DOUBLE PAPER-CUT SILHOUETTE OF MR & MRS. DAVID ROOD OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

DOUBLE PAPER-CUT SILHOUETTE OF MR & MRS. DAVID ROOD OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Last quarter 18th century. Framed behind a eglomise panel, the two paper-cut silhouettes presented “en face” and rendered with watercolor heightened details. Affixed to the back of the frame is a hand-written description of provenance by a family member. These silhouettes are also accompanied by period photographs of and related to the sitters. SIZE: Silhouettes: 2-1/2″ h.; Eglomise panel: 5-3/4″ x 7-3/4″ sight; Frame: 6-3/4″ x 8-3/4″. PROVENANCE: Connecticut family home which descended from Sarah Upson Goodrich (Mrs. Oliver R. Beckwith) who descended from the Rev. Charles Chauncey, President of Harvard College and Elder William Brewster. Sarah was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. CONDITION: Silhouettes in good condition with minor discoloration and foxing to background paper. The eglomise panel with some losses to black painted areas in addition to bubbling, otherwise good. The later but period frame intact. 9-21858 (1,000-1,500)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3217	$287.50	DOUBLE PAPER-CUT SILHOUETTE OF MR & MRS. DAVID ROOD OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Last quarter 18th century. Framed behind a eglomise panel, the two paper-cut silhouettes presented “en face” and rendered with watercolor heightened details. Affixed to the back of the frame is a hand-written description of provenance by a family member. These silhouettes are also accompanied by period photographs of and related to the sitters. SIZE: Silhouettes: 2-1/2″ h.; Eglomise panel: 5-3/4″ x 7-3/4″ sight; Frame: 6-3/4″ x 8-3/4″. PROVENANCE: Connecticut family home which descended from Sarah Upson Goodrich (Mrs. Oliver R. Beckwith) who descended from the Rev. Charles Chauncey, President of Harvard College and Elder William Brewster. Sarah was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. CONDITION: Silhouettes in good condition with minor discoloration and foxing to background paper. The eglomise panel with some losses to black painted areas in addition to bubbling, otherwise good. The later but period frame intact. 9-21858 (1,000-1,500) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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