$881
American School, 19th Century Lot of Three: Miniature Portrait of a Man and Pair of Oval Miniatures. Unsigned. Mid-19th century watercolor, pen and ink on paper, depicting profile bust-length portraits, one of a young man with wavy dark hair, the other a pair depicting a young man and a woman wearing a black dress, a tortoiseshell comb in her hair, her earrings, necklace, and belt enhanced with applied gilt cut-outs; all in oval formats, 2 3/4 x 2 1/8, 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in., framed. Condition: Toning. Provenance: Ronald Bourgeault for the pair.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-11-01