Lot 115

Two Framed Needlework Samplers

Estimate: $400 - $600

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, 19th century, silk on linen: one signed "Hannah Neroth...winkfield wilts [probably Wingfield, Wiltshire]...1818", verse with animal, floral, and Adam and Eve decoration within floral border, sight 16-1/8 x 13 in.; one dated "Anno De 1828", alphabet at top over figural, floral, and tree decoration, people walking dogs, man on horseback, people conversing at a table, etc., sight 19-1/2 x 16-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

not examined out of frames, fading, scattered light staining throughout; smaller with numerous areas of thinning and small holes/losses throughout; frames with light wear and abrasions

Private Collection