Lot 137: Four 19th C. Hollow-Cut Silhouettes

Estimate: $300 – $500

Woman in gray watercolor dress, with high collar and black ribbon, cut out onto black silk, note on back reads “Found in Stonington, CT”, moderate toning and minor foxing, period gilt frame, 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ (sight); Woman in white and black dress, with gray and blue watercolor accents, cut out onto black paper, pencil on back declares woman as “Jane Small”, period black painted frame, 3 3/4″ x 3″ (sight); Two silhouettes with fancy pencil lace accents, the smaller cut out on black fabric, the larger on black paper, minor toning, both in period veneered frames, 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (sight), and 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).