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(Colonial-) Spanish sampler 1853 A very pretty Spanish or Colonial Spanish sampler worked by Antonia Bega in 1853. Teacher was Petra Herreros. Size: 43 x 42 cm, incl.frame. Price: 1750,-	Door mijn gedaan... A very nice and interesting Door mijn gedaan...darning sampler worked by Pieternella Verbeek in 1796 in Middelburg. Two somewhat damaged (and kind of repaired) darns. Size: 35 x 38 cm. Price: Upon request please.
Dutch 1760 sampler A very good Dutch sampler worked by SJvD(Sara Johanna van Doelen) in 1760. Incl.petit point. Some fading of some colors. Size: 42 x 46 cm. Price: Upon request please	Small 1782 pattern darning sampler A fine and small possibly Amsterdam pattern darning sampler made by DK in 1782. Size: 18 x 12 cm. Price: Upon request please.
Early Friesland whitework sampler A very rare and early Frisian (Leeuwarden?) alphabet and band sampler made by IS DAW, circa 1650. With numerous patterns worked in colorful silk and linen on very fine linen (20 threads /cm) Size 34 x 101 cm. Picots and hemmed on three sides. Price: Upon request please.	Part of Frisian sampler Finely stitched silk colored rows on a predominately whitework sampler sampler. Friesland, possibly Leeuwarden c. 1650
Swiss sampler c.1840 A very fine Swiss or South German sampler worked by Josepha Maijerle, circa 1840. Some stains, some fading of some colors and two minor repairs. Beautiful piece! Size: 39 x 38 cm. Price: € 750,-	Small darning sampler A small and very good possibly Amsterdam (Diaconie orphanage?) darning sampler worked by GvdH in 1785. Size: 25 x 25 cm, incl simple frame. Price: Sold
Sewing sampler A very white and skillful sewing sampler made by IB in c.1880 in Germany. Worked on very fine linen, several different techniques. Size: 17 x 126 cm. Price: Sold	Pulled thread sampler 1811 A very fine and skillful possibly Danish sampler worked by GDB in 1811. Sixteen blocks of pulled thread all within dainty borders. Fine linen and cotton. Size: 36 x 28 cm, w/ original paper background. Price: Sold
Rosa 1799 A very nice Flemish (Antwerp?) sampler made by Rosa de Ruysscher in 1799. Finely worked with colorful silk on linen. Size: 34 x 34 cm. Price: Sold.	Reversible Dutch sampler 1774 A nice and small possibly Amsterdam sampler made by HD in 1774. Worked reversibly with rust-red silk on widely woven linen. Size: 33 x 30 cm. Price: Upon request please.
Shiny 1706 Friesland sampler A beautiful and early sampler worked with fine and shiny silk by FTd in 1706. Size: 30 x 69 cm. Price: Upon request please.	Early Friesland sampler an early and decorative Friesland (Leeuwarden) sampler worked by IR circa 1700. Finely worked. Size: 29 x 64 cm. Price: Upon request please.
Austrian sampler 1816 A very good and elaborate possibly Vienna sampler worked by Theresia Stainer in 1816. Incl. petit point original lining & borders. Minor moth damage to muslin. Size: 24 x 76 cm. Price: € 1100,-	Frisian band sampler 1774 A full and pretty Friesland sampler worked by NR in 1774. Finely worked with colorful silk on linen. Size: 46 x 29 cm. Price upon request please.
Fine Whitework sampler 1794 A very nice Danish sampler worked by ADO in 1794. Very finely worked with linen on see through linen in various techniques. Size: 30 x 30 cm (mounted 33 x 33 cm) Price: 770,- euro.	Mary Ann 1837 Very fine and colorful English sampler worked by Mary Ann Holloway in 1837, aged 9. Size: 42 x 44 cm, incl. frame. Price: € 950,- (+ postage)
Three samplers 1799-1800 Gorgeous set of three German possibly Hamburg samplers worked very finely by MES in 1799-1800.The buttonhole sampler is just 12 x 13 cm. The needlelace sampler with white hearts is sized 25 x 10 cm. Silk and linen on linen. Price: € 2150,- (3x)	Dutch 17th C. band sampler A rare and early Dutch sampler worked with pulled- and drawnwork (and needleweaving) techniques. Possibly Waterland, circa 1660. This type of work is often attributed to the Isle of Marken. Incl. family mark and picots all around. Size: 19 x 44 cm. Price: Upon request please.
