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July Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Jul 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 23, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 612

Large Scale Virginia Needlework

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

1864, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, alphabet and verse sampler with house, animal, flower basket and tree motifs, signed bottom, "Rosa Gregory Aged 10 1864", wool on linen, later gilt composite frame, 21-1/2 x 21-1/2 in. (sight), accompanied with genealogy documentation

 

Note: Rosa Gregory is listed as being born in Mecklenburg County Virginia, which borders Oxford and Warren Counties of North Carolina

Condition

light fading, minor losses