Rufus Porter (Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1792-1884) Pair of Profile Portrait Miniatures of a Husband and Wife

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Rufus Porter (Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1792-1884)

Pair of Profile Portrait Miniatures of a Husband and Wife
Unsigned.
Watercolor on paper, the subjects bust-length, 3 3/8 x 2 in. (sight),in an eglomise and gilt mat and gold-painted frame.
Condition: Minor toning to paper, abrasion to man's jacket, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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