Five Pincushions

Description:

Five Pincushions, late 18th to 19th century, one pillow-form with stenciled-painted flowers and foliage, one French with foliate, stripe, and bird enamel-decorated pottery support on a round gilt-brass base, one with a green-painted treen holder with black striping, one painted velvet in the form of a peach, and one of embroidered silk on linen, one side stitched with a heart inscribed "God Give Peace 1780," the other side with a bird, (age wear),ht. 2 to 3 1/8, dia. to 8 in.
Estimate $400-600

-pillow-form: Toning to fabric, losses t applied embossed paper decoration in the corners; one French enameled pottery brass and velvet: good, surface with some scattered superfluous specks of dark matter which can scrape off.
a green-painted treen holder with black striping: 1 x 3/4 brownish stain on one side, paint loss around bottom edge of base; peach-form- fading overall; embroidered silk on linen ball-shaped, much fraying and loss to silk covering the linen but most of embroidery stitching remains, except some losses to the stitches on to the lettering of "God give Peace."