Lot 177: Three 19th C. Silhouettes

Estimate: $300 – $500

Very fine silhouettes of gentlemen, one hollow-cut of a curly-haired man in a stamped black body suit with white collar, pencilled hairline, wood frame, 3″ x 2 1/4″ (sight); another gentleman with a double cut unusual red/brown background, with pencilled hairline, brass frame, (purchased from Robert and Carol Sullivan, Baltimore, MD), 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ (sight); and the third gentleman double cut, signed at bottom “Frederick Pease, EH., 1834″, stamped brass frame, 3 1/4″ x 2 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).