Two Portrait Miniatures

Description

Two Portrait Miniatures
One of a young boy and one of an older woman.
Losses, wear.

Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell, Rhode Island: Thence By Descent
Largest Sight: 2 3/4 x 2 in. (7 x 5.1 cm.), Frame: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (14 x 11.4 cm.)

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Two Portrait Miniatures

Lot 0507

Estimate $300-$500Apr 30, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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Chic & Antique Auction, April 30, 2026-Day 2

Apr 30, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Bloomfield, NJ, United States

Four Silhouette Miniatures: Four Silhouette Miniatures 19th/20th C. Losses, cracks to glass. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell, Rhode Island: Thence By Descent Largest Sight: 5 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm.), Frame:

Apr 30, 2026Four Silhouette Miniatures

Signed 1930 Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt: Signed 1930 Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt as governor to his friend Bertie, dated October 1, 1930. Just a quick note about sending him a book plate for his collection. Together with

Apr 30, 2026Signed 1930 Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt

Claiborne Pell's Personal US Coast Guard Dress Sword: Claiborne Pell's Personal US Coast Guard Dress Sword With sword knot and scabbard. His name, USCG, eagle, and anchor all acid etched on the blade. Made by N.S. Meyer Inc., New York. With shagreen

Apr 30, 2026Claiborne Pell's Personal US Coast Guard Dress Sword

The Jewel House of Art and Nature: "The Jewel House of Art and Nature" By Sir Hugh Platt, London, Elizabeth Alsop, 1653. Torn leather binding. Front cover loose. 232 pages. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell, Rhode Island:

Apr 30, 2026The Jewel House of Art and Nature

Four Volume Set of "Il Decameron": Four Volume Set of "Il Decameron" By Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), published in Firenze, presso Leonardo Ciardetti, 1822. Bindings torn and worn. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell,

Apr 30, 2026Four Volume Set of "Il Decameron"

Leather Bound "Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights, and Measures, Explained and Exemplified in Several: Leather Bound "Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights, and Measures, Explained and Exemplified in Several Dissertations" Printed for J.Tonson, London, 1727. Cover torn. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and

Apr 30, 2026Leather Bound "Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights, and Measures, Explained and Exemplified in Several

Miscellaneous Group of 18th and 19th Century Books: Miscellaneous Group of 18th and 19th Century Books Comprising titles such as "The Gentleman Instructed in the Conduct of a Virtuos and Happy Life" (1727), "Medicinifches Journal" (1767), "The

Apr 30, 2026Miscellaneous Group of 18th and 19th Century Books

Bound Album of Letters to Herbert Claiborne Pell from New York's Biggest Business Leaders: Bound Album of Letters to Herbert Claiborne Pell from New York's Biggest Business Leaders Several letters adressed to congressman Herbert C. Pell in 1919-1920 supporting his opposition in congress to

Apr 30, 2026Bound Album of Letters to Herbert Claiborne Pell from New York's Biggest Business Leaders

Two Vintage Photo Albums of the Pell Family: Two Vintage Photo Albums of the Pell Family C. 1900-1930. Including pictures from Newport, Cuba, Panama Canal, Honolulu. Bindings heavily worn and torn. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell,

Apr 30, 2026Two Vintage Photo Albums of the Pell Family

Miscellaneous Group of International Stamps: Miscellaneous Group of International Stamps From Pell collection, primarily first quarter 20th C. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala Pell, Rhode Island: Thence By Descent

Apr 30, 2026Miscellaneous Group of International Stamps

Emily D. B. Hoystradt, American 1893-1983, Two Harbor Scenes, Oil on Board: Emily D. B. Hoystradt American, 1893-1983 Two Harbor Scenes Oil on Board Both signed. Provenance: New York private collection, thence by descent Sights: 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 and 15 3/4 x 19 3/4, Frame: 10

Apr 30, 2026Emily D. B. Hoystradt, American 1893-1983, Two Harbor Scenes, Oil on Board

Albert Robert Nemethy Jr., American 1952-2024, Landscape with Farm, Oil on Board: Albert Robert Nemethy Jr. American, 1952-2024 Landscape with Farm Oil on Board Signed l.r. Sight: 25 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (64.1 x 79.4 cm.), Frame: 29 x 35 in. (73.7 x 88.9 cm.)

Apr 30, 2026Albert Robert Nemethy Jr., American 1952-2024, Landscape with Farm, Oil on Board

American School Mid 19th C., Two Portraits: American School, Mid 19th C.Two PortraitsMr. Nichols Murray and an unidentified woman.Provenance: Property from the Contents of Ellistan, Somerset Hills, NJEach approx 19 1/2 x 17 in. (49.5 x 43.2 cm.

Apr 30, 2026American School Mid 19th C., Two Portraits

Partial Onion Skin Letter from Herbert Pell to FDR: Partial Onion Skin Letter from Herbert Pell to FDR Stating how he'd heard about him being nominated, dated Oct. 22, 1928, unsigned. Provenance: Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. (February 16, 1884 –

Apr 30, 2026Partial Onion Skin Letter from Herbert Pell to FDR

Copy of Herbert Pell's Letter to FDR, Dated 1938: Copy of Herbert Pell's Letter to FDR, Dated 1938 Summing up the crisis in Europe around October 1938, the official copy is in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Provenance: Herbert Claiborne Pell

Apr 30, 2026Copy of Herbert Pell's Letter to FDR, Dated 1938

Photograph of a Secret Letter to FDR from Olive Pell: Photograph of a Secret Letter to FDR from Olive Pell Devised by Olive Pell to entrap American Nazis to vote for Fish, but Franklin Roosevelt said not to the plan, as show in the hand writing in the

Apr 30, 2026Photograph of a Secret Letter to FDR from Olive Pell

Lorillard Family Photo Album, Including Photos of Civil War Figures: Lorillard Family Photo Album, Including Photos of Civil War Figures The Lorillard family married into the Pell family, also includes the Griswolds and Kernochans. Nearly all the family members are

Apr 30, 2026Lorillard Family Photo Album, Including Photos of Civil War Figures

The Borda Family Photo Album: The Borda Family Photo Album Including, a CDV of Louis Pasteur. A highly documented 19th C. album of the Borda family, including 81 19th C. albumen photographs, c. 1860-1870, with family notations

Apr 30, 2026The Borda Family Photo Album

Revolutionary War Artillery Diorama: Revolutionary War Artillery Diorama Featuring, 9 mounted figures, possibly by Reeves, as well as four additional unmounted figures, one carrying a flat. Scratched into some on the bottom "MMM made in

Apr 30, 2026Revolutionary War Artillery Diorama

Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin: Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Marknev Kirchen, 1952. Together with an unidentified European violin and a Vuillaume A Paris bow. Losses, wear, surface distress. Provenance: Senator Claiborne and Nuala

Apr 30, 2026Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin

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