Sale 5819
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$1,000 – $2,000
Comprising a pair: lady and gentleman, the lady with pencil inscription verso, “Fred D. Jones,” the gentleman with pencil inscription verso, “Presented to Fred D. Jones/ Sara Gardner/ Belfast/ Feb. 1896"; and four single portraits, a lady in blue inscribed in pencil, “Love R. Fisk,” l.r., all hollow-cut silhouettes, watercolor and ink on paper, framed.
5 in. x 3 ½ in. (largest, sight), 7 1/8 in. x 5 ½ in. (largest, frame)
Pair: one bearing label for Sumpter Priddy III, Alexandria, Virginia
Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.
lot 108: not examined out of frames (encapsulated); each showing signs of professional cleaning and conservation, all are encapsulated in the same method; the surface appear bright and clean, the pair with some dark spots to white background that are mainly only visible under UV light; the lady in blue with pencil inscription to lower right corner: the paper with some creasing and rippling commensurate with age
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