Description:
American School, 19th Century
Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman Wearing a Blue Coat with Brass Buttons. Unsigned. Gouache and pencil on paperboard, oval bust-length portrait, the subject possibly a seaman, 3 5/8 x 3 in., in a period pressed gilt-brass frame. Condition: Smudge to u.r. background, minor paint loss.
Estimate $200-250
Not laid down, nothing inscribed on the back., couple small paint losses on man's jacket l.c. and l.l.
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