MID 19TH CENTURY RED HOUSE, FIGURES, CAT, BIRDCAGE & MOTIF SAMPLER - C. 1860




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Reference Number: Avaluer:27365252
Original Description:
Mid 19th century sampler. Though undated, the style of stitch work would indicate this piece dates to c.1860 or slightly later. Worked by an anonymous hand in wool on gauze, this sampler is just delightful with neat stitch work throughout. The upper section of the gauze is stitched from left to right with a man and his wife, a dog standing by the husband and a cat sitting by his wife. The cat has a bird in a cage above him whilst the husband has a bee skep over his head, its occupants ...buzzing around the skep. There is a fruit tree and blue bird to the right of the husband followed by a rose basket with a bird sitting on each of its side blooms. The basket has another fruit tree to its right with a rose to its lower left, a diamond to its lower right and a squirrel sitting on a tree to its right side. The lower section of the gauze is stitched with a central fruit tree which has a bird sitting in its foliage and a red floral motif to each side of its trunk. The gauze to the left of the tree is stitched with a charming two storey red house which has a tree to its right side, a bird standing on the gate to its left and an open tailed peacock standing on its roof. The peacock has two floral motifs next to his tail feathers, a small red bird above his body and a butterfly to his right side with a flower above. The gauze to the right of the central fruit tree is stitched with a row of three floral motifs with a dog and bird standing between them and a colourful bird, floral motif plus bird and a butterfly above. The whole piece is then surrounded by a deep strawberry border.The gauze has overall discolouration consistent with its age with some patches of faint staining along the bottom edge, which has a small amount of fraying visible in the bottom left corner. The sampler is behind glass so I'm not able to see the reverse, but the colours of the wool look good but they are likely to have mellowed to some extent over the years. There is also a small amount of stitch loss to the strawberry border in the bottom right corner. The sampler is contained within a deep mid 19th century bird's eye maple frame with gilt slip. The frame is in fair/good condition with some scratches and scuff marks commensurate with its age and some minor splitting to the veneer on the left side. There is also a small repair to the veneer on both of the top corners, a larger repair on the bottom left side corner and a small amount of veneer loss to the bottom right corner. The slip retains much of its original gilding with some separation to its four mitres.Measures 15 1/4" x 11 1/2" (sight size) and 21 3/4" x 18" including the frame.
PLEASE NOTE - ANY MARKS ETC ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH I'VE NOT ALREADY MENTIONED ARE FROM THE GLARE AND REFLECTION OF THE GLASS AND NOT ON THE SAMPLER ITSELF.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OTHER SAMPLERS I'M SELLING. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE UK BUT CAN BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATIONS TICKED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA FEDEX - FULLY TRACKED DELIVERY TO THE USA WITHIN FOUR WORKING DAYS.


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