Sold for:
$1,470
$1,470
Pair of Portrait Miniatures of a Young Couple, America, c. 1825, watercolor on card heightened with gum arabic, bust-length profile oval portraits, (toning, minor foxing, craquelure to gum arabic), 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. in matching period molded mahogany frames with gilt-brass liners. The paper is toned to a light tan color, minor foxmarks on c.l. background of woman, craquelure to pigment where gum Arabic was applied to highlight gentleman's coat, lady's hair comb and folds of her dress.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14
