is the closest you can come to seeing him alive.
