AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
RARE METAMORPHIC WATERCOLOR WOMAN PORTRAIT PROFILE MINIATURE. This interesting mid 19th Century watercolor miniature consists of a "master" watercolor bust length profile of a woman and 12 different cutout and watercolor outfits, each on a different piece of paper with a tissue covering. Each is numbered 1 thru 12 and are titled as follows: 1) Gypsy; 2) Parish Girl; 3) Bohemian; 4) Mary Queen of Scots; 5) Polish; 6) Circassian; 7) Indian; 8) Van Dyke; 9) Virgin of the Sun; 10) Old English; 11) Turkish; 12) Nun. Housed in a colored paper cardboard front and back. SIZE: 4-1/4" x 4". Cover: 4-1/2" x 4-1/4". PROVENANCE: From a fine Western Massachusetts home. CONDITION: Colors are bold and bright, some minor age toning. Cover unattached, generally very good. 48552-7 (800-1,200) WAG0