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Emporium Auction - March 23, 2023

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 29

Six British or Continental School Silhouette Portraits

Estimate: $400 - $600

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
(18th/19th century)

Five Portraits of Men and One of a Woman, one inscribed bottom "Ed _ 95" and verso "Bailly Maire de Paris/1789.", all ink on gilt; each in period frame, 4-3/8 x 3-3/4 in. to 5-1/4 x 4-7/8 in.

Note: Jean Sylvain Bailly was the Mayor of Paris from 1789-1790. He was executed on November 12, 1793 by guillotine during the Reign of Terror.

Condition

slight loss to gilt, wear to frames; one oval frame with crack to top right; one oval frame with loss to back bottom right
Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia