Lots 276 through 300 - Detail

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Lot 276 - "Melinda Loomis Sampler, 1797," alphabet with tree and floral border, purchased by Elizabeth Matlat in 1958 in Milford, CT, 11 3/4" x 17"
Estimate: 1,000-1,500
Lot 277A - 19" x 12" needlework sampler, Ann Alexander, 1824
Estimate: 400-600
Lot 277 - "Elizabeth Houck's work, age 11 years, 1826," pictorial sampler with trees, fruit baskets, flowers, butterflies, birds, and dogs, with a vine and berry border, found in Downingtown, Chester County, PA, 15 1/2" x 17"
Estimate: 1,200-1,600
Lot 277B - 19 1/4" x 15 1/2" printed fabric panel, bowl of fruit and flowers
Estimate: 50-100
Lot 278 - Triple bootjack back plank seat settee with brown, yellow, and floral painted decoration, over earlier blue paint, repaired crack in seat, 75" long, 22 1/2" diameter, 37" high
Estimate: 2,500-3,500
Lot 279 - "Caroline Plumb - her Sampler, 1835," floral and berry border, trees with birds, flower baskets, dogs, 3 story Federal house flanked by trees, base band of sheep, repairs to foundation, 17 1/2" x 17"
Estimate: 3,000-5,000
Lot 280 - Lancaster County red and yellow paint decorated blanket chest, 2 drawers, signed "Peter Wenger, December 30th, 1857," bottom of till drawer, 44" wide x 22 3/4" high x 29" long
Estimate: 12,000-15,000
Lot 281 - Paint decorated dovetailed blanket chest, Horse and Rider, Maria Bauer, 1802, 36 3/4" wide, 19 1/2" high, 19 1/4" diameter, probably later paint
Estimate: 800-1,200
Lot 282 - "Mary Florence / Philadelphia / 1826", "Innocence is Sweet" verse sampler with home flanked by trees, sheep in yard, 21 1/2" x 15 1/2"
Estimate: 12,000-16,000
Lot 283 - Amelia Burhams, 1835 scenic needlework sampler, floral vine border around central panel with fenced house, church in steeple in background, minor losses and stains, 16 1/2" x 18"
Estimate: 600-800
Lot 284 - Poplar 2 piece corner cupboard with (2) 3 piece pane doors, drawer in base, 53" face, 91" tall
Estimate: 1,500-2,500
Lot 285 - "Performed by Huldah H. Potter, New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 25, 1826," silk floral vine border, verse and alphabet center, stains, 17 1/2" x 17 1/2"
Estimate: 2,000-3,000
Lot 286 - Scottish needlework sampler, Ellis Starr, her sampler, of Scarborough, 1705, some stains and losses, 15 3/4" x 8 7/8"
Estimate: 300-500
Lot 287 - Butternut and oak book press, drawer in base, 26" wide, 59" tall
Estimate: 300-500
Lot 288 - Catherine Atkinson 1812 needlework sampler, birds & flowers, berry & vine border, losses, 16.5 x 10.5
Estimate: 200-300
Lot 289 - Mariners Compass quilt, Warren, Hartshorne, & Croshaw families, Philadelphia, Manayunk, Burlington County, HJ dated 1842-43, some oxidation and stains, 98" x 101"
Estimate: 3,000-4,000
Lot 290 - Blue painted pine dry sink with shelf over well, 60 3/4" wide, 21" diameter, 37" high
Estimate: 4,000-6,000
Lot 291 - Green and red bars quilt, 93" x 89"
Estimate: 500-700
Lot 292 - Prussian Blue Stars quilt, some wear and discoloration, 93" x 89"
Estimate: 400-500
Lot 293 - Cherry New England tall case clock with round painted dial movement, signed Robt. Neill, Belfast, 85" tall
Estimate: 1,500-2,000
Lot 294 - Hooked rug, Couple in Horse Drawn Carriage, Floral Border, by Mary Elizabeth Warren Benson, Kent County, DE, 23" x 44"
Estimate: 400-600
Lot 295 - Lancaster County "Rolling Stone" signature quilt, pink and green on orange cheddar ground, quilted feather vine border, 24 names, Zerbe, Himelberger and others, mid-late 19th C., 90 x 91
Estimate: 1,000-1,400
Lot 296 - Mahogany bowfront Sherraton chest, veneer losses, 41 1/2" wide, 38 3/4" high, 22" diameter
Estimate: 400-600
Lot 297 - Applique Heart quilt top, edges and pieces machine sewn, late 19th C., 82" x 92"
Estimate: 600-800
Lot 298 - Red and Green PA German coverlet, early 19th C, 79 x 86
Estimate: 600-800
Lot 299 - Softwood quilt rack, 37" long x 36" wide
Estimate: 100-150
Lot 300 - White on white brides quilt, circular medallion with tulips, feather vine border
Estimate: 500-700