$5,288
Attributed to Mary Way (New London and New York, 1769-1833) Dressed Portrait Miniature and a Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman. Unsigned. One side with watercolor on paper and fabric mounted onto black silk, with applied shell disk buttons, depicting a young man, c. 1795, the reverse with a watercolor on ivory bust-length portrait of a gentleman, c. 1840, 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in., mounted in a gold pendant case Condition: Minor crease to hair tie. Literature: William Lamson Warren, "Mary Way's Dressed Miniatures," The Magazine Antiques, (October 1992), pp. 540-49.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-02-18