Five Framed Silhouettes

Description:

Five Framed Silhouettes, America, early 19th century, a cut and pasted portrait of a woman by William King, with embossed "KING" stamp l.l., in a later octagonal frame; a hollow-cut pair of a man and a woman, housed in a later frame; a painted likeness of a woman, in an eglomise mat and later frame; a hollow-cut portrait of "Priscilla Spachaw R. Hodges," identified in ink inscriptions below, (imperfections),3 1/8 x 2 3/8-4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-300

King woman-toned, paper behind slipped a bit -doesn't show her forelock, losses to paper at top and bottom; pair- toned, make-do repair to paper to losses above and behind gent's head, does not fit frame; painted woman- toning, crease l.l; Priscilla- paper laid onto backing paper, subtle toning and creases.

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