Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
Silhouette of a Woman Sitting Holding a Book, America, c. 1825, hollow-cut head and dress backed with black fabric, with ink and watercolor embelleshments on hair and clothing, chair and book, in a gilt and ink eglomise mat and period mahogany veneer frame, ( toning, light stains),5 x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800
Small corner loss on glass u.l.