Bidspirit auction | Two Silhouette Profile Portrait Miniatures

Two Silhouette Profile Portrait Miniatures - A Full Length Silhouette Portrait Miniature, First Quarter 19th Century. Ink and watercolor on paper, unsigned. Depicting a girl in profile holding a bouquet of flowers. In a rectangular gilt metal mounted ebonized frame with cast brass hanger. Together with a similar profile portrait miniature, ink on paper, signed 'Doyle'. In a rectangular giltwood frame. With applied paper label to the reverse Inscribed,  'The Elizabeth L. Maurier Collection of Profiles was begun in mid 19th Century. Her father, Edward L. Maurier became interested in the Art of Silhouette at Sacramento Cal. during the Gold Rush. A Silhouettist, Terminger by name, turning to the Daguerreotype which was coming into vogue at that time, sold to Mr. E.C. Maurier his collection of Profiles before going East to learn the Art of Daguerreotype. This collection was added to up to 1925 and consisted of almost every known type of the Art. - American and European. This example is one of that collection and is sold as such. Dimensions:  Sight 3 3/4 x 2 3/4in and 1 1/2 x 1 /4in; Frames 7 3/4 x 6 3/4in and 6 1/4 x 5 1/4in. This lot comes from an Upper West Side, New York City collection that will be featured in a short lecture by noted specialist of portrait miniatures, Elle Shushan. The lecture will take place at our Bucks County, Pennsylvania location on October 7th at 7pm. More more information and to RSVP, please go to  www.locatillc.com/events .  Condition: Not examined out of the frames. Each portrait appears to be in generally good condition overall. The frames with typical wear and toning to the metalwork, the wood with scuffs, surface scratches and small losses throughout.