FRAMED HOLLOW & STANDARD CUT BUST PORTRAITS
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FRAMED HOLLOW & STANDARD CUT BUST PORTRAITS, 19TH C., 3 PCS., H 1 3/4"- 3":COMPRISING: TWO PAIRS OF HOLLOW-CUT BUST PORTRAITS OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN BACKED WITH BLACK CLOTH, ONE PAIR ALSO EMBELLISHED WITH INK, IN EGLOMISE MATS WITH GILT BORDERS, HOUSED IN MOLDED GILTWOOD FRAMES; AND A GROUP OF THREE CUT AND PASTE SILHOUETTES MOUNTED ONTO A SHEET OF PAPER WITH IMPRESSED FOLIATE BORDERS, HOUSED IN MOLDED BLACK PAINTED FRAMES. PROVENANCE: COLLECTION OF REX LAMOREAUX (1919-2008), DETROIT, MI. DONATED TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PONTIAC, MI. SILHOUETTES WITH ELABORATE EGLOMISE MATTING: SIGHT: 3" X 1 3/4"; FRAME: 6 1/8" X 9". SILHOUETTES WITH EGLOMISE MAT AND INK HIGHLIGHTS: SIGHT: 2 3/4" X 1 1/2"; FRAME: 7" X 10". CUT AND PASTE SILHOUETTES: 1 3/4"-3 1/4" X 1"- 1 3/8"; FRAME: 8 5/8" X 10 5/8".
Condition
With browning and toning to all three pieces. The silhouettes with elaborate eglomise matting having areas of loss throughout, and the painted glass pane is cracked (approx. 5 3/4" in length). The other eglomise matting with areas of loss and discoloration. All hollow-cut portraits with small tears and rips to paper. The impressed matting on the cut and paste silhouettes with warping due to water damage, toning throughout, and some areas of light discoloration.
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FRAMED HOLLOW & STANDARD CUT BUST PORTRAITS
Estimate $300 - $500
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