Fall Collections Auction (Sale #335)

18th and 19th Century Embroidery Samplers

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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18th and 19th Century Embroidery Samplers

(2) items including a dated 1786 work by Anne Archer having an inspirational poem above a field of flowers, flower baskets, birds and butterflies centering a large flower vase flanked by deer and smaller flower vases, all within a floral border as well as an undated work having flowers and birds above a statement of gratitude to the maker’s parents having crowned initials ‘TB’ and ‘MB’ to the left, above a depiction of a red house having a couple and their dog standing on the roof, flanked by six initials, ‘MT’, ‘MB’, ‘IB’, ‘RT’, ‘MT’ and ‘EB’, all within a floral border, both behind glass in wood frames

Property from: an Estate, Minooka, Illinois

Height: 17 1/4 inches, Width: 9 1/2 inches (sight, taller)

Frame Size: 19 inches by 11 1/2 inches

Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, some fading, occasional light stains and pulled threads, frames having light wear

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames

Category: Decorative Arts > Rugs & Textiles

Estimated Sale Time: 2:19 pm CST

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Last modified: September 29, 2025, 5:42 am


Condition report:

overall light wear consistent with normal use, some fading, occasional light stains and pulled threads, frames having light wear