Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 23 October 2025

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 23 October 2025

Catalogue

Lot 88: An Early 19th Century Framed Needlework Alphabet Sampler, Dated 1833

This auction ended on October 23, 2025.

Estimated price: £60 - £80

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £30

A framed needlework sampler featuring black cross-stitch embroidery on a natural-toned, likely linen or canvas fabric. The stitched composition includes multiple rows of uppercase and lowercase English alphabet letters, Arabic numerals 3 through 12, and various decorative borders. The prominent date “1833” is stitched at the bottom. It is presented in an ornate, possibly carved or gessoed and gilded/bronzed wooden frame, decorated with scrolling acanthus leaf motifs.
13 X 11”