Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023
Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 919
1797 American House Sampler
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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 |
probably Massachusetts, scene of two Georgian style houses with figures and animals in shared yard, floral urns, trees, and birds above, stitched bottom, "Martha Brigs Age 12 1797", four line pious verse stitched top with the names "Robert Comy" and "Sara Comy" along with various other names and initials, floral vine border, silk on loosely woven linen, typed note attached verso details genealogical information on Martha Brigs, sight 18 x 15 in.; wood veneer frame, 23 x 19-1/2 in.
Note: Attached note verso indicates that Martha Briggs was born in Halifax, Massachusetts on April 12, 1784.
Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia
Condition
blue tape or paper visible along edges of needlework, area of loss to linen ground center right edge and split center left edge, other scattered areas of minor wear and loss to linen ground, fading, some cracking to veneer, not examined of of frame
