Lot 137

Large American Framed Memorial Needlework

Estimate: $500 - $700

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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

eglomise frame signed and dated "Susan Pratt 1816", tombstone marked "Sally wife of/Joel Pratt/died Jan 4...[illegible]", silk needlework, sight 21-1/2 in. diameter; mounted in eglomise and gilt wood frame, 29 x 30 in.

Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Cooley; Moyer Gallery; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut

Condition

fading and toning, several tears and areas of shattering to silk, not examined out of frame; frame with surface dirt, crackle, typical wear and abrasions, minor losses to eglomise

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Estate of Paul W. Cooley; Moyer Gallery; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut