Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Nov 19, 2016 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 20, 2016 09:00AM EST
Lot 433

1837 American Alphabet Sampler

Estimate: $200 - $400

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 New York, signed bottom "Anna Lockwood wrought this in the ninth year of her age april seventh 1837", silk on linen, 16 x 15-1/2 in. (sight); wood veneered frame; accompanied by Census Records. Notes: 1850 Federal Census lists an Anna Lockwood age 22 living in New York City, as the daugher of Philip and Lucinda Lockwood. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

fading, losses, foxing of linen ground,