Lot 168: Very Fine English Needlework Sampler

Estimate: $1,500 – $2,500

Colored silk on wool, in cross and eyelet stitch, three alphabets, a band of octagonal medallions with lions, deer and baskets of fruit, “Be Strong Be Steadfast…”, butterflies with large basket of flowers, birds on branches, rectangular plate “Harriet Davey, 1831″, green leaf and flower border, very fine condition, very good lightly burled oak frame with gilt liner, labeled on reverse”Witney Antiques, Witney, Oxfordshire, England”, (Note: purchased in 1999 for 2600 pounds), 19 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ (sight), 24″ x 17″ (framed).