Property from a Private Collector, Philadelphia and Hilton Head Island

Description:

Two Portrait Miniatures of Mature Women, One by Morton Bly (1876-1935), Late 19th C, watercolor on ivory, both in oval frames, one in smaller frame signed 'Morton H. Bly' (by sight 3 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in.), shows a woman in black wearing a fur stole and jewelry. Larger portrait is unsigned (by sight 5 1/8 in. x 3 5/8 in.), showing a woman in elaborate dress with a feathered hat and fur cape, in standing frame.

IVORY STATEMENT

PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT IS ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING THAT IT MEETS FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES REQUIREMENTS.

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INTERSTATE SALE

This item meets the criteria to be an ESA (Endangered Species Act) Antique:

A. It is 100 years old or older;

B. It is composed in part or whole of any endangered species or threatened species listed under section 1533 of the Act;

C. It has not been repaired or modified with any part of any such species on or after December 28, 1973; and

*D. It entered at a port designated for the import of ESA antiques

*Under Director’s Order No. 210, as a matter of enforcement discretion, items imported prior to September 22, 1982, and items created in the United States and never imported must comply with elements A, B, and C above, but not element D.

This lot is has documentation that meets federal requirements for an interstate sale including; either a CITES pre-Convention certificate, a dateable photograph, a dated letter, or other documentation referring to the item or other evidence.

Guidance provided by the FWS located in appendix 1 of the Director’s Order 210 establishes the criteria for the antiques exemption for the prohibitions of the ESA, the criteria used for this lot meets the requirements of proof listed in Director’s Order 210, appendix 1, sections 5, 6, and 7.

Measurements: Height: of larger frame 6 in. x Width: 3 7/8 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, not viewed out of frames, smaller portrait in good condition, significant tarnishing to back of frame. Larger with losses to paint surface and some light scratches.