#144 • Antique Cut Paper Silhouette Portraits St Louis Worlds Fair Ephemera

Part of ENT 423 - A Wealth of Treasures — Gold, Silver & Antiques (timed auction by Entrusted Auctions)

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Collection of antique and early cut-paper silhouette profile portraits on printed and plain card stock mounts. Includes an example printed "Souvenir World's Fair St. Louis" featuring a profile inscribed "Otto F. Jones" in a cap; a framed profile portrait of a child in a winter cap signed G. H. Stewart; a complementary reverse-cut portrait of the same subject on loose backing; two advertising silhouette portraits of a young boy featuring printed oval borders, marked for Graves Cox and Company Inc. (Established 1888) and signed in print by G. H. Stewart, and Mabley & Carew; accompanied by a blank matching Graves Cox and Company Inc. printed card. Five silhouettes one of which came from the Worlds Fair held in St. Louis in 1904. Paper is yellowing and staining. Good condition. 4.5"W x 7.5"H Location -Dining Room