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Emporium Auction - March 23, 2023

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 261

Seven American or British School Silhouette Portraits

Estimate: $300 - $500

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)

Timothy Gladding (American, 1775-1846), blind stamped lower center "Gladding", ink on cream paper hollow cut on black paper, sight 4 x 3-3/8 in.; Two Portraits of Women and One of a Man, unsigned, cream paper hollow cut on black silk; Two Portraits of Ladies, unsigned, ink cutout on cream paper; Reproduction Print Silhouette of Lady, signed and dated lower center "by J.H. Minton (?) 1831", print on paper, sight 4-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.

Condition

toning, foxing, and staining, some frames with chips, losses and cracks; one hollow cut example with flaking and loss to veneer on frame; one cutout with cracks and repairs to moldings on frame
Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia