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19th century New England paint decorated valuables box
19th century New England paint decorated valuables box
19th century New England paint decorated valuables box
19th century New England paint decorated valuables box
19th century New England paint decorated valuables box
19th century New England paint decorated valuables box

Painted decorated valuables box, New England, 19th century. Over the original oyster paint with brown trim, the front of this diminutive box features a yellow basket filled with pink roses and foliage, while the top and sides are decorated with a four-leaf cluster motif. The lid retains its original simple bail handle, along with original cotter pin hinges, lock, and hasp. The interior contains the original covered till. Dovetail construction. Fine condition, excellent form and desirable surface.  Dimensions:  9.5” x 5.25”; box 8 7/8 x 4 7/8”; height 5”.

early 19th c. double silhouettes of a sister and brother. Hollow-cut, watercolor, pen & ink.
early 19th c. double silhouettes of a sister and brother. Hollow-cut, watercolor, pen & ink.
early 19th c. double silhouettes of a sister and brother. Hollow-cut, watercolor, pen & ink.
early 19th c. double silhouettes of a sister and brother. Hollow-cut, watercolor, pen & ink.

Early 19th c. Double Silhouette Portraits of Charles Bodurtha (1828) and C.C. (Cornelia) Bodurtha (1826).  Hollow-cut, watercolor, and pen and ink. The young girl wears a pink dress with ruffles on the neckline and sleeves. She is facing her brother who appears to be wearing a light blue skeleton suit. The portraits are enclosed in sawtooth borders; between the children are two birds atop two hearts. Decorative pen and ink flourishes are drawn in the corners and bottom edge.  Appears to be original black painted frame. 

 

There are several other examples of this unknown artist’s work, but this is the only one that features children.  Dimensions:  sight 7.75” x 4.75”; frame 9.25” x 6.25”.

Provenance: New England Collection; Sotheby's, New York, January 21 and 22, 2000, sale no 7420, lot 458

 

Reference:  Fall 2001 Folk Art Magazine, Silhouette; Portraiture in America by Vincent DiCicco, page 40.

Other examples:  Skinner, February 9, 2006, Lot 4, Double Hollow-cut and watercolor silhouette of a lady and gentleman with cupid and hearts;  Skinner, May, 21, 2016, Lot 92. Double Hollow-cut and Watercolor Silhouette, America, 19th century, the man and woman facing each other in a paper mat with oval cutouts and decorated with two doves and hearts in the upper center, a sailing ship in lower center, in a black frame.

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