![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)
Linen Samplers
![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)
![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)
![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)
![1903 Needle Work Sampler : 1903 Needle work Sampler. Wool thread on linen backing. 18 1/4w x 9d x 3/8h.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1328/333908/180422832_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719000123)
![1793 English Needlepoint Sampler, New Testament: **Originally Listed At $700** Northern Europe, England, Staffordshire, Biddulph, ca. 1793 CE. A lovely cotton or linen and silk needlepoint sampler stitched with part of the verse Revelation 19:13 fro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/334203/180592567_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719008364)
News about Linen Samplers
![James Ward sketch of the Falls of Clyde skyrocketed past estimates at Tremont](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2643-NE-Waterfalls.jpg)
James Ward sketch of the Falls of Clyde skyrocketed past estimates at Tremont
SUDBURY, MA — An early 19th-century ‘British School’ watercolor painting of a waterfall raced away from an estimate of $200-$300 to bring $18,000 ($22,860 with buyer’s premium) at Tremont Auctions on May 5. It is thought to be one of a series of sketches the English artist James Ward (1769-1859) produced of the Falls of […]
![American, European, and Asian arts and antiques from single-owner collection grace Tremont May 5](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/175578041_1_x.jpeg)
American, European, and Asian arts and antiques from single-owner collection grace Tremont May 5
SUDBURY, MA – A Chinese export oil showing a Qing emperor at court leads a single-owner dispersal at Tremont Auctions on Sunday, May 5. The 338-lot sale comprises an eclectic Massachusetts collection of American, European, and Asian arts and antiques. The catalog is now open at LiveAuctioneers. Commanding the highest estimate, at $15,000-$18,000, is an […]
![Harry Houdini artifacts take the stage at Potter & Potter April 13](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/173519763_1_x.jpeg)
Harry Houdini artifacts take the stage at Potter & Potter April 13
CHICAGO — Props, advertising, and hand-signed items from the life and times of famed illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) take the stage at Potter & Potter on Saturday, April 13. Its Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. A 1908 first edition presentation copy […]
![Logan Maxwell Hagege headlines Moran’s Art of the American West sale March 12](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/172198604_1_x.jpeg)
Logan Maxwell Hagege headlines Moran’s Art of the American West sale March 12
MONROVIA, Calif. — John Moran Auctioneers presents its first Art of the American West sale of 2024 on Tuesday, March 12 with more than 380 lots ranging from historic to contemporary. The sale includes western bronzes, paintings, Navajo and Pueblo jewelry, Navajo textiles, and Acoma and Zia pottery. The catalog is now open for bidding […]