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"Daughters of Rebekah" Oddfellows Lodge Pole Top Finials, American, circa 1900; Four distinctive symbols of the female branch of the Independent order of the Oddfellows, the beehive, moon, dove and lily, these were used on the top of wooden poles at parad..
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American Empire Painted Center Table with Drawer, circa 1840; Painted center table with a dovetailed drawer, column base, original red paint and casters; American, circa 1840. Excellent proportions and finish. ** We are best reached by ..
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American Ottoman with Needlework Upholstery, 1886; A wonderful and unusual Eastlake style ottoman or large stool, this is upholstered with its original, solidly stitched needlework. As the 19th century progressed, many ladies ..
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American Sampler by Emeline A. Smith, Leominster, Massachusetts, 1828; An interesting and cohesive group of samplers was made in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the first decades of the 19th century. The shared characteristics inc..
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American Sampler by Marietta Brown, Mid-Atlantic, United States, 1846; This sampler offers a strong, pictorial composition accomplished with brightly colored merino wool, a pleasing combination. Merino wool became very popular with needleworkers ..
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American Sampler by Sally S. Smith, 1836; Dominated by a large house, shown in three-quarter view and centered between two stylized, leafy trees, this handsome sampler is signed, “Executed by Sally S. Smith AD 1..
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American Silk Embroidery by Sidney Caroline Hendricks, Lititz Moravian Girls’ School, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1823; The Lititz Moravian Girls’ School of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1748, and gained a wide reputation for offering its students a strong academic ed..
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Ann Glaister, Saltcoats, Cumberland, England, 1824 Open configuration options; This is a delightful antique sampler grounded along the bottom with a fine scene of a cottage and trees set along a picket fence with fat birds above. It also includes a caref..
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“The Wheat Sheaf Inn Posting House and Family Inn”, England, circa 1840 Open configuration options; We are particularly fond of antique samplers that depict large buildings that practically fill the entire work and have known of both English and American examples, generally ..
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Carved Box, American, circa 1880; Dark wooden box with medium-depth relief carving of flora on all five presentation sides. On the left and right sides, the center of each flower features a red-painted bead. R..
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Catharine Bickel, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1827; There is a significant and very appealing group of antique samplers worked between 1827 and 1831 by Pennsylvania German girls living in Reading, Pennsylvania. These are marked..
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Chinoiserie Frame, English, Early 19th Century; Lacquer-imitation black and red frame with contemporary mirror glass inside, English, early 19th c. The decoration features typical Chinoiserie scenes of plants, people and b..
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Decoupage Table Meticulously Covered in Postage Stamps, American Modernist, circa 1935; Center table fully decorated with cancelled stamps. The design of the table was such that the dimensions of every part of it are determined by the height and width of a postag..
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Eliza Axford, Carrfield House, England, 1831; Signed, “Eliza Axford Carrfield House 1831,” this is an outstanding antique sampler with a very appealing central scene. Carrfield House, a delightful structure re..
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Eliza Boyd, Brisbane Academy, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1872; The samplermaking tradition continued in England and Scotland through the end of the 19th century as some schools included this skill in their curriculum for many years. Eliza..
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Elizabeth McCoy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1813 Open configuration options; Antique samplers that present a free form, folkier composition and execution are wonderfully appealing and we’re pleased to offer this praiseworthy example, which is sig..
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English Darning Sampler by H. Frost, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, 1790; Darning samplers with flower arrangements and leafy garlands are a particularly appealing genre of English samplers and we’re delighted to offer this stellar example. Ha..
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English Parrot Embroidery on Paper, circa 1820; Needlework on paper has always interested collectors as it allows for no missteps – the hole made by the needle must be incorporated into the work. This is a delightful ..
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Exceptional Carved and Painted Neoclassical Country Settee American, circa 1830; Fine neoclassical country settee with carved and painted decoration throughout and turned legs. A rare form. Probably made in Vermont, circa 1830; original finish and paint, u..
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Exotic Bird on a Basket of Berries, England, circa 1850; Mid-nineteenth century needleworkers employed various techniques and created wonderful textile pictures. In this case, stuffed appliques were used to create great relief and e..
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Flower Basket with Darning Squares, England, circa 1800; This antique sampler offers a very pleasing composition centered on a latticework basket of flowers with flower branches and cornucopias and four beautifully accomplished squa..
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Georgian Tole Decorated Plate Warmer, English, circa 1820; A lovely tabletop or hearth front paint decorated piece, this Georgian Japanned tin plate warmer with excellent original chinoiserie decoration, cabriole legs with penny feet ..
