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Round Beveled Convex Glass Girl at Window Silhouette
Unusual reverse painted silhouette on convex glass depicting a 1930s-1940s scene of young girl gazing out her garden window.
Measures 9 inches round un-framed and is both unique in subject and shape. It has been mounted in a contemporary faux wood circular frame marked The Hamilton Collection, which appears to be of the typical collector plate type. Glass is metal tab mounted on the original paper backing. Faux wood grain frame is a synthetic material, in a reddish mahogany hue.
The reverse painting is in good order with no paint loss. The paper background has some crimps, but no tears, water staining or severe discolorations. Original heavy stock paper board backing has an "O" ring for wall mounting.
Starting in the 1920's and up to the late 1950's, silhouette's became a most popular form of home decorative arts, replicating the 18th century form of artwork created in paper by silhouette artists.
Please note: Any of the "angular" patterns shown in some of the pictures are not discoloration or stains to the paper background, all are due to camera flash.
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Circa: 1930
Type: Art, Decorative Arts, Silhouettes
Manufacturer: Vintage, Unknown
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Vintage Reverse Painted Silhouette of Renaissance Minstrel
Nicely decorated vintage reverse painted silhouette of a romantic scene of a Minstrel set in Renaissance Venice. Convex glass mounted in a simple copper plated metal frame, original to the piece, with a blue Moire fabric background. Backing is typical heavy stock craft paper with a metal mounting ring.
Silhouette measures a diminuitive 4 b 5 inches. Inscribed in script on the back '1938 Greetings on your Birthday, Love from Mother'. Rated to be in very good condition with minor finish wear on the
frame overall, one section of approximately 1 inch (upper left hand side of frame) has major plate wear.
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Circa: 1938
Type: Art, Reverse Painting, Silhouettes
Manufacturer: Vintage, Unknown
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0207-25
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Miniature Reverse Painted Stage Coach & Western Vista
A rather interesting reverse painted silhouette of early Western Americana scene with black painted stagecoach, coachmen, pine and dusty road backed with a vivid color tinted panaramic rugged mountain range, green valleys and river.
Copper plated metal frame measuring 4 by 5 inches with convex glass. Backed with a typical heavy card stock which shows moisture soiling and metal mounting hook missing. The water stains do not extend beyond the card stock backing. Rated to be in Very Good condition.
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Circa: 1934
Type: Art, Reverse Painting, Silhouettes
Manufacturer: Vintage, Unknown
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