£3,000
A fine antique multi-stitch silk on linen needlework sampler, 'The Hare & The Tortoise', worked with family tree, figures, animals, trees and shrubs, signed Helen Gifford, Mrs Hogg (undated), 33 cm x 36 cm in period leaf inlaid satinwood frame
note - old label to verso - 'Sampler, The Hare & The Tortoise, sewed by my grandmother Helen Gifford, School Mistress Mrs Hogg'
No sign of moth damage or holes or tears
Not dated
Bold colours
fraying to edges, some threads loose
foxing/fabric discoloured
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27.6% inc VAT*
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31.2% inc VAT*
