Two Framed Silhouette Portraits, William M.S. Doyle (1769-1828),
Boston, both hollow-cut bust-length portraits, embellished with ink and
signed “Doyle” below the bust, one depicting a gentleman, inscribed
“John S. Rollins” on a paper label affixed to the back, (toning, two
small losses), 2 1/2 x 2 oval, in a black lacquered frame; the other a
lady wearing a lacy cap, (toning, foxing), 5 x 4 in., in a molded giltwood
frame.
$200-300
Four Framed Oval Silhouettes, America, early 19th century, one
cut and pasted silhouette of a gentleman by Master Hubbard with
stamped inscription on backing paper “Cut with Scissors by MASTER
HUBBARD, without Drawing or Machine,” in a pressed brass frame; a
hollow-cut portrait of a woman with ink details signed under the bust
“by D. Hubbard,” the backboard with an inscription “G.B. Brewster
Dedham,” in a pressed brass frame; a hollow-cut image of a boy, the
back affixed with a paper label inscribed “Charles Henry Hanson born
1823,” in a pressed brass frame; and a cut and pasted likeness of a
young man with indistinct signature below the bust and red watercolor
details, with a Withington’s “Emerson Greenaway Collection” auction
label affixed to the back, (minor imperfections), sizes from 3 x 2 3/8-4 x
3 1/4 in.
$300-500
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Framed Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, signed “Sam’l Metford,
Edgartown, Mass. 1842” l.r., cut and pasted full-length likeness of
James McKeen, identified on reverse label, (toning), 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.,
in a period molded giltwood frame.
$300-500478.
Silhouette of a Boy, attributed to William Bache (1771-1845), painted
silhouette with Chinese white ruffled collar, the boy identified in
inscriptions on the reverse “Nicholas Johnson 3rd, born 1800/taken in
1811,” dia. 4 1/2 in., in an embossed brass frame.
$300-500479.
Two Daguerreotypes of a Pair of Silhouettes, America, mid-19th
century, sixth-plate size depicting the profiles of a man and a woman,
with brass mats, each in one half of an embossed leather case, case 3
5/8 x 3 1/8 in.
$250-350480.
Three Pieces of Jewelry, 19th century, two navette-shaped rings
with sepia inkwork, one 14kt gold depicting a woman seated in a
landscape with blue enamel and opal beaded surround and engraved
shoulders, size 6 1/4; the other an 8kt gold mourning ring depicting a
grieving women beside a monument, with engraved shoulders, size 7
1/2; accompanied by an 8kt gold navette-shaped stickpin depicting a
woman in a landscape, dia. 1 in.
$200-250481.
Mourning Ring, c. 1790, 10kt gold navette-shaped with sepia inkwork
on ivory depicting woman mourning below a willow and beside an urn-
topped monument with applied gold elements, inscribed “In Memr of
an Affec Parent,” with black enameled surround inscribed “RICHARD
CARY ESQ’R O.B 7 FEBy 1790 AE 73 Yrs,” (imperfections), engraved
shoulders, size 8 1/2.
$250-350482.
Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, probably Continental, c. 1820,
indistinctly signed “Hayen” c.r., the back inscribed “6640/Liykanf,”
watercolor on ivory, oval bust-length portrait, the man wearing a brown
jacket with what appears to be medals pinned to his chest, 3 1/2 x 2
3/4 in., in a later burl veneer frame, (lacking glass, vertical crack on right
side, small paint losses on cheek and shoulder of jacket).
$200-250483.
Portrait Miniature Inset Snuff Box, mid-19th century, turned ivory
case, the cover inset with a watercolor and gouache portrait miniature
of a lady wearing a straw hat and a red gown, tortoiseshell-lined
interior, accompanied by a note stating the snuff box came through the
Montagne family of Virginia, dia. 2 1/8 in.
$200-300484.
Portrait Miniature of a Woman, late 18th century, unsigned,
watercolor on ivory, oval half-length portrait depicting the woman with
upswept curly brown hair wearing a pale yellow gown tied at the waist
with a blue ribbon, 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in., in a later gold-painted, scrolled
foliate cast brass frame.
$400-600102 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com
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