$948
Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman Wearing a Black Dress and a Gold Chain, probably America, 1838, inscribed "Painted November 1838 by M. L. Davenport" in pencil on the reverse, watercolor on ivory, bust-length oval portrait, 2 1/2 x 2 in., mounted in half of a brown leather case. Condition: Small stain on upper forehead, small paint losses on bodice and edges.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-02-15