Unusual ANTIQUE 19th Cent SILHOUETTE of TWO CHILDREN Early Cut & Paste Silhouette Portraits Framed Together Start Price USD 195.00 Current Price USD 195.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 235.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location North Carolina See more about 'Unusual ANTIQUE 19th Cent SILHOUETTE of TWO CHILDREN' Description hollow_cut Store Unusual ANTIQUE 19th Cent SILHOUETTE of TWO CHILDREN Description: Two beautifully cut 19th century silhouettes, housed within one frame, portraying 2 children facing each other - a very young boy or girl facing right and his/her older sister facing left.  The subjects are unidentified (although there is a name that appears to read HELEN PORTILENOPE written in pencil on the reverse of the card).    The silhouettes are cut and pasted to card and are lightly embellished with watercolor details to hair, ears, eyelashes, collars, etc.; they are presented within a watercolor oval (beige surrounding the uncolored white oval) with painted black ribbon & bow atop.  A very unusual and pleasing presentation.  The piece measures ~7.5" x 9.5" total framed size.  The silhouettes each measure about 3.5"-4" in height.The condition of the silhouettes is excellent with only slight marking & toning/age darkening of the background card.  An exceptional silhouette portrait with rare subject matter in an unusual composition.Terms:  Insured shipping within the US will be $10.00.  Please contact me for international shipping cost.  Prompt payment is appreciated and expected within 5 days.  I will gladly leave positive feedback for you once I know that your purchase has arrived safely.  If you are unhappy in any way, please contact me immediately.  I will accept returns if the item is not as I have described.  Please email with any questions BEFORE bidding.  Returns must be made within 5 days and will be for the bid price only; shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser.  I ship priority mail or UPS and insurance is always included.   I will be glad to combine items for shipping - please let me know if you are bidding or planning to bid on any other items.  About Me:  I am neither an expert nor a dealer but will do my best to describe these pieces, all of which are from my own personal collection.  Hopefully the photographs will "tell the story" but feel free to email with any questions.     Place a Bid!