Two miniature watercolor portraits of gentlemen. 1st item: Oval portrait of young man with curly brown hair, formally dressed; mounted on paper and signed and dated on back, "May 1838, painted by 'C.M. Valentine'". Possibly Southern. Portrait: 2 13/16" x 2 1/4". Framed in stained wooden paneled frame of yellow pine, 7" x 6 1/2". 2nd item: Half portrait of bearded gentleman in formal dress, wearing a medal and seated in a chair. Not signed, probably American. Portrait: 3 1/4 H x 2 1/2. Wooden stained paneled frame, 6 3/4" x 6 5/8". Second quarter of the 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Two 1/2" L and one 1/4" L cracks at base. 1/8" loss lower right corner. 2" L split to paper support on back. 2nd item: Repaired split top to bottom center right. Minor wear to both frames.