Categorized Listing Of Lots

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Lot #: 22 - Framed Trapunto worked scarf with undulating vine and pomegranites
Framed Trapunto worked scarf with undulating vine and pomegranites cnetering a basket of fruit, c. 1830-50, 23" x 39"
Estimate: 500.00-700.00
Lot #: 23 - Rare Lancaster County show towel, Manor Township, 1839
Rare Lancaster County show towel, Manor Township, 1839, embriodered on woven linen ground with fish and full alphabet, 17" wide x 52" long
Estimate: 1,200.00-1,500.00
Lot #: 121 - Cotton NY State applique album quilt
Cotton NY State applique album quilt, willow tree, fruit tree, birds, c. 1860, 82" square
Estimate: 2,000.00-3,000.00
Lot #: 123 - Rare white work folk art show towel
Rare white work folk art show towel, shown in "This is how I pass my time..." a show towel reference, 44" long x 15" wide
Estimate: 500.00-700.00
Lot #: 171 - Wool and silk needlework sampler signed "Sicily simonton, 1815, NY State"
Wool and silk needlework sampler signed "Sicily Simonton, 1815, NY State", 13 1/2" x 17"
Estimate: 1,200.00-1,500.00
Lot #: 172 - Rare double size Mennonite folk art show towel with needlework American flags
Rare double size Mennonite folk art show towel with needlework American 31 star flags, 1861-63, with horse, owl, butterfly, humming bird, eagle, turkey, and flower decoration, made by Emma Seiningle, Elkhart, Indiana, 48 1/2" x 34" wide
Estimate: 6,000.00-8,000.00
Lot #: 174 - Needlework sampler by Martha Jane Bowker, 1824, Burlington County, N.J.
Needlework sampler by Martha Jane Bowker, 1824, Burlington County, N.J., blue silk vine and berry border, bird, floral, and architectural elements around a family tree, 23" x 27 1/2" sight size
Estimate: 8,000.00-12,000.00
Lot #: 175 - Miniature cross stitch sampler by Mary A. Sullivan, 1821
Miniature cross stitch sampler by Mary A. Sullivan, 1821, 7" x 3 3/4"
Estimate: 300.00-400.00
Lot #: 177 - Rare N.J. needlework sampler
Rare N.J. needlework sampler, "worked by Srah A. Bunn at Eliza A. Rues school, Pennington, N.J., 1828, with her grandmother's marking sampler dated 1791 (8" x 8"), 18" x 16 1/4"
Estimate: 6,000.00-8,000.00
Lot #: 178 - Pennsylvania German needlework with overembellished surface
Pennsylvania German needlework with overembellished surface with birds, baskets, willow tree, barn raising, etc., initialed ?ARB, BW" in original frame, CA. 1840, 19 1/2 x 16 1/2
Estimate: 3,000.00-3,500.00
Lot #: 180 - "White Dove" sampler, Katy Barnard, 1793, lived on Great St. in Deerfield
"White Dove" sampler, Katy Barnard, 1793, lived on Great St. in Deerfield, Uncle owned Barnards' Tavern (still in operation), 13 1/2" x 10"
Estimate: 8,000.00-10,000.00
Lot #: 181 - Memorial needlework by Maria Davis, 1827, probably Massachusetts
Memorial needlework by Maria Davis, 1827, probably Massachusetts, minor enhancement to red color, geneology available, 18" x 17"
Estimate: 3,000.00-5,000.00
Lot #: 183 - Chester County needlework by Esther Souer, 1820-1835
Chester County needlework by Esther Souer, 1820-1835, tree, flower, urn, and willow decoration, loss to ground, 17 3/8" x 11 1/4"
Estimate: 2,000.00-3,000.00
Lot #: 184 - Delaware sampler by Susanah Hinsey, 1811
Delaware sampler by Susanah Hinsey, 1811, bird, rabbit, grape and butterfly decoration, 18" x 16"
Estimate: 23,000.00-30,000.00
Lot #: 186 - Make-do pin ball on glass base
Make-do pin ball on glass base, knitted and signed within weave "EB to Elizabeth, Easton, 1831", 2" diameter x 4 1/4" high
Estimate: 700.00-900.00
Lot #: 190 - Appliqued mantel scarf with birds, flowers, and calico ruffle
Appliqued mantel scarf with birds, flowers, and calico ruffle, Pennsylvania, c. 1820-1840, 74 1/2" long x 25 3/4" high
Estimate: 1,200.00-1,500.00
Lot #: 393 - Geometric Quaker needlework, dated and signed "M.A. Brown, 1826"
Geometric Quaker needlework, dated and signed "M.A. Brown, 1826", in fabulous period frame, 10 1/4" x 8 3/4"
Estimate: 300.00-500.00