Rare & Important 19th American Portrait Miniature Of Eliza Southgate Bowne By Edward Green Malbone. See other image for family history and documentation.

Rare & Important 19th American Portrait Miniature Of Eliza Southgate Bowne By Edward Green Malbone. See other image for family history and documentation.   « Less

miniatures, the first in the process completed by the artist for the newly married Eliza Southgate Bowne are the only two miniatures of her ever recorded. In original  More »

miniatures, the first in the process completed by the artist for the newly married Eliza Southgate Bowne are the only two miniatures of her ever recorded. In original condition in an excellent state of preservation and in its original gilt surround oval frame. It is available for sale for the first time since the family repurchased if from Park Bernet circa 1950 via the Erskin Hewitt Collection. Size: 2.325'' Width X 3'' Height Edward Greene Malbone (1777 - 1807) Before his death in Savannah at age twenty-nine, Malbone had attained his reputation as America''s outstanding miniaturist. Leaving his native Newport, RI, in 1794 as a seventeen-year-old self-taught artist, Malbone initiated a career which took him to the major east coast cities: Providence, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston. He carefully recorded his success in an account book begun in Charleston in December, 1801. Among his friends and admirers was Washington Allston, with whom Malbone traveled to England in May, 1801. In London, he frequented the studios and galleries, admiring more the work of his English contemporaries Sir Thomas Lawrence and Richard Cosway that the paintings of the old masters. His circle of associates included the Americans Benjamin West, John Trumbull and Charlestonian John Blake White. He seems to have studied at the Royal Academy on an informal basis. In his native country America he befriended numerous artists, including Anson Dickinson, Benjamin Trott and Charles Fraser. Upon his return from England, Malbone renewed his itinerant path. His periods in Charleston tended to be his most productive. Two-and-a-half months during the spring of 1801 resulted in thirty-one miniatures and in a five-month span from December 1801 to 1802, he painted fifty-eight miniatures. His final visit to Charleston was in the spring of 1806, at which time he caught a violent cold which eventually contributed to his demise. Late that year, Fraser traveled to Newport where he found that ''Poor Malbone is not in a condition to paint. I am afraid he is hastening to that bourne whence no traveller can return. He was ill the whole time I remained at Newport.'' (Charles Fraser to Susan Fraser, 9th October, 1806, Winthrop-Fraser Papers, SCHS. Malbone was recognized as a refined and accomplished artist, whose miniatures had stylistic finesse. Allston, in a letter quoted by Dunlap described Malbone''s genius: ''He had the happy talent among his many excellencies, of elevating the character without impairing the likeness, this was remarkable in his male heads, and no woman ever lost any beauty from his hand, nay, the fair would often become still fairer under his pencil.'' In London, John Blake White commented, ''Malbone as a miniature painter stands high already, and may rank with the first in England. He is a man of uncommon taste and elegance in that line.'' And Fraser, in the obituary he wrote for the Charleston Times, state ''He imparted such life to the ivory, and porduced always such striking resemblances, that they will never fail to perpetuate the tenderness of friendship, to divert the cares of absence, and to aid affection in dwelling on those features and that image, which death has forever wrested from it. His style of painting was chaste and correct, his colouring dear and judiciously wrought, and his taste altogether derived from a just contemplation of nature.'' (Charleston Times, 27th May, 1807) Both sitter Eliza Southgate Bowne & artist: Edward Greene Malbone died of consumption. **The complete family history of decent from Eliza Southgate Bowne marriage to present ownership is available to the purchaser along with copies of ''A Girls'' Life Eighty Years Ago'' - Selections From The Letters Of Eliza Southgate Bowne - Corner House Publishers - Williamstown, Massachusetts 1980. **Eliza Southgate Bowne poised for her self portrait in New York on June 18th, 1803 as verified in ''A Girl''s Life Eighty Years Ago'' on pages 158 & 161. **A Wonderful Documented Example!   « Less

This is a rare & important 18th C American Portrait Miniature on ivory by currently an unknown superb artist has decended through the Washington, Curtis, Lewis and Butler  More »

This is a rare & important 18th C American Portrait Miniature on ivory by currently an unknown superb artist has decended through the Washington, Curtis, Lewis and Butler families to the late Miss Betty Washington Whiting. This superb 18th C Portrait miniature of an attractive, currently unidentified, handsome young man has followed a line of direct decent through the Washington family that supports the oral tradition that is was once owned by or connected to Americas first President and his family the Commander In Chief General George Washington of Mount Vernon. !8th C American portrait miniatures are rare regardless of who owner them. In a superb state of original preservation. No damage, no repair and no replacement. Vibrant colors and superb details when examined in person.   « Less

