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Sat, Jan 26, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1156

Five Full Portrait Silhouettes

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

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$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

(American/German, 19th Century)

man wearing top hat, black ink cut out on lithographic background, original wood frame, 13-1/2 x 8 in. (sight), [extensive foxing, wear, chips and abrasions to frame]; attributed to William Henry Brown (American, 1808-1883), man holding top hat, black ink cut out with lithographic background, red and gold eglomise mat, 11-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. (sight), black frame, [loose from frame, toning]; man facing left, black ink cut out on lithographic background, bird's eye maple frame, 10 x 6-1/2 in. (sight); pair portraits, lady with dog and man standing at desk with letter, matching wood frames, German labels verso, 9-1/4 x 6 in., [toning, scattered foxing, wear and abrasions to frames]

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