Hand Drawn Ink Silhouette Portrait Of Man In Original Frame Antique circa 1853
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£85.00
Antique Early Victorian period Lovely Quality hand Drawn Ink Silhouette bust portrait of that of a mature Gentleman in pose, wearing Late Regency Dress of the period the silhouette is realized on vellum and mounted in original ebonized wooden frame with gilded oval brass bezel and finished to the top with a traditional Acorn and leaf clasp with hinged bale so as to serve for when hanging from a wall as part of a gallery, the reverse to the frame is vacant of cladding and shows the old tole tooth mounting fittings securing the portrait in place within the frame, there is provenance to the reverse of the silhouette in the form of the hand written legend "Thomas Woodcock In His Year 1853 (without Glasses)" indicating namesake of the subject, good condition, some sepia to the vellum, age related wear to the frame as photographed, the Frame measures
Size 12 cm x 10 cm. or 4.72 x 3.93 inches.