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Portrait miniature painter, b. 1760 - d. 1841

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    • PHILIPPE ABRAHAM PETICOLAS (FRENCH-AMERICAN, 1760-1841), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
      Sep. 23, 2023

      PHILIPPE ABRAHAM PETICOLAS (FRENCH-AMERICAN, 1760-1841), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      PHILIPPE ABRAHAM PETICOLAS (FRENCH-AMERICAN, 1760-1841), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, watercolor, possibly of Mrs. Mann Page (Mary Tayloe Page) of Virginia, an outstanding example, the waist-length depiction of an alabaster-skin sitter with elaborate coiffure and wearing a low-cut pastel gown and fur-trimmed overcoat, she stands next to a partial Classical column topped with two miniscule birds, no signature located. Housed in a period, possibly original, gilt-metal pendant-style frame. Circa 1805. 3" x 2" OA. Catalogue Note: This lot is accompanied by a 1993 letter from Lauren Suber at Colonial Williamsburg to Marshall concerning the present portrait, "I think there's a good chance she's Mrs. Mann Page (Mary Tayloe Page, 1758-1835. The artist's style looks much like illustrations I've seen of Philippe Abraham Peticolas's work." Mrs. Page was the daughter of John and Rebecca (Plater) Tayloe of Mount Airy, Richmond Co., VA. Philippe Abraham Peticolas (1760-1841) was a French immigrant artist, who, after fleeing with his family from the Haitian Revolution, eventually settled in Richmond, Virginia in the opening years of the 19th century. Philippe and his brothers soon established a studio in their newly adopted city, where Peticolas announced himself in the January 7, 1807 edition of the Richmond Inquirer as a "Professor of Music and Miniature Painting." Successful in these endeavors, Philippe maintained a decades-long presence in the city as one of its finest miniature portrait painters.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • 18th Cent. VA Portrait Miniature & 19th Cent. Needlework Pocketbook, 2 items
      Oct. 06, 2018

      18th Cent. VA Portrait Miniature & 19th Cent. Needlework Pocketbook, 2 items

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      18th Cent. VA Portrait Miniature & 19th Cent. Needlework Pocketbook, 2 items. 1st Item: 18th century miniature oval watercolor portrait, possibly Port Royal, Virginia, attributed to Philippe Abraham Peticolas (Pennsylvania/Virginia, 1760-1841). Painting depicts a young gentleman with long hair and prominent eyebrows, attired in a blue suit coat with blue striped vest and gold tie pin. Remnants of a paper label en verso reads "E Painted by P Petitcola(sic)/Port Royal V--". Housed in an ebonized wood frame with gilt painted paper liner. Portrait - 3" H x 2 3/8" W. Framed - 4 3/4" H x 4" W. Biography: Philippe Abraham Peticolas served in the Bavarian army before immigrating to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) at about the time of the slave revolts in 1790. With his young son he fled the island for Philadelphia, supporting himself as a painter of miniatures and a print seller. He worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Winchester, Virginia, and in 1804 settled in Richmond, where he taught music and became the city's leading miniaturist. Two of his four sons were also artists. (source: Smithsonian American Art Museum). 2nd item: New England needlework pocketbook wrought in a flamestitch pattern in colors of green, pink, blue, red and white. pencil inscription to the interior reads, "A present from my sister Amanda Tarry/1838/T. M. Kenny". 4" H x 6" W. Early 19th century. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • VA Portrait Miniature, attrib. P. Peticolas
      Jul. 14, 2018

      VA Portrait Miniature, attrib. P. Peticolas

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      18th century miniature oval watercolor portrait, possibly Port Royal, Virginia, attributed to Philippe Abraham Peticolas (Pennsylvania/Virginia, 1760-1841). Painting depicts a young gentleman with long hair and prominent eyebrows, attired in a blue suit coat with blue striped vest and gold tie pin. Remnants of a paper label en verso reads "E Painted by P Petitcola(sic)/Port Royal V--". Housed in an ebonized wood frame with gilt painted paper liner. Portrait - 3" H x 2 3/8" W. Framed - 4 3/4" H x 4" W. Biography: Philippe Abraham Peticolas served in the Bavarian army before immigrating to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) at about the time of the slave revolts in 1790. With his young son he fled the island for Philadelphia, supporting himself as a painter of miniatures and a print seller. He worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Winchester, Virginia, and in 1804 settled in Richmond, where he taught music and became the city's leading miniaturist. Two of his four sons were also artists. (source: Smithsonian American Art Museum). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
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