Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 840
Signed 1855 Memorial Sampler
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 |
American or British, dated 1855, upper panel with four lines of memorial verse over the inscription "William Alfard Hooson Died July 1855 Aged 20 weeks/Sarah Jane Hooson Died Au/gust 1 1855 Aged 21 weeks" and signed "Sarah Hooson work 1855", flanked by evergreen trees and birds, above a scene with fenced tomb and winged cherubs, sight 19-1/4 x 19 in.; wood frame, 29-3/4 x 29 in.
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Provenance: Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina; Nathan Sapp, Winston Salem, North Carolina; Private Collection, Camden, South CarolinaCondition
some toning; According to consignor notes, this sampler was restored at the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina.ÿ
