23rd Sep, 2024 11:00
The House & Garden Sale
407
A needlework sampler
By Mary Lamb, aged 10, 1814. Decorated with coronets with initials below a house, various plants and Christian phrases.
(1)
Dimensions: 20.5cm x 42.5cm
Provenance:From the estate of Sir John Elliott FBA, an eminent British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor at the University of Oxford and honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £200
By Mary Lamb, aged 10, 1814. Decorated with coronets with initials below a house, various plants and Christian phrases.
(1)
Dimensions: 20.5cm x 42.5cm
Provenance:From the estate of Sir John Elliott FBA, an eminent British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor at the University of Oxford and honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
In generally good condition with some losses, particularly notable in the top right. Signs of repair to the right of the house. Mounted on a linen-covered piece of cardboard which is cracked in two.
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Auction: The House & Garden Sale, 23rd Sep, 2024
To include Fine Decorative Furniture, Paintings, Works of Art and Garden Ornament
Viewing
Friday 20 September
10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 21 September
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 22 September
10:00 - 15:00
