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Silhouette – Profile Miniature of a Gentleman, c. 1821
Folk ArtBritish School, c. 1820s Profile Miniature of a Gentleman fine black paper cut-out laid on card (sight) 3 ½” high x 2 ⅞” wide (frame) 6 ⅝” high x 5 ⅝” wide Notes: Bust-length profile of a gentleman cut from black paper mounted on off-white card, British School, circa 1820s. The sitter faces sinister wearing a white shirt, tall standing collar, cravat and jacket. It is housed behind convex glass in a traditional faux-ebonized wooden frame with a brass hanger of an acorn and oak leaves. Scroll Down for further details$295.00 $295.00$295.00 $295.00 -
Silhouette – St Peter’s Chapel, Profile Miniature of a Woman, c. 1821
Folk ArtSt. Peter’s Chapel Profile Miniature of a Woman, c. 1821 hand-painted on paper w/ highlights Acorn and Leaf Frame (sight) 2 5/8” high x 2 1/8” wide (frame) 4 ¾” high x 4” wide Note: A profile miniature of an unidentified Georgian woman painted by hand in black with further hand-painted details, done in one sitting, at St. Peter’s Chapel, Michaelmas, 1821 for a Mr. Stephen. The trade label was trimmed by the artist to fit the oval frame and as such some of the inscription and artist’s signature is lost to the clippings. On the trade label verso is a later pencil inscription and date relaying, “Thomas Shedden Esquire / 17 April 1843.” Scroll Down for further details$295.00 $295.00$295.00 $295.00
