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        • Samuel Folwell, watercolor silhouette
          Sep. 25, 2024

          Samuel Folwell, watercolor silhouette

          Est: $2,000 - $4,000

          Samuel Folwell (Philadelphia 1765-1813), watercolor silhouette of the Reverend Absalom Jones (1746-1818). Jones was an African American abolitionist who founded the Free African Society, a group partially comprised of newly freed slaves. He later founded the first Black Episcopal congregation and became the first African American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church, 3 1/4" x 2 1/8", frame - 6 1/8" x 5". Provenance: the collection of Albion P. Fenderson, Modesto, California. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.

          Pook & Pook Inc.
        • Framed Philadelphia Silk Needlework Picture, Samuel Follwell
          Nov. 18, 2023

          Framed Philadelphia Silk Needlework Picture, Samuel Follwell

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Philadelphia, dated 1795, design and paintwork attributed to Samuel Folwell (1770-1824), wrought by A. Sybella Lushett, polychrome decorated spandrel inscribed "A. Sybella Lushett, Her Work, August 6th 1795/Belvilla & Rosina, August 6th 1795", sight with spandrel 19-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 24-1/2 x 28-5/8 in. Provenance: Sold Christie's, New York, 13 October 1984, lot 106; Sold Christie's, New York, 22 Jan 2016, lot 220; Sotheby's, Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, January 2020, lot 1165

          Brunk Auctions
        • Samuel Folwell miniature portrait of a gentleman
          Oct. 07, 2022

          Samuel Folwell miniature portrait of a gentleman

          Est: $300 - $400

          Samuel Folwell (American 1765-1813), miniature watercolor and gouache portrait of a gentleman, signed lower right, 6 1/4" x 4 1/4". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.

          Pook & Pook Inc.
        • ATTR. S. FOLWELL (1764-1813) WASHINGTON SILHOUETTE
          Jun. 09, 2022

          ATTR. S. FOLWELL (1764-1813) WASHINGTON SILHOUETTE

          Est: $300 - $500

          A very fine and old reverse-painted glass silhouette portrait of George Washington attributed to Samuel Folwell. Painted in at least three colors (black, blue and white) with gold gilt details and lettering. Signed very faintly at the lower left edge of the bust, with the first letter "S." just visible under magnification. Dimensions: (Frame) H 9.25" x W 7.5" (Image) H 2.5" x W 1.75" Condition: A few small losses to white paint at collar, some crazing visible. Age toning to paper backing, surface wear and losses to frame.

          Westport Auction
        • Mourning Miniature in Memory of J. A. Wilson
          Jan. 24, 2022

          Mourning Miniature in Memory of J. A. Wilson

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          Attributed to Samuel Folwell 1764 - 1813 Mourning Miniature in memory of J. A. Wilson watercolor on ivory dated 1789 2 1/4 in. by 1 3/4 in.

          Sotheby's
        • Designed and Painted by Samuel Folwell (1764-1813), Worked by Anna Greer a silk on silk needlework family picture — depicting Miss A...
          Aug. 12, 2021

          Designed and Painted by Samuel Folwell (1764-1813), Worked by Anna Greer a silk on silk needlework family picture — depicting Miss A...

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          Designed and Painted by Samuel Folwell (1764-1813), Worked by Anna Greer a silk on silk needlework family picture — depicting Miss Anna Greer [afterward Mrs. Dr. Job Palmer], flanked by Greer's mother [Mrs. William Wray (née Fleming)] and sister [Mrs. David Agnew (née Mary Greer)], along with her mother's second husband [Mr. William Wray], their four children and a pet lamb; all placed in a landscape near a family mausoleum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1802 silk and chenille embroidered on painted silk, eglomise glass, giltwood sight: 26 7/8" x 31" Provenance: Descended in the family of the subjects Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, New York, The American Heritage Auction of Americana, 30 January 1982, Sale 4785Y, Lot 942 Marguerite Riordan, Winter Antiques Show, New York, 30 January 1984 Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Kaufman, Deerfield, Illinois Thence by descent Catalog Note: Family history attributed the likenesses to Charles Wilson Peale; however, additional research with the D.A.R. Museum in Washington D.C. indicated that the subjects were painted by Samuel Folwell.

          Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
        • Attributed to Samuel Folwell (1765-1813), Pair of portrait miniatures: a lady and a gentleman
          Apr. 28, 2020

          Attributed to Samuel Folwell (1765-1813), Pair of portrait miniatures: a lady and a gentleman

          Est: $800 - $1,200

          Attributed to Samuel Folwell (1765-1813) Pair of portrait miniatures: a lady and a gentleman Watercolor and ink on paper, framed. 3 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (sight)

          Freeman's | Hindman
        • SILK NEEDLEWORK AND WATERCOLOR PICTURE ON SILK, DESIGN AND PAINTWORK ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL FOLWELL (1770-1824), WROUGHT BY A. SYBELLA LUSHETT, PHILADELPHIA, DATED AUGUST 6, 1795 | American Silkwork Picture of Mr. Belville and Rosina 
          Jan. 25, 2020

          SILK NEEDLEWORK AND WATERCOLOR PICTURE ON SILK, DESIGN AND PAINTWORK ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL FOLWELL (1770-1824), WROUGHT BY A. SYBELLA LUSHETT, PHILADELPHIA, DATED AUGUST 6, 1795 | American Silkwork Picture of Mr. Belville and Rosina 

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          polychrome-decorated spandrel inscribed  A. SYBELLA LUSHETT, HER WORK. AUGUST 6th 1795. BELVILLA & ROSINA. AUGUST 6th 1795

          Sotheby's
        • Samuel Folwell (American, 1765-1813)
          Aug. 20, 2018

          Samuel Folwell (American, 1765-1813)

          Est: $200 - $300

          Samuel Folwell (American, 1765-1813) 2 Antique American Silhouettes, Largest size: 4'' x 3'', 10 x 8 cm (sight); 7.5'' x 6.5'', 19 x 17 cm (frame).

          Material Culture
        • Washington Silhouette, signed "S Folwell 1791"
          May. 20, 2017

          Washington Silhouette, signed "S Folwell 1791"

          Est: $2,000 - $4,000

          Attributed to Samuel Folwell (American, 1765-1813), watercolor and ink on paper, signed lower left. Folwell was working in Charleston, South Carolina in 1791, when Washington visited there in May of that year. Samuel Folwell and his work is described in A Basic Guide To Identifying & Evaluating American Silhouettes by Guyton & Koenig (1980): "Samuel Folwell, a New Englander, was born in 1765. He arrived in Philadelphia and advertised himself as a miniature painter, cutter of profiles and maker of hair pictures, the latter very popular in that era. In 1791 George Washington visited Philadelphia and Samuel Folwell painted his silhouette in India ink, adding delicate highlights of opaque white. Washington was unaware that it was being made and at the time it was said to be "a most spirited and correct likeness". Folwell's silhouettes, mostly all painted, are rare and are treasured collector's items. They are executed with great delicacy...." It is notable that the eighteenth century newspaper sealing the back mentions Admiral Vernon, for whom Mount Vernon was named by Washingtons half brother. The clipping refers to Admiral Vernon being made freeman of the City Of London in 1740, so it is possible the newspaper dates to that year, obviously far earlier than the date, 1791, written on the silhouette.

          Auction New England
        • *****SILHOUETTE OF A MILITARY OFFICER BY SAMUEL FOLWELL (PENNSYLVANIA, 1765-1813).
          Sep. 11, 2015

          *****SILHOUETTE OF A MILITARY OFFICER BY SAMUEL FOLWELL (PENNSYLVANIA, 1765-1813).

          Est: $400 - $800

          *****SILHOUETTE OF A MILITARY OFFICER BY SAMUEL FOLWELL (PENNSYLVANIA, 1765-1813). Signed below and dated 1780. With white and black ink highlights. In a 19th-century oval frame, 6.5"h. 5.5"w.

          Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
        • Samuel Folwell Designed Needlework
          Nov. 20, 2011

          Samuel Folwell Designed Needlework

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, South Carolina 1764-1813), woman seated under a tree and handing fruit to a young girl, dancing boy with bird tied to ribbon, shepherdess with sheep, thatched-roof cottage in background, one turned gravesite wi

          Brunk Auctions
        • SAMUEL FOLWELL (AMERICAN 1765-1813). SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
          Mar. 05, 2011

          SAMUEL FOLWELL (AMERICAN 1765-1813). SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.

          Est: -

          SAMUEL FOLWELL (AMERICAN 1765-1813). SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. India ink heightened with white on paper, 7 x 5 3/4 inches. Initialed "SF" l.l. under shoulder. The silhouette backed with newsprint from a New York paper dated 1801, the reverse with old label inscribed "by Samuel Folwell." In a period giltwood frame.

          Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
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