08-14-201108-14-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Silhouette Portraits of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Yarrow of Philadelphia

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$267$225
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2558MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Silhouette Portraits of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Yarrow of Philadelphia, Augustus Day (ac. 1800-c. 1845),Philadelphia, c. 1834, each signed "DAY FECIT" under busts, the sitters identified in inscriptions on the reverse; the painted silhouette likenesses with gray-blue painted gouache details, with old Withington's "Emerson Greenaway Collection" auction label affixed to the back, (foxing, minor toning),4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in., in matching period mahogany veneer frames.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Philadelphia, Thomas J. Yarrow, Augustus Day