Profile Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman Wearing a Brown Jacket

Description:

Profile Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman Wearing a Brown Jacket, America, c. 1825, unsigned, possibly a member of the Prince family, near Boston, according to inscriptions on the reverse, pastel and graphite on cut-out paper profile with two gathered strands of blonde hair placed on a black silk ground, sight size 4 1/4 x 3 in., in a period molded giltwood frame.
Estimate $300-500

Couple small tears in paper on grainstalks.