$360
American School, Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman Wearing a White Gown and Gold-beaded Necklace. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in., in an oval gold pendant frame with oval aperture on the reverse with eglomise "HCW" monogram over a plaque of plaited hair. Condition: Very good, the reverse glass with gilt monogram has a star-shaped crack. Note: The portrait was reportedly taken in Philadelphia and came from the Salmon estate, according to inscriptions on a tag attached to the hanger.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-08-11