1st item: Historical Blue Staffordshire serving bowl by Enoch Wood & Sons Burslem with an octagonal shaped rim, decorated scene to the center of Niagra Falls, and additional scenic landscape vignettes printed to the outer bowl. Enoch Wood & Sons Burslem impressed mark to the base. 2 1/4" H x 12 1/2" W x 9 […]
Lot 230: Arthur Glazier Folk Art Painting, Man and Woman
Arthur Glazier (Pennsylvania, 1928-2015) folk art/outsider painting on repurposed wood panel depicting a stylized African American farm couple, the man depicted holding a chicken in his left arm while his right arm rests on his wife''s back. The woman is depicted holding yams in her left arm with her right arm extended outward and a […]
Lot 231: Two Arthur Glazier Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Two Arthur Glazier (Pennsylvania, 1928-2015) folk art / outsider art pendant portraits on repurposed wood panels.1st item: A half-length portrait of a man in white tie or evening dress, seated with the top of his chair visible behind his shoulders. Below him are three stylized birds within white circles. 2nd item: A half-length portrait of […]
Lot 228: Amish Cross Quilt, Peach and White
Amish cross pattern quilt, machine pieced and hand quilted. Rendered with cotton fabrics in colors of peach and white. Decorative stitching including wreath design to center. The top is applied to a white backing, with a separately applied white binding. 89" H x 79" W. American, likely first half 20th century. CONDITION: Unwashed. Few scattered […]
Lot 229: TN African American Bible Theme Crib Quilt
Southern crib quilt, hand stitched pieced and embroidered cotton, featuring stars in blocks and embroidered with a partial verse from the Bible hymn "When We Walk With the Lord" (also known as "Trust and Obey," by John H. Sammis, published 1887). Blue and white gingham backing. 37" H x 47" W. Note: according to the […]
Lot 226: 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 border surrounding 3 alphabets, two pictorial floral sprays, and a signed verse: "Let my first years be past / that I may give for every […]
Lot 227: Amish Quilt, c. 1840, Pennsylvania
Amish eight-pointed star pattern variation quilt, hand pieced and hand quilted. Rendered with cotton fabrics in colors of bright yellow, brown, and blue. The top is applied to a brown patterned backing, with a separately applied solid brown binding. 81" H x 80" W. Possibly Lancaster Co., Allentown Pennsylvania, circa 1840. CONDITION: Overall very good […]
Lot 225: 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 cross, eyelet, box and Queen''s stitch, separated by simple borders and signed on the last line. Mounted on a black mat and housed under non-glare […]
Lot 223: 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 Psalms: "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Give unto the Lord the Glory Due unto his name / Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness" […]
Lot 224: 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 brick three story house surrounded by trees and fence, beneath a verse: "The Rose through beauteous/ It''s glorious vernal pride ador(n) / Let her who choose […]
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