![Needlepoint Folk Art Sampler: Antique sampler, needlepoint in many colors. Lower portion illustrates Adam and Eve. Dated 1854 in the center. Sight 17 1/2" x 16", overall 19 1/2" x 17 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210452_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
Samplers
![Needlepoint Folk Art Sampler: Antique sampler, needlepoint in many colors. Lower portion illustrates Adam and Eve. Dated 1854 in the center. Sight 17 1/2" x 16", overall 19 1/2" x 17 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210452_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Needlework Sampler by Caroline Marden - NH dated 1813: When Caroline C Marden was born from 1799 to 1800, in New Hampshire, her father, John Marden, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Cartland, was 25. She married Nathaniel E. Badger on 28 April 1822, in Boston](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332706/179477727_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798251)
![Needlepoint Folk Art Sampler: Antique sampler, Needlepoint in many colors. Lower portion illustrates 2 dogs, one possibly a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sight 17 1/2" x 20", overall 19" x 21 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210453_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Hamburg, Pennsylvania Girlhood Needlework House Sampler, Dated 1827: A Pennsylvania Girlhood Silk on Linen Pictorial Needlework House Sampler, Dated 1827. Wrought by Mary Martha Scott, Hamburg, Berks County. The upper half decorated with floral and tendril motifs, with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6623/332861/179645605_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717933419)
![Mid 19th Century Needlework Sampler dated 1852: Country primitve sampler set in frame and measuring approx 23.5" tall x 14.5" wide. Dated in center right center 1852. Showing some areas of wear, see photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1037/330291/178052291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716065629)
![VA or TN 1824 House & Roses Sampler, Elizabeth Booker: Virginia or West Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, stitched by Elizabeth M.A.R. Booker in 1824. Exceptionally wide floral border with prominent roses among other flowers, enclosing a red br](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370379_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Rare Eastern NC Sampler c. 1820 by Pussey Grady: Exceedingly rare Eastern North Carolina Needlework sampler by Pussey Grady of Duplin County, circa 1820. The silk on linen sampler features 6 alphabets rendered in a variety of stitches including cros](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370380_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718809722)
![1838 Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler By Caroline Drew Aged 12 Years: 1838 Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler By Caroline Drew Aged 12 Years. Framed. Size: 20.5'' x 19'', 52 x 48 cm (sight); 27'' x 25'', 69 x 64 cm (frame).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1459/333902/180420111_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718816315)
![Kentucky Sampler, Elmira Adams c. 1840: Kentucky Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler by Elmira Adams of Lincoln, KY, circa 1840. Rendered in eyelet, satin and cross stitch with silk thread on linen ground. Leaf and blossom and sawtooth bord](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370381_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![19th c. Needlework Sampler: 19th c. needlework sampler. Dated 1885. Includes alphabet, house, animals, florals, patterns. Sight 16" x 22", overall 25 1/2" x 31 1/2". High quality frame. Sothebys sticker on glass.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210741_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![SMALL SAMPLER Green thread on an openwork background, alphabet in capitals, and numbers "1-10": SMALL SAMPLER Green thread on an openwork background, alphabet in capitals, and numbers "1-10" below, 1 3/4" h, 2 3/4" w, placed in a carved wood and gilded frame, 8 3/4" x 10 3/4".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/325/331756/178965773_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717089312)
![19th Century Walker Family Sampler, Silk on Linen: Family register sampler of the Walker family of Rogersville, Tennessee, circa 1845, silk on linen, worked by Ella L. Walker, daughter of Frances Grantham Rogers Walker (1795-1883) and her se](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370377_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Middle Tennessee 1844 Sampler, Mary Grimmet: Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler by Mary Grimmett of Lewis County, TN, signed and dated 1844. Silk on linen, rendered entirely in cross stitch. Strawberry border surrounding two Biblical verses from Psal](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370378_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Collection of Three Antique Samplers, 18th Century: Collection of Three Antique Samplers by the same family, one is dated 1770 Two: 22 in. x 7.5 in. Framed 27 in. x 12.5 in. Single: 26.5 in. x 7.5 in. Framed 31 in. x 12.25 in.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6681/333076/179801398_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285153)
![Hand-Embroidered Framed Sampler: Hand-Embroidered Framed Sampler, circa 1970-80, measures 23 inches tall by 18 inches wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. We offer multiple shipping options please read the shi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/315/332593/179393376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717694197)
![(2) Framed Needlework Samplers, 1844 & 1846: (2) Framed Needlework Samplers, 1844 & 1846. Larger (13.75"x17.75") has losses throughout, smaller (9.75"x 7.25") in very good condition with staining.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3171/333586/180403312_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718796734)
![1819 Needlework Sampler, Maryan Kimmel, Somerset Co., PA: Needlework Sampler by Maryan Kimmel, Somerset Co., PA. "Maryan Kimmel, Born August 30, 185 [sic] MK, Hir [sic] Sampler 1819". Card on back states Mary Ann Kimmel was born August 30, 1805 in Somerset C](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3171/333586/180403160_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718796734)
![Semi-Antique Bijar Wool Sampler Carpet, 1'5 x 1'8: Semi-Antique Bijar Wool Sampler Carpet, with colorful floral spray to center and geometric medallion borders in navy blue, red, mauve, green, mustard yellow, cream, green and pale blue Dimensions: 1&#](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6279/333420/180029339_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718385490)
![Mary Ginnanes (b. 1807), Sampler, 1825: Property De-Accessioned from the Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA Description: Mary Ginnanes (b. 1807), Sampler, 1825, with floral motifs at center and the alphabet repeated on several lines, the bot](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390835_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![1840 Needlework Sampler, Sarah Saunders: 1840 Needlework Sampler. Signed "Sarah Saunders's Work Done In the 14th Year of her age 1840". Excellent needlework depicting flowers, birds & fruit. Some losses, mostly at bottom, and discoloration.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3171/333586/180403221_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718796734)
News about Samplers
![Samplers in Aug. 14 Benefit Shop auction will keep bidders in stitchesÂ](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lot-212.jpg)
Samplers in Aug. 14 Benefit Shop auction will keep bidders in stitches
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — A hallmark of the monthly Red Carpet auctions at The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., is the diversity of goods on offer, ranging from Midcentury Modern to antiquities. Buyers, especially Americana aficionados, will be pleased to discover a trove of schoolgirl samplers at the next scheduled auction, on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Bid […]
![Sisters’ early 19th C. samplers achieve $10K at Bruneau auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sister-samplers-FEAT.jpg)
Sisters’ early 19th C. samplers achieve $10K at Bruneau auction
CRANSTON, R.I. – A matching pair of samplers, done by young sisters in Ohio in 1806 and 1808, sold as one lot for $10,000 at an Antique, Fine Art & Jewelry Auction held March 2 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Miscellaneana: Samplers originated as educational embroideries](https://c1.liveauctioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sampler-3-crop.jpg)
Miscellaneana: Samplers originated as educational embroideries
 LONDON – The boy couldn’t care less – his attitude is ‘why buy antiques when you can buy new for less money?’
![Southern samplers surge at Brunk Auctions](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2009_0717_brunk0148_lead.jpg)
Southern samplers surge at Brunk Auctions
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In a sale heavy with ornate Oriental carpets and elegant English and Tiffany silver, two humble Southern samplers topped all competitors at Brunk Auctions’ sale on July 11. The textile leader was a 17-line sampler by Buncombe County, N.C., resident Orry A. Alexander. Orry was 11 years old when she completed the […]