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Emporium Auction - March 23, 2023

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 293

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)

Seven Portraits of Men and Women, one signed across bottom "Cut by M, Nancy Well ...", five ink cutout on cream paper, one ink on plaster, one ink on cream paper hollow cut on black paper; each in period frame, three Gutta Percha frames, one oval frame, and one in leather daguerreotype case stamped lower right "J.D. Davis", 3 x2-3/8 in. to 6-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.

Condition

toning, staining, and foxing, wear to frames; oval frame and silhouette disassembled (in need of repair); daguerreotype case with door detached from leather hinge
Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia