30th Mar, 2012 10:00 GMT/BST

Antique Sale

 
  Lot 69
 

69

English School (19th century): Portrait Silhouette of the Duke of Buccleugh, taken at Dalkeith...

English School (19th century): Portrait Silhouette of the Duke of Buccleugh, taken at Dalkeith Palace, 5th October 1837, facing right, inscribed, black ink on paper (cut out), 10cm by 7.5cm; and Five Further Examples, one depicting a child, standing, holding a book, a cat nearby, with two gentlemen and a lady, and a group of four depicting three ladies and a gentleman (later label naming sitters as Robert Coe (my Uncle, late of Bath, taken 11th June 1787, (2) Mrs Coe, (3) Miss Mary Clarke, and (4) Miss Ann Clarke,17th August 1787), all contained on one sheet within one frame, each silhouette being numbered '1,2,3 and 4' and each are cut out examples placed on period paper, various sizes (6)

Sold for £160
Estimated at £250 - £300


 

Duke: reasonable condition, background colour white but there's some dirt trapped to underside of glass, contained within a polished wooden, veneered frame, unfortunately part of veneer missing, Others: somewhat faded with yellowing backgrounds with some scuff marks and dirt trapped to underside of glass on all examples, all in polished or varnished wooden frames, some with gilt insets

 


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