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Here is one of the best early 19th century hollow cut silhouettes you will ever see. Circa 1820 of a gentleman very finely cut with painted highlights including his hair, lapel, yellow vest and a red caravet. It is in a period wooden black painted frame with early blown glass. No tears or losses. It is 4 1/2 by 3 1/2". A beautiful piece of early Americana.

Price $395

Here is a very nice early 19th century cut and paste silhouette attributed to C. L. Barber circa 1820) of a child in a gold gilded period wooden frame. Barber was like Edouart, he cut two silhouettes at once, one for the sitter and one for his record book. There is a piece of paper telling about Barber that came with the silhouette years ago when I purchased it. It is very finely cut with wonderful soft edges. No tears. It is 5 by 3 3/8". Child silhouettes are rare, this one is very nice

Price $325.

This is a wonderful double or marriage hollowcut silhouettes of G. Kearver and Dorothy Kearver dated 1827 (The names are written in old script and I am guessing at the spelling). The gentleman has beautiful pen and pencil highlights, and Dorothy has her hair in highlights. They are backed with old black silk fabric. The frame is just as spectacular as the silhouettes. It is a single hand carved piece of Tiger Maple with chamfered inside edges. The frames measures 7" by 4 1/4" No rips ot tears. Price $995

FRESH to the market, this is a wonderful early 19th century watercolor painting titled "The Fisherman". A very nice early piece of art in great condition, unsigned but done by the hand of a very skilled artist. Very possibly American, in an early period black painted wooden frame with old glass. The frame measures 9 1/2" by 7 1/2". There are no tears or losses, just some minor foxing.

Priced at $1050

Here is a very nice early hollowcut silhouette of a gentleman (circa 1820) in a period punched or stamped brass frame. The silhouette has very nicely cut facial features enhanced by ink highlites of his hair, shirt and lape. A great early American silhouette. The frame measures 5 3/4 by 4 1/2".

Priced $550

A very nice early 19th century hollowcut silhouette of a gentleman signed with the sitters name "David Fister". It is in great condition, no tears just a little foxing on the paper. It is in a period wooden unpainted frame with a chamfered backboard. It measures 5 1/4" across. A very nice American silhouette.

Price $195

Here is a very nice and very collectable 19th century hollowcut silhouette of a man done by Martha Honeywell. What makes her silhouttes so unique is that Martha was born without and arms or hands, and only a few toes on her feet. She cut her silhouettes with the scissors being held in her mouth. She signed all her silhouettes with different varations of "Cut with the mouth by M. A. Honeywell". The male are much harder to find then the female. It is in wonderful condition in a period wooden frame. It measures 5" by 4"

Priced at $525

THis is a very nice 19th century American wooden guilded and design decorated frame. The guilding on it is in very good condition with a couple of small areas that have been touched up. The stenciled design is complete. The frams measures 18 1/2" by 15 1/2", the image area is 13 1/4" by 10 1/4". A very nice early frame ready for your piece of art.

Priced at $150

This is a GREAT piece of American folk art, a full size carved wooden marine/dock cleat in it's original paint. There is some iron hardware on either end that leads me to believe that it maybe was a sign for "Pugh Construction". On the front is painted PUGH CONST. On the back it had "Pugh Construction, 42' cleat". It is 47" long, 20" wide and 12" high. In great condition, with almost all of its original paint. It came out of a retired District Court Judge's home in the Hartford area. It's uses are unlimited, put brackets on the top of it with a glass top and you have a wonderful coffee table.

Priced at only $395