ANTIQUE 18th C PAIR AMERICAN FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTINGS IN GOLD FRAME
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AN INTRIGUING PAIR OF SIGNED ANTIQUE FOLK-ART MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTINGS OF HUSBAND & WIFE. LIKELY AMERICAN CIRCA 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY. FRAMED TOGETHER, FRONT AND BACK IN A SOLID 10K GOLD PENDANT FRAME WITH BEVELED EDGE THICK GLASS OR POSSIBLY ROCK CRYSTAL.
THE PAINTINGS ARE DONE IN A DISTINCTIVE NAIVE STYLE.
IN THE CORNER OF THE PORTRAIT OF A MAN THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ARTISTS INITIAL "S" ON A WHITE DOT OF PAINT AND ABOVE THAT POSSIBLY A DATE OR INITIALS.
I HAVE ...NOT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRAME. OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LIGHT EXPECTED WEAR TO FRAME, LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES TO GLASS, CHIPS TO CORNERS, ETC...MEASURES 3" TALL, UP-DOWN ON THE DIAGONAL OR 2.25" ON EACH SIDE.
THE PAINTINGS ARE DONE IN A DISTINCTIVE NAIVE STYLE.
IN THE CORNER OF THE PORTRAIT OF A MAN THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ARTISTS INITIAL "S" ON A WHITE DOT OF PAINT AND ABOVE THAT POSSIBLY A DATE OR INITIALS.
I HAVE ...NOT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRAME. OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LIGHT EXPECTED WEAR TO FRAME, LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES TO GLASS, CHIPS TO CORNERS, ETC...MEASURES 3" TALL, UP-DOWN ON THE DIAGONAL OR 2.25" ON EACH SIDE.
