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17th C. sampler

17th C. sampler

A early, rare and very fine Dutch (West-Friesland) sampler worked by Liesbet Jans in 1665. Numerous striking patterns. Size: 35 x 39 cm. Price: Upon request please.

Wonderful sampler with colorful work horses.

Nuremberg 1730

Nuremberg 1730

Outstanding German (possibly Nuremberg) sampler worked by SRV in 1730. Size: 32 x 38 cm. Price: Sold

Knitting sampler

Knitting sampler

An early and rare, circa 1800 knitting sampler. Possibly German. Knitted with 30 + patterns w/ very fine linen. Size: 1 x 0,10 m. Price: € 1100,-

Dutch 1768 Darning sampler

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.

Italian sampler by Barbara

Italian sampler by Barbara

A charming Italian, possibly Milano, sampler worked by Barbara Carobbio in 1828. Silk on linen. Size: 36 x 38 cm. Price: Sold

English 1832 sampler

English 1832 sampler

A traditional and very nice English sampler worked by MR aged 9 in 1832. Silk om muslin. Size: 42 x 42 cm, incl. orig. frame. Price: 750,- euro

Scottish sampler

Scottish sampler

A very pretty and early Scottish drawn- and pulled thread sampler, c.1630. In a good condition despite losses to embroidery Size: 24 x 67 cm. Price: € 2150,-

Pair of samplers

Pair of samplers

Two very nice South-German samplers worked by Julia Erd in 1835 & 1837. One pictorial, the other in whitework incl. tiny knots. Sizes: 38 x 38 and 37 x 33 cm. Price: 1100,- euro.

French knots

French knots

Two samplers by Julia Erd, the whitework from 1837, the figurative one from 1835.

Friesland sampler

Friesland sampler

Impressive sampler elaborately worked by TS 1785 w/ colorful silk on dark linen. Size: 67 x 29 cm. Price: Upon request please

Amsterdam sampler

Amsterdam sampler

A pretty Amsterdam Burgerweeshuis (Civic Orphanage) sampler worked by Christina van der Heiden in 1869. Silk on cotton. Size: 41 x 43 cm. Price: Upon request please.

Nürnberg sampler 1680

Nürnberg sampler 1680

The sampler has the fashionable patterns published by Paul & Rosina Fürst in 1670's. The famous artist and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian was possibly the principal teacher of the flourishing sampler scene. Merian worked and lived in Nürnberg between 1667-1686.

Nürnberg sampler

Nürnberg sampler

Important Nuremberg sampler made by CSK (Clara Sabina Kress). Worked reversible. Size: 30 x 32 cm. Price: Upon request please.

Sewing roll

Sewing roll

A fine Dutch sewing roll or Souvenir de ma Jeunesse worked by P. van der Poel in 1880 at boarding school in Sittard. With many techniques, length 4.20 x width 0.24 m. Price: upon request please.

Friesland sampler

Friesland sampler

A very fine and early Leeuwarden sampler worked by IR in circa 1680-1700. Much detail. Size: 29 x 64 cm. Price: Upon request please.

Souvenir de Pensionnat

Souvenir de Pensionnat

The School was run by Ursuline Sisters

Darning sampler

Darning sampler

A striking German (possibly Hamburg) darning sampler meticulously worked by IMEH in 1751. Size: just 27 x 28 cm with more than 30 darns, incl. one row in white. Price: € 3500,-

Deer in darn 1751

Deer in darn 1751

Incredible finely worked sampler w/ more than thirty darns on a just a 27 x 28 cm linen ground.

Small sampler

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.

Knitting sampler

Knitting sampler

Very rare and early dated German knitted lace cotton sampler worked by SM (?) aged 16 (?) in 1808. Size: 30 x 32 cm. Price: € 950,-

Tapestry sampler

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: 1450,- euro.

Openwork sampler

Openwork sampler

A unusual, possibly Swiss sampler with numbered ( stamped 1-34) samples of pulled- and drawnwork, circa 1880. Very fine linen on original backing. Size: 18 x 57 cm. Price: Sold

Silk sampler

Silk sampler

A rare and beautiful German sampler worked by MH in circa 1795-1800. Silk on silk. Size: 58 x 32 cm, incl.frame. Price: 1150,- euro.

