Premier Auction | Session II
Fri, Dec 6, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 947
1793 Rockingham New Hampshire Signed Sampler
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Rockingham, Concord County, New Hampshire, signed "Grace Stevens, Concord County Rockingham 1793" over two panels of finely embroidered flowers, ten rows of letters and verse above, silk on linen ground, in a rare period faux painted wood frame, 21-1/2 x 12 in., (sight), sleeve verso with photograph showing needlework with seated woman in living room; accompanied by copies of receipt from Stephen Score; Note: New Hampshire Birth and Christening Records list A Grace Stevens born in Concord Merrimack, New Hampshire to John and Sarah Stevens in July 1778.; Provenance: By descent in Barrows Family of Lowell and Fryeburg, Maine; Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Collection
slight browning to linen, some fading to embroidery, appears to be professionally mounted, not examined out of frame
Condition
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