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* 3 x VINTAGE METAL FRAMED REVERSE-PAINTED FAMILY PORTRAITS AS PICTURED
* THE GENT WITH HIS ARMS FOLDED IS T E MITTEN WHO WAS BORN IN 1864 AND EMIGRATED TO AMERICA FROM THE UK WITH HIS FAMILY 1877. FROM MODEST BEGINNINGS AS A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR WITH THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILWAY, HE ROSE TO CONTROL THE " MITTEN MANAGEMENT " CORPORATION WHICH EVENTUALLY FAILED WITH ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES - HE WROTE 2 BOOKS & DIED UNDER SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN 1929. FOR MORE DETAIL, JUST GOOGLE HIS BIOGRAPHY. THE OTHER GENT & LADY ARE HIS PARENTS ( according to the direct family descendant from whom the portraits were obtained- a lady now in her 70s )
* THESE THREE PORTRAITS ARE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION - EACH MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 11 cms X 8 X 1, THEY HAVE BEEN REVERSE HAND-PAINTED ON GLASS. THE GILT METAL FRAMES OF THE TWO MEN - ARE OF THE SAME DESIGN WITH A SWIVELLING FOB AT THE TOP & INTRICATE FLORAL DESIGN TRIM + THEY HAVE CONCAVE GLAZING. THIS FRAME OF THE FEMALE PORTRAIT IS THE SAME SIZE & VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER TWO BUT WITH DIFFERENT TRIM DESIGN. IT DOES ALSO HAVE A FOLD-DOWN STAND WHICH IS LABELLED " 1923 - 1933 10th ANNIVERSARY FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION CHICAGO ". THEY ARE ALL VERY WELL & SOLIDLY MADE WITH GOOD WEIGHT TO THEM.
* PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE THAT BESIDES BEING BEAUTIFUL COLLECTABLE OBJECTS THEMSELVES WHICH ARE IN REMARKABLY GOOD, UNDAMAGED CONDITION, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN HISTORICAL COLLECTABLE MEMORABILIA RELATED TO USA INDUSTRY - IN PARTICULAR, THE RAILWAYS. I'M SURE THAT MANY TRANSPORT / RAILWAY MUSEUMS WOULD BE PLEASED TO ACQUIRE & DISPLAY THEM .........
* CURRENTLY, YOUR US GREENBACKS WILL FETCH MANY MORE AUSSIE DOLLARS ........
* WILL SECURELY PACKED IN A BOX & POSTED AUSTRALIA & WORLD-WIDE WITH TRACKING AT COST PRICE.nb - INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - the postage cost quoted is my best estimate - you will pay no more, however if it actually costs less, you will be refunded the difference.
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