Waterland sampler 17th c. At the bottom, the girl worked in red a small family mark. In times gone by these signs were applied to identify all kinds of (household-) possessions.	Antique Nuremberg sampler A colorful and early German (possibly Nuremberg) tapestry sampler, circa 1700. Several techniques, colorful silk on linen. One section unfinished (support card still present!). Size: 21 x 34 cm. Price: Sold
One mitten circa 1725 A small woman's mitten, very finely worked with yellow silk in backstitch for the raised effect. Possibly England, circa 1725. Size: 10 x18 cm. Price: Sold (photo is front- and backside)	Dutch 1768 Darning sampler A very fine Dutch darning sampler worked by CB, aged 13 in 1768. Silk on linen. Size: 43 x 45 cm. Price; Upon request please.
Danish sampler 1802 A very fine and pretty Danish sampler worked by PT in 1802 in Aarhus(?). Incl. satin stitch. Minor losses. Size: 34 x 34 cm. Not framed. Price: € 880,-	I am Maria, Spanish sampler 1804 A very nice relatively large Spanish, possibly Madrid sampler worked by Maria Salomé Lopez in 1804. Colorful silk on linen, with original tassels. Size: 48 x 58 cm. Price: Sold
Amsterdam sampler 1774 A very nice probably Amsterdam sampler made by MdB, aged 10 in 1774. Colorful silk on linen. Size: 47 x 47 cm. Price: Sold	Important needlelace sampler A very early and beautiful Dutch, possibly North-Holland sampler. First half 17th century. Worked with fine linen and silk in a variety of cut- and drawnwork, alphabets and figurative patterns. Size: 42 x 60 cm. Price: Sold
Vierlande sampler 1814-1816 An impressive German Vierlande sampler worked with dozens of patterns by Becke 1816. In a good condition, some losses to silk. Size: 50 x 56 cm. Price: Sold	Small sampler A small Amsterdam sampler worked by Katharina Stuurhaan in 1753. Silk on very fine linen. Size: 22 x 19 cm, not framed. Price: Upon request please.
Auguste 1846 All green silk worked German sampler by Auguste Nicolai in 1846. Original silk backing. Size: 39 x 36 cm. Price: € 400,-	Dotsampler 1710 Very finely worked English dot-sampler by Sarah Warren in 1710. See also samplers of Mary Caney in Fitzwilliam, Sarah Annison & Elizabeth Cooper in Cooper Hewitt Museum. Size: 16 x 31 cm. Price: Sold
Dazzling Dutch darning sampler An early and very attractive Dutch darning sampler worked by MP in 1742. Size: 52 x 47 cm. Price: Upon request please.	Faith Love Hope A beautiful German or Austrian sampler worked by LZ circa 1830. All in petit point on gauze. Size: 54 x 46 cm. Price: € 1150,-
Knitting sampler An early and rare, circa 1800 knitting sampler. Possibly German. Knitted with 30 + patterns w/ very fine linen. Size: 100 x 10 cm. Price: € 950,-	Knitting sampler Very rare and dated German knitted linen lace sampler worked by SM aged 16 (?) in 1808. Size: 30 x 32 cm. Price: € 1100,-
Tapestry sampler A beautiful and rare English tapestry sampler, circa 1750. Finely worked with silk and wool on canvas. Possibly original walnut frame. Size: 30 x 35 cm. Price: 1250,- euro.	Sampler in red Very fine possibly Brussels sampler by M.Vanhooveld, c. 1875. The work was dedicated to her sister Anna. Thirty + alphabets within buttonhole border. Size: 46 x 49 cm, not framed. Price: Sold

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