It was listed by Wigs on the Green. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Gilded Silhouette to the Regency era.
Theirs was a partnership and friendship of longstanding that continued until Miers died in 1821. The business was then willed jointly to Field and Miers’s son, William, but the dynamics had clearly been altered too much as within a few years the business filed for bankruptcy. Field continued to paint profiles during the 1830s but from a studio that he now shared with his own son.
The silhouette is presented in the original papier-mâché frame with convex glass, a decorative surround and ormolu leaf hanger. These frames were made exclusively for the business by John Miers’ son, William. An unbroken trade label (no. 11) remains on the reverse.
Framed Size: 148 x 123mm
Provenance: UK Private Collection
Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Gilded Silhouette to the Regency era.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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John Field Gilded Silhouette
