Title: Madison Houghton (1809-1870), Shoulder Length Profile Portrait of Young Man
Miami Township, Ohio
Date/Period: Circa 1831

Measurement: Frame: 12" x 10"; view: 9.5" x 7.5"

Material: Graphite and watercolor on paper

Condition: Two small holes, two short tears to upper and lower corners, toning

Additional Information: The verso inscribed “Drawn Buy [sic] Madison Houghton /
June 26, 1831”. On the backing paper: “The Foote family, Canton, Connecticut, 1830”
Houghton was born in Oswego, New York, eventually moved to Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.

Literature: Four Ohio Nineteenth Century Folk Artists by Arthur and
Sybil Kerns and Peter and Leslie Warwick, Magazine Antiques, August 2007, pp 90-97, Fig. 8. (A copy
of this benchmark article will be provided to purchaser)

$1,050.00

843-330

Title: Amos Holbrook, Miniature Portrait of Aaron Gould,
Aged 24, New Hampshire, Circa 1830
Portrait of Aaron Gould, small half-length, in a black coat,
holding a book Inscribed Aaron
Gould.Ag.d/24 [sic] along the upper edge
Date/Period: 1830

Amos Holbrook, Miniature Portrait of Aaron Gould, Aged 24, New Hampshire, Circa 1830
Portrait of Aaron Gould, small half-length, in a black coat, holding a book Inscribed Aaron
Gould.Ag.d/24 [sic] along the upper edge, ruler view

Measurement: 5.25 x 6 inches; View: 3.75 x 4.5 inches

Material: Pen, ink, and watercolor, paint decorated period frame

Condition: Very Good; sheet is not laid down. discoloration and staining to the sheet, as visible.
There is a tiny hole (approx. 3mm) to the sheet at the lower left border edge.

Additional Information: Most probably New Hampshire. Profile of young man in black
coat detailed with wide lapels and buttons; water colored vest and high cravat...he holds
a book in his right hand.
The face and hand are executed in white watercolor pigment; facial features drawn in
pencil.

Provenance: David Wheatcroft, Massachusetts, AAAWT, 2009
• An Amos Holbrook (born 1809) appears in the 1870 census in Niagara County,
New York, as a cabinetmaker and another Amos Holbrook (born 1783) appears
in the 1850 census in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, as a farmer. It is
speculated that the artist engaged in his primary occupation during the spring,
summer, and fall, and turned to portraiture to earn money during the winter
months.

$2,800.00

843-328

Fine Miniature Portrait, American School, Gentleman
Anonymous, 1821, AE 23 (Verso dated)
Watercolor on ivory within a hinged red leather case

Portrait of young gentleman positioned against a blue stippled ground
(Fine original condition including bowed glass; 3 by 4”)

Fine Miniature Portrait, American School, Gentleman
Anonymous, 1821, AE 23 (Verso dated)
Watercolor on ivory within a hinged red leather case, back view

Fine Miniature Portrait, American School, Gentleman
Anonymous, 1821, AE 23 (Verso dated)
Watercolor on ivory within a hinged red leather case, back detail

$1,275.00

210-274

Fine Miniature Portrait, Signed – WILLIAMS, 1819
Watercolor on Ivory

Identified on verso as Joseph Ruggles
(Frame: 4.5" x 5.5"; view: 2.5" x 3")

Fine Miniature Portrait, Signed – WILLIAMS, 1819
Watercolor on Ivory, artist detail

Fine Miniature Portrait, Signed – WILLIAMS, 1819
Watercolor on Ivory, back view

Fine Miniature Portrait, Signed – WILLIAMS, 1819
Watercolor on Ivory, back detail

$625.00

210-275

J.A. Davis, Watercolor Portrait of a Lady Holding Book
New England, 1830s (Jane Anthony, b. 1821, D. 1855)

J.A. Davis, Watercolor Portrait of a Lady Holding Book
New England, 1830s, entire view

Watercolor and pencil
The lady wears a black-on-black puffy sleeve dress and holds a book. The portrait is
mounted in a period painted decorated frame that is possibly original.
(Excellent original condition; frame: 6.5" x 7.5"; view: 3.75" x 4.75")

J.A. Davis, Watercolor Portrait of a Lady Holding Book
New England, 1830s, entire view sans frame

J.A. Davis, Watercolor Portrait of a Lady Holding Book
New England, 1830s, back view

$2,300.00

898-30

Miniature Portrait of Young Girl, Inspired Unique Carved & Inlayed Frame Mixed Woods, Watercolor, 19th Century

Young girl wearing dress with red print, coral necklace and holding a rose sprig
The portrait bezel is set within a panel of curly birch and is surrounded by hand-cut
zigzag molding centered by a flat molding joined by corner blocks…the molding features
an inlayed undulating vine. A stepped zigzag molding within applied cockbeaded molding
centers the work. (Three-cracks to the portrait, else fine and original;
frame: 8.25" x 6.5"; view: 3.25" x 2.25")

