European and Asian Fine and Decorative Art - Cowan's Auctions

93 Miniature of Queen
Charlotte, signed West
English, 19th century. artist
signed West. painted ivory
attached to original laid paper.
Sitter identified on verso of
paper as Charlotta/Regina
Magneie Brittaniae. Housed in a
20th century metal frame; 4 x 3
in. w/o frame. Edge chips.
$300 - 500
94 English Officer’s
Silhouette
Ca 1800. Watercolor and gilt
paint on cardboard, signed but
cannot decipher. Housed in
ebony wood and brass frame; 4 x
3 in. (w frame). Areas of toning.
$400 - 600
96 royal Views Watercolor Engravings
London, 19th century, hand-colored engraved plates on wove paper. Two
total, one described as: A front view of the Royal Palace of Kensington and l.r.
B. Cole sculp; 14.75 x 19.75 in., other described in English and French as: A
view of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens
and London Printed for Robert Wilkinson No. 58 Cornhill.; 15.5 x 21 in. Both
glued around perimeter to eglomisé mat. Royal Hospital plate with light
diagonal crease.
$300 - 500
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95 Pair of Silhouettes
Likely English, early 19th century. a lady and gentleman,
ink and watercolor on wove paper. In the original rosewood
veneered frames with old glass; 9 x 7.75 in. Allover even toning.
Frames have scattered areas of loss to veneer.
$200 - 400