Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2349Location: BostonDate / Time: February 18, 2007 11:00AM
Description:
Two Portrait Miniatures of a Girl and a Boy, "Painted by T.C. Ruckla," 1840, artist identified in inscription on verso of girl, watercolor on ivory, showing round bust-length portraits, the girl wearing a pink lace trimmed dress, the boy a blue jacket and white ruff, dia. 1 1/2, 1 3/4 in., including a hinged red leather case. Condition: The girl with small paint loss u.l., ivory loose in cases.
Estimate $400-600