04-17-201304-18-2013
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 17, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Portrait Miniature on Ivory of a Young Woman

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Auction: Discovery - 2646MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 18, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Portrait Miniature on Ivory of a Young Woman, possibly New Hampshire, c. 1840, watercolor on ivory, the back of the plaque with indistinct pencil inscriptions "Hartwell 2895C by Stafford Bow Lake N.H.," (crack, ivory bowed, case missing glass),1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in., in an oval chased gilt-brass pendant case, the reverse with engine-turned design with empty oval aperture and engraved inscription "E.L. Parshley."
Estimate $150-250

Crack. Ivory bowed. Case missing glass. Paper affixed to reverse with illegible graphite inscription.


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New Hampshire