Lot 1281

Framed Philadelphia Silk Needlework Picture, Samuel Follwell

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Bid Increments

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$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

Philadelphia, dated 1795, design and paintwork attributed to Samuel Folwell (1770-1824), wrought by A. Sybella Lushett, polychrome decorated spandrel inscribed "A. Sybella Lushett, Her Work, August 6th 1795/Belvilla & Rosina, August 6th 1795", sight with spandrel 19-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 24-1/2 x 28-5/8 in.

Provenance: Sold Christie's, New York, 13 October 1984, lot 106; Sold Christie's, New York, 22 Jan 2016, lot 220; Sotheby's, Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, January 2020, lot 1165

Condition

a few picked threads, not examined out of frame; spandrel with some cracks and separations; frame with edge wear and abrasions

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Sold Christie's, New York, 13 October 1984, lot 106; Sold Christie's, New York, 22 Jan 2016, lot 220; Sotheby's, Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, January 2020, lot 1165