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Matching Pair Framed Charcoal Portraits Victorian Era Gold Gesso Wood 30 x 26 O

$ 290.4

  • Artist: Unknown
  • Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Culture: American
  • Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
  • Framing: Framed
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Item Height: 30 in
  • Item Length: 2 in
  • Item Width: 26 in
  • Material: Charcoal, Paper
  • Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
  • Period: Historicism (1850-1900)
  • Personalize: No
  • Production Technique: Charcoal
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Signed: No
  • Size: Large
  • Style: Americana, Portraiture, Realism
  • Subject: Husband, Wife, Man, Woman
  • Theme: Americana, Domestic & Family Life, People, Portrait
  • Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
  • Type: Charcoal Portrait
  • UPC: Does not apply
  • Unit of Sale: Set
  • Year of Production: 1890
  • gtin13: Does not apply

Description

Matching Pair Of Large Antique Framed Charcoal Portraits - Victorian Era - Circa 1850-1900 Unsigned - Unmarked - I Have Not Taken Them Out Of Their Frames To Check For Markings Large Wooden Picture Frames With Miter Joints - Ornate Embossed Gesso/Compo Overlay - Molding Profile Is Reverse Ogee/Slope Away - 4 Layer/Section Design With Repeating Palmette/Anthemion Decoration On The Outermost Molding, Vine Leaves & Raised Wood Knots On The Raised Slope Of The Profile, A Metallic Dark Red/Maroon/Burgundy Center Band, And Repeating Flower Bulb/Blossom With Leaves & Stems Intertwined Decoration On The Inner Molding - Gilded With Gold Paint Overplay - NOT GOLD LEAF - Charcoal Portraits On Paper - Most Likely American - When Looking At The Back Of The Frame, The Construction Is Visible As 3 Wooden Frames Within Frames, In Order To Stretch The Canvas Paper Of The Image And Separate It From The Glass As Well Portraits Feature A Husband & Wife Couple - Both Are Elderly - The Man Has Coiffed Hair Parted Down The Middle, With A Large Mustache, And Is Wearing A Black Suit Jacket & Tie With A White Shirt - The Woman Has Curly Hair And Is Wearing Oval Glasses & An Ornate Black Dress With Decorative Fringe The Portrait Of The Man Has A Glass Insert - The Portrait Of The Woman Is Missing This Insert Piece Frame (For Both Portraits): 29 5/8" Tall x 25 5/8" Wide x Approximately 2" Deep Visible Portion Of Portrait/Glass From The Front: 19 1/2" Tall x 15 1/2" Wide Matching Pair Of Large Antique Framed Charcoal Portraits - Victorian Era - Circa 1850-1900 Unsigned - Unmarked - I Have Not Taken Them Out Of Their Frames To Check For Markings Large Wooden Picture Frames With Miter Joints - Ornate Embossed Gesso/Compo Overlay - Molding Profile Is Reverse Ogee/Slope Away - 4 Layer/Section Design With Repeating Palmette/Anthemion Decoration On The Outermost Molding, Vine Leaves & Raised Wood Knots On The Raised Slope Of The Profile, A Metallic Dark Red/Maroon/Burgundy Center Band, And Repeating Flower Bulb/Blossom With Leaves & Stems Intertwined Decoration On The Inner Molding - Gilded With Gold Paint Overplay - NOT GOLD LEAF - Charcoal Portraits On Paper - Most Likely American - When Looking At The Back Of The Frame, The Construction Is Visible As 3 Wooden Frames Within Frames, In Order To Stretch The Canvas Paper Of The Image And Separate It From The Glass As Well - Metal Wires On Back For Wall Hanging Portraits Feature A Husband & Wife Couple - Both Are Elderly - The Man Has Coiffed Hair Parted Down The Middle, With A Large Mustache, And Is Wearing A Black Suit Jacket & Tie With A White Shirt - The Woman Has Curly Hair And Is Wearing Oval Glasses & An Ornate Black Dress With Decorative Fringe The Portrait Of The Man Has A Glass Insert - The Portrait Of The Woman Is Missing This Insert Piece Frame (For Both Portraits): 29 5/8" Tall x 25 5/8" Wide x Approximately 2" Deep Visible Portion Of Portrait/Glass From The Front: 19 1/2" Tall x 15 1/2" Wide Used Numerous light scratches and scuffs around the edges of the frames from age and handling - Both frames are tight and intact, except for the missing glass insert in the frame of the woman's portrait A few small spots of very faint and light crazing/cracking around the edges of the compo from warping of the wood, which is surprisingly little wear given the age of these frames/portraits - A few tiny flakes/chips of compo and paint around the edges of the frames The man's portrait contains a glass insert piece within the frame: This piece of glass is in good condition with no chips, flakes, cracks or large scratches/scuffs - The woman's portrait is missing this glass insert piece - As a result, her portrait contains numerous light scratches/scuffs on the image, as well as dust and numerous tiny foxing/browning/discoloration spots on the paper from being uncovered - There is a large 1" long gesso/compo chip in the center along the left edge of this frame Remnants of brown paper backing glued around the edges of the back of both frames Numerous small foxing/browning/discoloration spots on the cardboard backings of each frame Overall good condition Thank you! Flr 2 Shop Stock #15lb13OP15S28-291123 Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.