2384 Americana Cat. - Skinner

118.
Colorless Blown Glass Compote and Covered Footed Jar,
probably America, early 19th century, the compote with hollow
knop on shaft, the footed jar with folded rim and base edge, ht. 8
1/4, 14 in.
$700-900
126.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, Rufus K. Cummings,
Boston, c. 1840, cut and pasted bust-length portrait with bronze
highlights, with “By R.K. Cummings, Profilist” printed on the
reverse, (minor toning), 4 x 3 in., in a black painted tin frame.
$400-600
119.
Pair of Silver Mercury Glass Master Salts with Engraved
Foliate Decoration, New England Glass Company, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, early 19th century, each marked “NEG & Co.” on
the base, ht. 3 1/8 in.
$200-300
120.
Double Portrait Silhouette of Women with Embroidered
Decoration, William King, New England, active 1804-06,
hollow-cut bust-length portraits identified on the reverse as
“Elizabeth Walden” and “Elizabeth Dame,” both with the name
“W. KING” embossed beneath, (one signature is backwards),
centered with embroidered silk threads on paper bouquet of
flowers, (toning, tears), 4 x 7 1/4 in., in a likely original molded
wood frame.
$800-1,200
121.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, attributed to Henry
Williams, Boston, early 19th century, hollow-cut bust-length
portrait backed with black fabric, the name “WILLIAMS”
embossed at l.c., 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., in a period mahogany veneer
frame.
$400-600
127.
Silhouette Portrait of American Statesman and U.S. Senator
Charles Sumner of Boston, signed “G. Sadler S.C.,” 1840, sitter
and date identified in ink inscriptions below, hollow-cut bustlength
portrait backed with black fabric, (minor toning, foxing), 5
3/4 x 4 3/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame with beaded border,
with a brief biography of Sumner affixed to the backing.
$600-800
128.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, America, c. 1830, hollowcut
head and jacket area, with watercolor and graphite highlights,
(toning), 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in., in a carved wooden frame with
punched flower border.
$300-500
129.
James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)
Portrait Miniature of an Elderly Woman. Signed “Ellsworth
Painter” l.l. and l.r., subject identified and dated in indistinct
inscriptions on the reverse “—uba —kins aged 88 Westfield Taken
March 18 1847.” Watercolor on paper, 3 x 2 3/4 in., in a period
mahogany veneer frame. Condition: Toning, minor foxing.
$600-800
122.
Silhouette Portrait of a Lady, America, c. 1830, hollow-cut
head and bodice area, with ink details on her collar, (toning,
minor foxing), 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 in., in an inlaid mahogany frame.
$400-600
123.
Silhouette Portrait of a Woman, America, c. 1835, hollow-cut
head backed with black paper, her body and dress of printed
paper cut and pasted onto paper, (toning), 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., in
an eglomise mat and period molded giltwood frame.
$150-250
124.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, attributed to William
Chamberlain, New York and New England, c. 1825, with
Chamberlain’s distinctive hollow-cut head and bust area, backed
with black paper, with ink details on hair, vest, and shirt, (toning,
tears), 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (sight), in an embossed sheet brass
frame.
$250-350
125.
Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Top Hat, cut by
Master Hankes, American, early 19th century, cut and pasted
paper on card, the reverse stamped “Gallery of Cuttings. Cut by
Master Hankes With Scissors,” 4 x 2 3/4 in. (sight), in a period
oval eglomise mat and molded giltwood frame.
$300-500
130.
James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)
Portrait Miniature of Ruth Perkins Pomeroy. Signed
“Ellsworth Painter” l.c., subject identified in inscriptions on the
reverse. Watercolor on card, 3 x 2 3/4 in., in a period mahogany
veneer frame. Condition: Minor toning and foxing.
Note: Inscriptions on the reverse read: “Ruth Perkins
Pomeroy/Born May 4 1836/married Judge C.F. Moultin of
Mobile & lived there during the civil war/Died in St. Louis,
Missouri in the year 1892.”
A genealogical search indicates Ruth Perkins Pomeroy was born
May 4, 1836, in Southampton, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts, to Jonathan and Ruth (Thorpe) Pomeroy. She
married Cleveland Fortune Moulton (b. July 8, 1827) on
November 15, 1858, and together they had four children. The
three oldest were born in Mobile, Alabama, the youngest born in
Southampton, Massachusetts. Ruth died February 19, 1892.
$1,000-1,500
131.
Attributed to James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-
1874)
Portrait Miniature of Isabell Watkins Lampshear. Unsigned,
subject identified on backing cardboard. Watercolor on paper, 3
1/4 x 2 in., in a period mahogany veneer frame. Condition:
Laid down onto paper.
$800-1,200
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