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House, Sheep and Willow Tree Sampler, likely New England, circa 1820; A small and very charming antique sampler, this may have been made as a precursor to the next project - a larger, highly developed sampler incorporating this endearing pictori..
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Jane Nunn, England, 1815; Jane Nunn worked in unusually tight and fine stitches, creating a wonderfully refined sampler. The English motif register at the bottom includes tent-stitched baskets of fruit..
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Judith Mary Newberry, London, England, 1841; A small and handsome antique sampler, this was made by ten-year-old Judith Mary Newberry; all of the stitching – the alphabets, narrow bands, religious verse and inscrip..
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Les Pensionnaires Pieuse, France, circa 1820; This splendid silk embroidered picture depicts “The Pious Pensioners,” a young lady and a girl in an outdoor setting, with a little shrine set up in a tree. Accomp..
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Margaret Spender, England, 1810; Many of the antique samplers made in the 17th and early 18th centuries in Germany and Northern Europe include the bold pictorial elements that were first published i..
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Margret Van Antwerp, New York, New York, circa 1800; A very fine and rare example, this is a solidly stitched antique sampler with no linen showing. It is signed, “Margret Van Antwerp was born March the 10 1788 made this s..
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Mary Ann Cleveland, New England, 1827; This relatively simple marking and poem sampler has the added appeal of a very good and unusual verse, “Convince the World that You are Just and true Be Just in all you ..
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Mary Howe, England, 1832; Mary Howe dated this handsome and beautifully stitched pictorial antique sampler "Nov'r19th 1832" - it features a large 16th century manor house on a s..
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Mary Jane Sarrell, “The Watch”, England, 1849 Open configuration options; This antique sampler presents a wonderful, carefully stitched poem, “The Watch,” that was written by Anna Steele (1718-1778), a British poet. It was originally pub..
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Mary Wallace, Loughriescouse, Ireland, 1847; Documented Irish samplers are rare, and we’re pleased to offer this one, which offers strong visual appeal with excellent color and composition. A fine, large alphabet, ..
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Pair of American Whimsey Carved Mirrors, circa 1890; Excellent and rare pair of small, carved pine frames each with 10 captive ball whimsey carvings (note chiseled balls) and carved leaves and stars, American, circa 1890. Untouc..
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Plushwork Lion in an Exotic Setting, England, circa 1850; Plushwork, also called “raised Berlin work” or “raised embroidery” is a form of needlework that is very densely worked with the plush stitch that forms..
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Rare Tennessee Sampler by Isabella Chrisman, Wilson County, 1847; This large and very beautifully worked sampler was made by Isabella Chrisman in 1847; she was likely attending the Abbe Female Institute in Lebanon, Wilson County at the time...
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Sally S. Smith, United States, 1836; Dominated by a large house, shown in three-quarter view and centered between two stylized, leafy trees, this handsome antique sampler is signed, “Executed by Sally S. Sm..
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Sarah Ann Clare, England, 1824; This very appealing English antique sampler was stitched by Sarah Ann Clare in 1824 when she was “in her tenth year;” which likely means that she was nine years ol..
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Sarah Ann Fell Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, circa 1830, attributed to Mrs. C. Evans Seminary; A small group of exemplary antique samplers, attributed to a schoolteacher, Mrs. C. Evans, was made by schoolgirls from Bucks and Montgomery Counties outside of Philadelphia. ..
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Silk Embroidered Memorial to George Torrey, Scituate, Massachusetts, circa 1815; Writing in Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650 – 1850, vol. I, Betty Ring states that the majority of early 19th century mourning..
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Susanna Hickson, England, 1783; A classic English antique sampler worked in a balanced format, this has the added appeal of birds, butterflies and flying insects that were stitched in a more free-form, organ..
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Sybila Spang, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1838; An excellent Pennsylvania antique sampler, this was made by Sybila Spang of Lebanon County, southeastern Pennsylvania. She completed her work on April 18, 1838. Born on April ..
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Three American Quaker Samplers, Lownes Family, Pennsylvania, c. 1800, 1803 and 1820; This is a wonderful group of three samplers made in the same family from Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. Two are signed by their makers and all three descended to..
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Woolwork Picture of Bray Church, Near Maidenhead, Berkshire, English, circa 1850; A large and very handsome needlework picture, this is entitled “Bray Church Nr. Maidenhead Berks” and the subject is the wonderful, famed medieval church built in ..
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