$1,200.00

1079-13

Silhouette, Hollow-Cut Profile, Black Gentleman, Watercolor Hair Detail, Painted Frame
Anonymous, 19th Century

Hollow-cut silhouette of a man in profile to right. Cut paper with hair detail in watercolor; backed with black textile. (We don’t know if the frame is original to the piece; the paper displays strong toning-witness mark conforming to rabbet…it’s just that the back of frame and rabbet display an inconsistent dark surface; let’s assume that the frame is not original, nonetheless a very rare and interesting profile. Frame: 6 x 8"; view: 5 x 3".)

$465.00

673-15

Portraits, Pair, Newton Benning and Wife, Baltimore, Maryland
Signed, Newton Benning & Wife, painter Of Pictures, 1856, Baltimore, US
Oil on sheet iron, mounted within paint decorated frames, under glass

Portraits, Pair, Newton Benning and Wife, Baltimore, Maryland
Signed, Newton Benning & Wife, painter Of Pictures, 1856, Baltimore, US, entire view

(Cleaned, minor restoration, not examined out of frames; frames: 14.25 by 15.5", sight-size: 9.25 by 10.5")

$5,600

1111-26

Portraits, Pair, Newton Benning and Wife, Baltimore, Maryland
Signed, Newton Benning & Wife, painter Of Pictures, 1856, Baltimore, US, scale view

Portraits, Pair, Newton Benning and Wife, Baltimore, Maryland
Signed, Newton Benning & Wife, painter Of Pictures, 1856, Baltimore, US, back view

Folk Portrait, Watercolor, Woman in Paid Dress, Full Length
Anonymous
19th Century
Purportedly Mrs. Abbot Thayer, Beacon Hill, Boston

Folk Portrait, Watercolor, Woman in Paid Dress, Full Length
Anonymous
19th Century, entire view

Mounted in period frame; not examined out of frame.
(Frame: 13.75 by 12.25", sight-size: 10 by 8.5")

$785

536-33

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School
Anonymous, Early 19th Century
Likely original rosewood frame with gilt liner and matt

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School
Anonymous, Early 19th Century, entire view

(Frame: 14.25 by 12”, sight-size: 9.25 by 11.5”)

$575

1111-24

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School
Anonymous, Early 19th Century, scale view

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School
Anonymous, Early 19th Century, detail view 1

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School
Anonymous, Early 19th Century, detail view 2

Silhouette, Peale Museum, Gentleman, Hollow Cut, “Museum” Mark
Philadelphia, 19th Century

Antique Hollow Cut Silhouette of a Gentleman from the Peale Museum, 19th Century, entire view

(Good condition; mounted within period frame, Eglomise matt; frame: 5.5 by 4.5”, sight-size: 4 by 3”)

$565

497-116

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Title: Madison Houghton (1809-1870), Shoulder Length Profile Portrait of Young Man Miami Township, Ohio Date/Period: Circa 1831

Title: Amos Holbrook, Miniature Portrait of Aaron Gould, Aged 24, New Hampshire, Circa 1830 Portrait of Aaron Gould, small half-length, in a black coat, holding a book Inscribed Aaron Gould.Ag.d/24 [sic] along the upper edge Date/Period: 1830

Fine Miniature Portrait, American School, Gentleman Anonymous, 1821, AE 23 (Verso dated) Watercolor on ivory within a hinged red leather case

Fine Miniature Portrait, Signed – WILLIAMS, 1819 Watercolor on Ivory

J.A. Davis, Watercolor Portrait of a Lady Holding Book New England, 1830s (Jane Anthony, b. 1821, D. 1855)

Miniature Portrait of Young Girl, Inspired Unique Carved & Inlayed Frame Mixed Woods, Watercolor, 19th Century

Silhouette, Hollow-Cut Profile, Black Gentleman, Watercolor Hair Detail, Painted Frame Anonymous, 19th Century

Portraits, Pair, Newton Benning and Wife, Baltimore, Maryland Signed, Newton Benning & Wife, painter Of Pictures, 1856, Baltimore, US Oil on sheet iron, mounted within paint decorated frames, under glass

Folk Portrait, Watercolor, Woman in Paid Dress, Full Length Anonymous 19th Century Purportedly Mrs. Abbot Thayer, Beacon Hill, Boston

Watercolor Portraits, Pair, Man and Woman, English School Anonymous, Early 19th Century Likely original rosewood frame with gilt liner and matt

Silhouette, Peale Museum, Gentleman, Hollow Cut, “Museum” Mark Philadelphia, 19th Century