Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2669MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 11, 2013 10:00AM
Description:
Puffy Sleeve Artist (New England, ac. 1830-31)
Silhouette Portrait of Henrietta Wakefield Wearing a Red Gown and Holding a Fan. Unsigned, the sitter's name inscribed on the wood backing panel. Hollow-cut silhouette with watercolor, gouache, and ink details, 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Light toning and foxing.
Estimate $800-1,200
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