Bidspirit auction | Four Silhouette Profile Portrait Miniatures
Four Silhouette Profile Portrait Miniatures - Three Scissor-Cut Silhouettes, Second Quarter 19th Century. Unsigned. Comprising a pair of portraits in profile, each inscribed 'Weston, N.Y. 1831', in rectangular giltwood frames; and a profile portrait of a young girl, in a rectangular gilt metal repousee frame, inscribed to the reverse 'From The Averill Family'. Together with a similar small painted full length silhouette. Dimensions: Frames range from 3 3/4 x 3 1/4in to 5 x 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 silhouette appears to be in generally good condition. The paper with minor wear, foxing and discoloration. The frames with typical marks and wear overall.