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Emporium Auctions - February 2, 2023

Thu, Feb 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 37

Two 19th Century Framed Needleworks

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

British, one signed "Mary A Elworthy Aged 6/Years May 28th, 1835", cream ground with multicolored highlights, strawberry border  and baskets, central boy with baskets flanked by flowering plants and two birds, sight 15-1/2 x 11 in.; one with cream ground and multicolored highlights, rows of letters and numbers, sight 14-3/4 x 19 in.; framed, largest 16-1/2 x 20-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

scattered light staining throughout, first example with some areas of shattering, not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions