A Victorian Portrait
Updated October 23, 2026
| Lot number | 101 |
| Category | Antiques & Furniture |
| Auction | The Cedars Estate Part 3 |
| Date | November 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM EST |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
A formal late 19th-century studio portrait, likely an albumen print, depicting a seated gentleman with a chin-curtain beard and a standing lady in a dark dress. The subjects are positioned within an architectural setting against a painted backdrop. The photograph is presented behind an arched cream-coloured mount and housed in a period giltwood and gesso frame. The reverse is finished with a rough-sawn wooden backing board secured by nails. Condition: The print displays characteristic age-related fading and surface foxing across the image surface. The frame exhibits significant wear including gesso cracking and loss, a separated mitre joint at the lower right corner, and minor white paint splatters to the lower edge.
