02-23-200302-23-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2144Boston
February 23, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
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Group of Six Miniature Silhouettes and a House Photograph

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$1,410$1,200
Auction: Sale #2144 - 2144Location: BostonDate / Time: February 23, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

Group of Six Miniature Silhouettes and a House Photograph, New England, 19th century, six hollow-cut silhouette portraits of members of the Fales family, with ink, watercolor, and pencil embellishments, each identified by name on the reverse, together with a small photograph of a house with an ink inscription on the reverse reading "The Amos Crosby house in Brookfield, Mass. Built in 1797 by the ancestor of Henry Fales Crosby...," (toning, tears, stains),3 x 2 3/4 in., in later giltwood frames.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Keywords

Brookfield, Massachusetts, New England, Henry Fales Crosby