Lot 253

Two Portrait Miniatures, 18th Century

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$300,000 $10,000

Property from a Private Collection, Hilton Head Island, SC

Description:

Two Portrait Miniatures, 18th Century, comprising a portrait miniature of a woman in a blue and white dress with large blue hat, in an oval metal frame with small window opening in back (cracked in right background, with chip to edge to right of hat), and another portrait miniature of a woman in a blue dress with pink roses, in a round metal frame with bow decoration (wear to edges, some areas of loss to paint in background, chip to paint on bottom edge of dress, and back of frame dented and loose, and one screw replaced). Size of smaller portrait: 2 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. Size of larger portrait: H. 3 1/2 in. x W. 3 in.

Measurements: Height: of larger portrait 3 1/2 in. x Width: 3 in.

Condition

Overall good condition, see description.