Superb 19th C Scottish Genre Oil Painting Of A Woman In Her Kitchen Signed & Dated By Artist: A. M. MacDonald 78'' - (1878)) This Delightful Oil Painting Which Was Found In  More »

Superb 19th C Scottish Genre Oil Painting Of A Woman In Her Kitchen Signed & Dated By Artist: A. M. MacDonald 78'' - (1878)) This Delightful Oil Painting Which Was Found In Untouched Estate Condition Just Rather Dirty, And Is Now In A Superb State Of Preservation And Has Been Professionally Cleaned. That It! It Should Grace Your Home For Another 100 Plus Year Without Any Further Attention Other Than Pure Enjoyment. Framed In What Appears To Be Its Original Gilt Wood Frame. Complelely Original In Excellent Condition. Signed & Dated In The Lower Left By The Artist. Circa: 1878 Size: 9'' X 13'' Canvas, Frame Size: 16'' X 20''   « Less

Rare Superb 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of An Attractive Young Woman, By A Member Of the Justus DaLee family (American, active circa 1835-1845), Unsigned, Watercolor  More »

Rare Superb 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of An Attractive Young Woman, By A Member Of the Justus DaLee family (American, active circa 1835-1845), Unsigned, Watercolor On Thin Stock Card, Oval Portrait Which Is Circa: 1835, The Attractive Young Woman Facing Right Seated In A Red Painted Chair, With Black Spandrels In The Corners, Size: 3'' X 2 1/2''inches, In A Period Black Painted Molded Wood Frame. Condition: Very Minor Toning. In An Excellent State Of Preservation. $9500.   « Less

This is a very rare & important 18th century American portrait miniature painted on ivory of an elegant young man signed by the premier New York City artist Nathanial Rogers.  More »

This is a very rare & important 18th century American portrait miniature painted on ivory of an elegant young man signed by the premier New York City artist Nathanial Rogers. Signed lower right N. Rogers. This rare American portrait miniature of this elegant young man is completely original and has survived in a superb state of preservation. This quality portrait miniature on ivory was passed down for generations by the original family before being acquired by Equinox Antiques and comes with a folk art mourning picture completed by the young man when he lost his wife. In superb state of original preservation.   « Less

Rare & Important Exceptional Early 19th C American Portrait Miniature of an Attractive Lady by Artist: Nathanial Rogers from New York City, circa: 1825-1830. This superb  More »

Rare & Important Exceptional Early 19th C American Portrait Miniature of an Attractive Lady by Artist: Nathanial Rogers from New York City, circa: 1825-1830. This superb American portrait miniature is completely original set in its original gilded copper frame with auburn braided hair in the aperture on the reverse window side. In an outstanding state of preservation. Works by this artist are in major Fine Arts Museum for example the Manney Collection in the Metropolitan Museum Of Fine Art in New York City. A Rare Beauty And A New England Gem!   « Less

This is a very fine early 19th c. American portrait miniature on ivory of a handsome young New England gentleman facing right, in a black coat, white waistcoat, ruffled shirt  More »

This is a very fine early 19th c. American portrait miniature on ivory of a handsome young New England gentleman facing right, in a black coat, white waistcoat, ruffled shirt and tied cravat, with short dark hair. The oval miniature is set in a three color gold gilded brass frame with cast acorn foliate border, aperture with original braided hair on the reverse. Dimensions: 2 11/16 height. Artist: currently unknown. Attributed to a new england artist. Circa 1820. Completely original and in superb condition.   « Less

Rare & Important American Nathanial Rogers Oval Portrait Miniature On Ivory Of An Attractive Young Girl

Rare & Important American Nathanial Rogers Oval Portrait Miniature On Ivory Of An Attractive Young Girl   « Less

Rare Superb 19th C American Folk Art Portrait Miniature On Ivory Found In Maine Circa: 1835 Of A Young Man With A Creamy White Background In An Oval Frame. In A Superb State  More »

Rare Superb 19th C American Folk Art Portrait Miniature On Ivory Found In Maine Circa: 1835 Of A Young Man With A Creamy White Background In An Oval Frame. In A Superb State Of Preservation   « Less