Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
Portrait Miniature of a Woman with a Green Shawl, c. 1810, watercolor on ivory, depicting a bust-length profile portrait of the woman with upswept hair secured with a comb and a a white dress, 2 1/2 x 2 in., housed in a red leather hinged case. Condition: Portrait good, small crack to ivory u.l. corner.
Estimate $400-600
The crack is about 1/4 in. lg.