Sold for:
$1,896
$1,896
Two Portrait Miniatures of a Red-haired Gentleman and a Lady Wearing a Bonnet, America, c. 1837, 1828, watercolor on ivory, the gentleman shown wearing a black cravat and jacket, 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in., housed in an oval gilt brass case, the reverse with small oval compartment containing a lock of hair, the back inscribed "J.H.F. 1837"; the woman shown wearing a white bonnet and dress, 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in., housed in an oval gilt brass case, the reverse with small empty oval compartment, and inscribed "1828."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17
