Property from a Private Collector, Philadelphia and Hilton Head Island

Description:

Charles Spiegle, Jr. (NY 1862-1905) Portrait Miniature of a Mature Woman with Landscape Background, watercolor on ivory, signed 'C. Spiegle' right edge, depicting a mature woman with graying hair in pearls and diamonds, in an oval metal frame. Frame size: 4 in. x 3 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Christine Archibald Portrait Miniatures Nov. 30, 2006 for $1,600. According to footnote by Christine Archibald 'Charles Spiegle, Jr. (1862-1905) was born in Brooklyn, NY to Charles Spiegle, Sr., originally from Germany, and Marie Louise Jessett, originally from England. Charles Spiegle, Sr. was well-known for his wood engravings, and his two sons, Charles, Jr. and Frederick, also became artists. Charles Jr. married English-born Annie Morgan in 1886, at which time he was also working in an artist's studio in Buffalo, New York. In his career as an artist and designer he was the original artist of "Aunt Jemima," who was the cook in the Spiegle household. He was known to have painted a number of portraits in oil, but preferred working in watercolor. Charles was killed in January 1905 at the age of 43, when disembarking a midnight train in Passaic Park, NJ, where he and his family lived. Surviving him were his wife and three children. He is listed in The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, and Davenports. His miniatures are rare.

IVORY STATEMENT

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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: by sight 3 1/4 in. x Width: 2 1/2 in.

Condition:

Good condition, not viewed out of frame, some wear and dings to case.