![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)
Samplers
![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)
![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)
![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=1718989971)
![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)
![E.G. PARSONS 1830 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.: A finely executed 19th C. needlework sampler depicting schoolhouse, figures and other buildings. signed E.G. Parsons 1830, worked at Mrs. Carville’s establishment. Image 25” x 21”, O](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6170/333768/180429716_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718828559)
![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)
![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)
![(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)
![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)
![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)
![1781 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.: An 18th C. schoolgirl needlework sampler with schoolhouse, stylized flowers, human figures, deer and birds with verse on bottom, dated 1781. Image 17.25” x 17.25”, Overall in frame 19.75&#](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6170/333768/180429872_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718835376)
![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)
![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)
![1835 American sampler: 1835 American sampler by Maria Rieman, born in York Co., PA, in 1822, and died in 1853 and is buried in Henry Co., Indiana under her married name Maria Hernly,includes written family tree on back, 2-s](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2953/330375/178109211_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719071459)
![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)
![A woven wool textile sampler: A woven wool textile samplerLate 20th/early 21st centuryEach swatch section marked by color and catalogue numberCoiled: 2.875" H x 12.5" Dia.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/255/332540/179372196_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717814560)
![Antique sampler by Lydia Thurton, aged 9, years 1818: Antique sampler by Lydia Thurton, aged 9, years 1818](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3020/334161/180563655_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718992441)
News about Samplers
![Samplers in Aug. 14 Benefit Shop auction will keep bidders in stitches](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 […]