Sewing samplers (6x)

Sewing samplers (6x)

A collection of six German sewing samplers worked by Helene Schmidt in c.1900. a) two darning- b) one seams- c) buttonhole/seams- d) insert patches sampler. All precisely worked w/ linen and cotton in different sizes. Price: Sold

One of six sewing samplers by Helene Schmidt c. 1900

One of six sewing samplers by Helene Schmidt c. 1900

The sleeve. For additional images of the others, please write.

Morocco, 19th C.

Morocco, 19th C.

Very nice Moroccan sampler, probably Rabat-Sale. Worked in various techniques with silk on linen. In a very good condition. size 50 x 51 cm, not framed. Price: Sold

Faith Love Hope

Faith Love Hope

A large and beautiful German or Austrian sampler worked by LZ circa 1830. All in petit point on gauze. Size: 54 x 46 cm. Price: € 1150,-

Amsterdam 1838

Amsterdam 1838

A very good possibly Amsterdam Werk-en Leerschool sampler worked by MW (?) in 1838. Size: 51 x 49 cm, not framed. In good condition. Price: Upon request please.

Adam & Eve

Adam & Eve

A very colorful and pretty Danish sampler worked by IND (?) in 1809. Silk on linen. Size: 37 x 24 cm. Original paper background. Price: € 850,-

Buttonhole sampler

Buttonhole sampler

Part of three, a very rare and highly skilled German (Hamburg) sampler worked by IMG in 1785. Silk and linen on very fine linen. Size: 17 x 28. Price: Sold

Placket Sampler

Placket Sampler

Part of three, a very rare and highly skilled German (Hamburg) placket and needlelace sampler worked by IMG in 1785. Very finely worked with linen on linen. Size: 25 x 25 cm. Price: Sold

Darning sampler

Darning sampler

Part of three, a very rare and highly skilled German ( Hamburg) darning sampler worked by IMG in 1786. Decorated with whitework and white colored darns. Size: 27 x 27 cm. Price: Sold

Amsterdam sampler

Amsterdam sampler

A very attractive Amsterdam sampler worked by Hendreijntje van Raaij in 1792. Silk on linen. Size: 35 x 37 cm, framed. Price: Upon request please.

Darning sampler 1753

Darning sampler 1753

A very good Dutch darning sampler worked by PAvL in 1753, aged 15 years. Size: 51 x 50 cm, mounted, ready to frame. Price: Upon request please.

Antique Dutch sampler

Antique Dutch sampler

A very nice Dutch (possibly Deventer) sampler worked by Garrittjen Roelofsen in 1770. Coloured silks on linen. Size: 50 x 49 cm, not framed. Price: Sold

Pictorial sampler

Pictorial sampler

A beautiful Danish sampler worked by IHH c. 1780 w/ most patterns in petit point. Original paper-backing. In a good condition. Size: 39 x 31 cm. Price: € 1475,-

Darning sampler

Darning sampler

Small and very nice Danish darning sampler worked by AB (?) c. 1780. Size: 16 x 26 cm. Price € 450,-

Souvenir D'amitie

Souvenir D'amitie

Joyful pair of Frence (Vendome) beadwork pictures worked by Henriette Lebaillif, aged 10, in 1845. All worked with tiny beads. In original frames. Sizes: 24 x 22 & 24 x 30 cm. Price: € 480,-

Scottish sampler

Scottish sampler

A rare and pretty Scottish sampler, late 18th C. Rust and green colored. In a very good condition. Size: 24 x 67 cm , framed between glass. Price: 1250,- euro.

Antique darning sampler

Antique darning sampler

A very good Dutch possibly Amsterdam darning sampler worked by CAD in 1813. In a very good condition. Size: 47 x 47 cm. Price: Upon request please.

Vierlande 1833

Vierlande 1833

A very rare and fine German Vierlande sampler worked by AK GIT {?} in 1833. Silk on linen. Size: 44 x 43 cm, not framed. In a good to very good condition. Price: Sold

German band sampler

German band sampler

A very good long and completely reversibly worked German (Saxony) band sampler by ISS in 1775. Size: 25 x 105 cm. Price: Sold

Ackworth School Samplers

Ackworth School Samplers

A pair of Ackworth School samplers. One by Ann (1817) and the other by Mary (1806) Binyon. Sizes: circa 35 x 40 cm. Price: Sold

Amsterdam Orphanage sampler

Amsterdam Orphanage sampler

Fine orphanage sampler worked by Margaretha Beindorff in 1830. Worked double-sided and small of size: 21 x21 cm. Price: Sold

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