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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 414

18th Century Large Scale Band Sampler

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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

probably Continental or English, top central cartouche with initials "CSW" dated "1762", over bands of various figural motifs including royal couple, stags, double headed crowned eagle, parrots, and leopards, lower portion with grapevine potted urn with initials, "W" over "CS" over alphabet, numbers and embroidered designs, silk on linen, molded gilt frame, later plastic backing with label "Frame Makers of Annapolis", 44 x 12-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

small area of discoloration in lower floral band, some discoloration around motifs with dark brown threads, fading and fugitive colors, not examined out of frame