1st item: 19th-century American school oval miniature watercolor portrait depicting a young man with dark hair, a dark coat and vest, and a black cravat, unsigned. Family oral history states that this miniature depicts Frederick Tuttle (b.1831 - d. after 1902), the nephew of Henrietta Maria Tuttle (1795-1862), and the cousin of Alfred Henry Martine (1831-1905). Housed in a gilt metal frame with foliate edge and window en verso containing a braid of hair. Sight: 2 3/8" H x 2" W. 2nd item: 19th-century English school naive miniature watercolor portrait purportedly depicting Charles Whiting (b. circa 1829, Somerset, England) the older brother of Flora Emma Whitting (1841-1935). The sitter is shown as a young boy with blond hair who wears a black coat, white shirt, and black necktie. Housed in a gilt metal frame with foliate edge and window en verso containing a hair braid. Retains the original black leather storage case. Miniature sight: 1 3/4" H x 1 3/8" W. Note: Family oral history states that this portrait is of the seventh child of Robert C. Whiting and his wife Elizabeth (Oakley) of Somerset, England. Charles, the last Whitting son, died of consumption of the blood at thirteen. The small miniature was painted allegedly by the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Earl of Bouverie.

PROVENANCE: A private Knoxville, TN collection, by descent through the family of the sitters.

Both miniatures are in overall good condition, not examined out of the frame. Glass with grime and some visible debris to the perimeter.