Inventory Descriptive Tag: Silhouette

Large size “cut and paste” silhouette of a portly gentleman with the impressed mark of “Thomas Creswick” in the lower right corner. Floor accented with water color pattern. Silhouette size is 6 1/4″ by 11″. Excellent original condition. No tears, regluing or excessive toning. Thomas Creswick was a noted English painter (1811-1869).

Price: $565

ITEM: 510B30
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Finely executed hollow cut silhouette of “Mrs. Derick Lane, 1815-1817” signed with the embossed signature of “T. P. Jones, Fecit”. American. Excellent condition. Sight size is 4 3/4″ x 3 3/4″. Presented in a gold leaf frame.

Price: $395

ITEM: 68WA312
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A very nice pair of silhouettes by Frith (no initial), cut and paste with detailed gold embellishments. The sitters are unknown. Both are signed “Frith” and dated “1844”. Overall framed size is 14″ x 11.25″. Sight size is 10″ x 7.5″. Presented in period bird’s eye maple frames.

Price: $2400

ITEM: 128MW1442
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A very nice large size cut and detailed paint embellished silhouette of a gentleman holding a book. Beautifully executed details added to the initial cutting. Pasted on paper with a gray and black watercolor planked floor. Signed by Charles Samuel Herve II ( 1785-1866) with the stencil “HERVE Artist 172 Oxford Street” on the front. Also stencilled on the reverse side and on the original back board. Sight size is 10 1/2″ x 7 1/8″. Excellent condition with some uniform background toning. Presented in what is likely its original frame and backboard.

Price: $995

ITEM: 78B65
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Very well done 19th C. cut and paste silhouette of a gentleman. Nicely cut details. Presented in a period figured maple frame with gold liner. Sight size 3 7/8″ x 2 7/8″. Overall size is 7 3/8″ x 6 3/8″. Excellent condition.

Price: $225

ITEM: 68PA10
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Attractive cut and pasted silhouette of a young woman with elaborate bows in her hair that are painted as part of the cut out. The figure is further embellished with bronze and black highlights. Very nice condition with some toning and rubs on the card, Silhouette is 3 5/8″ by 3″. Overall size is 6 3/4″ by 5 1/2″. Probably original frame. From a central NY collection.

Price: $295

ITEM: 67M165
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Very nicely done 1st half 19th C. hollow cut and watercolor/ink embellished silhouette in a period, if not original, frame. The black/gold panel appears to be original. Appears to be by the same hand as the silhouette of “Mr. Foster”. Both came from the same house and have old Sotheby’s labels. Overall dimensions are 5 7/8″ x 4 7/8″, sight size is 4 5/8″ x 3 3/4″. Excellent condition.

Price: $425

ITEM: 97CA248
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Well done silhouette of an early 19th C. woman retaining its original Mr. Seville yellow label – “cut with common scissors without drawing or machine”. Probably its original frame. Mr. F.W. Seville was a noted English cut silhouette artist from the Lancaster area, early 19th C. From a Vermont home.

Price: $275

ITEM: 75B20
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Early 19th C. cut and paste silhouette of a gentleman with well done bronze painted details of hair and jacket. Original frame. Artist and sitter unknown. Probably of English origin. 2 1/2″ x 3 1/8″

Price: $295

ITEM: 57M140
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