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Emporium Auction - March 23, 2023

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 226

American Reverse Painted Silhouette Portrait

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(19th century)

The Foote Family, initialed, titled, and dated across bottom "A.G. New York/1840.", reverse paint and gilt on glass, sight 6-5/8 x 10-3/8 in.; period wood frame, 11-1/2 x 15-1/2 in.

Condition

some flaking and lifting to paint, surface accretion, frame with some chipping and loss to veneer on edges and corners

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Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia