454.
Miniature Portrait Profile of a Lady Wearing a Red Gown, America,
c. 1840, unsigned, watercolor on paper, (imperfections), 3 1/2 x 3 in., in
a pressed brass frame.
$300-500455.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman with a Walking Stick, America,
hollow-cut head with ink and watercolor embellishments, (toning), 4 1/2
x 3 1/2 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
$600-800456.
Portrait Miniature of a Lady in Profile, America, in the manner of
Rufus Porter, c. 1825, unsigned, half-length profile, (toning), 5 1/4 x 4
1/4 in., in an eglomise mat and period molded giltwood frame.
$800-1,200457.
Rufus Porter Decorative Arts Publication, printed by J.T. Peters,
Concord, Massachusetts, a 43-page booklet with papered wood cover
titled A Select Collection of Approved, Genuine, Secret, and Modern
Receipts, for the Preparation and Execution of Various Valuable and
Curious Arts, as Practised by the Best Artists of the present age,
inscribed “Alpheus Dunbar’s book 1833” on inside page, (wear, cover
and pages loose from binding), 5 3/4 x 4 in.Note: This booklet, published by the renowned itinerant artist Rufus
Porter, sold at Skinner on January 16, 1988, sale 1186, lot 390.
$800-1,00098 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com
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