02-15-200902-15-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2444Boston
February 15, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Two Framed Portrait Miniatures of a Gentleman and a Woman with a Child

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2444Location: BostonDate / Time: February 15, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Two Framed Portrait Miniatures of a Gentleman and a Woman with a Child,the portrait of the gentleman indistinctly identified and dated in inscriptions on the reverse: "Mark Steven Mo----/Painted by W.M. 1824," watercolor on paper, depicting a bust-length oval profile portrait of the gentleman wearing a blue coat, (toning, small background stains),3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in., in a period lacquered composition frame with gilt-brass liner; together with a watercolor and gouache on paper oval portrait of a woman with a small child seated on her lap, (toning, laid down onto card),3 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., in a lacquered wood frame.
Estimate $200-300