Lot 75

Two Framed Needlework Samplers

Estimate: $300 - $500

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, late 18th/19th century, silk on linen: one signed "Sarah Bond November 8th, 1815/Minehead(?) School", verse within octagonal cartouche and foliate ground, verse and alphabet border, sight 13-1/2 x 12 in.; one signed "Wrought in 1789 by me/Mary Walcott", alphabet and verse, sight 16 x 7-1/4 in.; wood frames, larger 15-1/2 x 14 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

not examined out of frames, fading, scattered light staining throughout; frames with light wear and abrasions

Private Collection