Spring Montana Western Antique Auction May 21st 2022
Sat, May 21, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 546
C 1880's Tinted Bubble Photograph of Indian Women
Estimate: $250 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Offered in this lot is a circa 1880 hand tinted convex photograph of two Native American women in an original oval Victorian frame. This is a Convex Oval style portrait (occasionally referred to as a bubble frame portrait) they were popular from 1880-1920. You can tell a “true” portrait from this time period two ways. One, the portrait itself will be curved with the glass. This was accomplished by mounting the wet image in a certain kind of press so that it fit the glass, a technique that gave both the illusion of more depth. The second way to tell that it’s a Convex Oval style portrait is that the portrait itself will have some sketching or hand tinting on it. These photographs had a very weak image and the photographers corrected this by going over the photograph with a bit of charcoal and color before framing. This photograph shows two Native American women. The women appear from their dress to be from the Osage tribe. Driven from their lands in Kansas, the Osage had bought a swath of northeast Oklahoma in the early 1870s. The rocky, barren reservation promised to yield little, until the discovery of one of the largest oil deposits in the United States below the surface. The frame has heavy gold colored adornments and is in good condition for its age, with minor damage marks. The photograph has some moisture damage along the bottom. The art shows 19" x 13" and the frame measures 24" x 18"
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