10-28-200110-28-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2134
October 28, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
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James Sanford Ellsworth (1802-1873

Sell one like this
$10,925$9,500
Auction: Sale #2134 - 2134Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 28, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

James Sanford Ellsworth (1802-1873, ac. 1835-1855) Two Portrait Miniatures, watercolor on paper, of an elderly lady and her granddaughter, 1850's, probably Connecticut, in original narrow gilt frames; the profiles were done on cut-down valentine envelopes; each is seated in a fanciful chair with yellow frame, the older woman on green upholstery, the younger on cream-colored; the child holds a flower, both have the characteristic cloud-like aureoles that frame the heads of the sitters, (minor staining and overall toning),3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. Provenance: Direct descent in the Kibbe family, whose family tree accompanies this lot.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

James Sanford Ellsworth, Connecticut, fanciful chair