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Silhouette Gentleman

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Portrait Miniature Gentleman

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Portrait Miniature - Lady

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Portrait Miniature Gentleman

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About Joseph Topping

About Us
Specializing in fine Portrait Miniatures; Silhouettes, Wax Portraits, Mourning Jewelry, Fine Textiles and Queen Victoria & pre-Queen Victoria British commemoratives;

We have often been asked what reference books we use in relation to Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes..

For English miniatures we rely heavily on:

Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide
by Daphne Foskett
Published by Antique Collectors' Club
704 pages
Published in 1987

And for American miniatures:

American Portrait Miniatures: In the Manney Collection
by Dale Johnson
Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc
271 pages
Published in 1991

For English silhouettes we use

British Silhouette Artists and their Work
1760—1860
by Sue McKechnie
800 pages
First published by in 1978