11-05-201111-05-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2567BBoston
November 5, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Sampler

Sell one like this
$711$600
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Sampler, "By VROE ... Anno 1791," Netherlands, stitched in silk threads on a linen ground, central design of a yellow building with a blue roof surrounded by various fruit, foliate, animal, and human motifs, foliate border, (fading, toning, very minor losses, tack holes, very minor staining),20 x 19 1/2 in., in a later molded wood frame.

Provenance: Sold with this lot is a letter from Betty Ring attesting to the lot's origin, and two photocopies of Dutch samplers of similar design.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

The Netherlands, Betty Ring