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: $375

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: $1100

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: $775

ITEM: 78B65
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