Ezra Ames

Lot 86: Important North Carolina miniature, thought to be

Name: Important North Carolina miniature, thought to be
Brand: Brunk Auctions
SKU: 3eabs3gt0v

Est: $3,000 USD - $6,000 USDSold:

Brunk AuctionsAsheville, NC, USJanuary 05, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Important North Carolina miniature, thought to be a portrait of Freeman Woods (North Carolina, 1765-1834), a silversmith living in New Bern, North Carolina, 1794-1834, unsigned, attributed to Ezra Ames, New York, 1768-1836, watercolor on ivory, 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; 18 kt. gold bezel case fitted as a brooch with verso set with window and a braid of dark hair. Some warping of ivory, water damage at left edge and verso within window.

Artist or Maker

Ezra Ames

Provenance

Provenance: Zephra Woods (Zipporah Wood) Ames (Mrs. Ezra Ames).

Notes

See George Barton Cutten, Silversmiths of North Carolina, 1696-1860, published by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, illustrated page 199.

Auction Details

18th & 19th Century Antiques & Decorative Arts

Brunk Auctions

January 05, 2008, 09:00 AM EST

Post Office Box 2135, Asheville, NC, 28802, US

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