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Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 291

Group of Three Framed Wax Profile Portraits

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
British/Continental, 18th/19th century, depicting Sir Walter Raleigh, Charles I of England, and a robed and bearded man, possibly a philosopher, two with polychromed surfaces; all in carved wood frames, largest 8 x 6-7/8 in. - Provenance: Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee

Condition

surface dirt layer and accretion, some losses to polychroming, Charles I with remnants of gilt elements; frames with light wear and abrasions, glass with surface dirt layer and accretion