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English Embroidery "Sampler" Bolster Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Linen embroidery bolster pillow, depicting sampler technique. Silk on linen embroidery antique
Category

19th Century English Edwardian Antique Samplers

Materials

Down, Feathers, Linen, Silk

Antique English Embroidery "Sampler" Bolster Pillow
English Embroidery "Sampler" Bolster Pillow

English Embroidery "Sampler" Bolster Pillow

$750
New Jersey Sampler dated 1836
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The house and lawn samplers of Burlington County, New Jersey are very well known to collectors
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique New Jersey Sampler dated 1836
New Jersey Sampler dated 1836

New Jersey Sampler dated 1836

$8,800
Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The maker of this outstanding sampler was Catharine Louisa Cornell, a young lady from a highly
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler
Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler

Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler

$48,000
Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare, pictorial sampler was made in Philadelphia by Ann Simmons in 1792 while she attended Ann
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Samplers

Antique Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792
Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792

Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792

Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This excellent sampler is representative of an important group of samplers made by schoolgirls in
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830
Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830

Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830

$12,000
Sampler with Excellent Aphorism, 1818
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Graphic finely worked English sampler made by Anna Sarjeant, dated 1818. We have not previously
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

Antique Sampler with Excellent Aphorism, 1818
Sampler with Excellent Aphorism, 1818

Sampler with Excellent Aphorism, 1818

$1,850
Lampa Karabagh Sampler, circa 1920s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A super cool Karabagh sampler n vibrant colors from the 20s.
Category

Early 20th Century Armenian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Lampa Karabagh Sampler, circa 1920s
Lampa Karabagh Sampler, circa 1920s

Lampa Karabagh Sampler, circa 1920s

$1,600
New Hampshire House Sampler, 1832
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sampler is signed, “Wrought by Lucinda Stoddard aged 10 years,” along the bottom, underneath
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique New Hampshire House Sampler, 1832
New Hampshire House Sampler, 1832

New Hampshire House Sampler, 1832

$5,800
Mammoth 19th Century English Sampler
Located in New York, NY
Mammoth 19th Century English Sampler to Commemorate Victoria's Ascension to the Throne 1838
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

Antique Mammoth 19th Century English Sampler
Mammoth 19th Century English Sampler

Mammoth 19th Century English Sampler

$27,000
God Bless Our Home Sampler
Located in Wainscott, NY
All Original Motto "God Bless Our Home" Sampler on Paper, Original Frame and Glass,
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

God Bless Our Home Sampler
God Bless Our Home Sampler

God Bless Our Home Sampler

$950
Fine Pennsylvania German Sampler, 1839
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made by Henrieta Haas of Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1839, this is a fine and classic sampler, in
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Fine Pennsylvania German Sampler, 1839
Fine Pennsylvania German Sampler, 1839

Fine Pennsylvania German Sampler, 1839

$3,800
New Jersey Sampler dated 1854
Located in Philadelphia, PA
would have been very much in vogue at that time, as classic schoolgirl samplers with alphabets and poems
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

New Jersey Sampler dated 1854
New Jersey Sampler dated 1854

New Jersey Sampler dated 1854

$2,800
English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We very rarely encounter a sampler, English or American, which is unlike any other known example
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

$14,500
1827 Sampler: Duxbury Hall, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
local schoolgirls were assigned the project of working samplers that featured Duxbury Hall in its
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

1827 Sampler: Duxbury Hall, England
1827 Sampler: Duxbury Hall, England

1827 Sampler: Duxbury Hall, England

$5,400
Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ann Flack’s sampler is an outstanding example of the many appealing and folky Pennsylvania samplers
Category

1820s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827
Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827

Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827

$7,200
Christmas / Easter Sampler, dated 1813
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine English sampler was worked by Hannah Leggett in 1813, and features two verses in tablet
Category

1810s British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Wool

Christmas / Easter Sampler, dated 1813
Christmas / Easter Sampler, dated 1813

Christmas / Easter Sampler, dated 1813

$2,800
New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An outstanding sampler featuring an unusual and handsome house and a fine graphic diamond-format
Category

1830s American Antique Samplers

New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837
New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837

New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837

$11,000
Westtown School Sampler Dated 1809
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our handsome Westtown School sampler is initialed â??ASâ?? and the enrollment records of the school
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Westtown School Sampler Dated 1809
Westtown School Sampler Dated 1809

Westtown School Sampler Dated 1809

$5,800
Fine English Sampler dated 1768
Located in Philadelphia, PA
UV filter glass and is in a black frame with a gold liner. Samplers and needlework are our
Category

1760s English George III Antique Samplers

Fine English Sampler dated 1768
Fine English Sampler dated 1768

Fine English Sampler dated 1768

$5,800
Rare Canadian Sampler Dated 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly-developed Canadian samplers are rarely found and, in many ways, this outstanding example
Category

19th Century Canadian Antique Samplers

Rare Canadian Sampler Dated 1840
Rare Canadian Sampler Dated 1840

Rare Canadian Sampler Dated 1840

$6,800
Red Green English Sampler dated 1828
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simple yet striking, Mary Ann Eliza Collard stitched this appealing sampler in 1828. The neat
Category

19th Century British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Red Green English Sampler dated 1828

Red Green English Sampler dated 1828

$1,200
Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ohio samplers are far rarer than those from states along the eastern seaboard.Documented
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830
Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830

Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830

$32,000
Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for many decades, and samplers that feature this work are among the most sought after of all American
Category

Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler
Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler

Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler

$48,000
Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An outstanding sampler with enormous visual appeal, this is one of several known pieces that form a
Category

1810s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817
Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817

Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817

$42,000
Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815
Located in Philadelphia, PA
discovered sampler made at the Westown School in Chester County, Pennsylvania. This large and beautifully
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815
Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815

Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815

$6,800
Fine English Sampler, Early 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The samplers of Norfolk, England form, as a group, one of the most cohesive and visually appealing
Category

19th Century British Antique Samplers

Fine English Sampler, Early 19th Century
Fine English Sampler, Early 19th Century

Fine English Sampler, Early 19th Century

$5,600
Classic American Needlework Sampler, dated 1833
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An engaging sampler, this features a scene of a bold house, depicted in three-quarter view, flanked
Category

1830s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Thread

Classic American Needlework Sampler, dated 1833
Classic American Needlework Sampler, dated 1833

Classic American Needlework Sampler, dated 1833

$5,800
American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1808
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This splendid sampler features an outstandingly folky scene with a house and trees and birds – it
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1808
American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1808

American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1808

$11,500
Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A faultlessly rendered sampler with a wonderful composition, this includes many beautifully
Category

1780s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787
Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787

Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787

$12,500
American Needlework Sampler by Silence Goodnow
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine American needlework sampler worked by Silence Goodnow of Penfield, New York at the age of 14.
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

American Needlework Sampler by Silence Goodnow

American Needlework Sampler by Silence Goodnow

$3,900
English Needlework Sampler by Margaret Thomson
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An exceptional English needlework sampler worked by Margaret Thomson, age 13, dated 1806. Featuring
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

English Needlework Sampler by Margaret Thomson
English Needlework Sampler by Margaret Thomson

English Needlework Sampler by Margaret Thomson

$8,500
19th Century Simply Sophisticated Pictorial Sampler
Located in Woodbury, CT
A strikingly simple and skilled pictorial sampler in muted earthy tones by Sara Ann Collins, aged
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

19th Century Simply Sophisticated Pictorial Sampler
19th Century Simply Sophisticated Pictorial Sampler

19th Century Simply Sophisticated Pictorial Sampler

$2,375
Early 19th Century Georgian Sampler Needlework
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
commensurate with age. Some waear to frame Early 19th c. Georgian Sampler Needlework
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Early 19th Century Georgian Sampler Needlework
Early 19th Century Georgian Sampler Needlework

Early 19th Century Georgian Sampler Needlework

$402
Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler
Located in North Egremont, MA
Wonderful Sign exhibiting various designs and patterns in reverse painted glass, signed Curran & Son Atc. City, We think this company did reverse painting for horological clock faces...
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Wood

Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler
Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler

Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler

$6,900
Important Newbury Port, Massachusetts Sampler dated 1802
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Samplers from Newbury and Newburyport share the same subject matter, format, design and motifs
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Important Newbury Port, Massachusetts Sampler dated 1802
Important Newbury Port, Massachusetts Sampler dated 1802

Important Newbury Port, Massachusetts Sampler dated 1802

$22,000
19th c. American Adam and Eve Sampler
Located in Woodbury, CT
A nicely composed pictorial sampler, (probably Pennsylvania) by Ann Lee Burton, Dated 1842. This
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Linen

19th c. American Adam and Eve Sampler
19th c. American Adam and Eve Sampler

19th c. American Adam and Eve Sampler

$975
1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very occasionally, schoolgirls worked samplers featuring American eagles and these are considered
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle
1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle

1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle

$12,500
English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quaker school samplers are amongst the most sought after of all schoolgirl samplers and this would
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809
English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809

English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809

$2,200
Pennsylvania or New Jersey Sampler dated 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This splendid large pictorial sampler features a double-chimney brick house flanked by curly-tailed
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Pennsylvania or New Jersey Sampler dated 1830
Pennsylvania or New Jersey Sampler dated 1830

Pennsylvania or New Jersey Sampler dated 1830

$7,400
A Pair of 19th Century Needlework Samplers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of 19th century needlework samplers dated 1838, in there original pine painted frames.
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

A Pair of 19th Century Needlework Samplers
A Pair of 19th Century Needlework Samplers

A Pair of 19th Century Needlework Samplers

$950
Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming little sampler displays a most appropriate aphorism: “Even a child is known by his
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American
Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American

Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American

$1,150
Fine English Needlework Sampler by Elizabeth Fairleim
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine needlework sampler on linen by Elizabeth Fairleim under the tutelage of dame Margaret Miller.
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

Fine English Needlework Sampler by Elizabeth Fairleim

Fine English Needlework Sampler by Elizabeth Fairleim

$8,000
1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This outstanding sampler was worked at the Westtown Boarding School, the historic American Quaker
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews

1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews

$5,800
1810 Maine Sampler on Green Linsey-Woolsey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very small proportion of samplers were worked on green linsey-woolsey, a fabric that combines
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

1810 Maine Sampler on Green Linsey-Woolsey
1810 Maine Sampler on Green Linsey-Woolsey

1810 Maine Sampler on Green Linsey-Woolsey

$4,800
Rare Multiplication Table Needlework Sampler, England, 1816
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare multiplication table sampler made by Elizabeth Nield, England, 1816. Needlework was indeed
Category

1810s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Rare Multiplication Table Needlework Sampler, England, 1816
Rare Multiplication Table Needlework Sampler, England, 1816

Rare Multiplication Table Needlework Sampler, England, 1816

$7,200
Fine English Sampler dated 1797, Maple Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jane Downing stitched this large and exceptional polychrome sampler in 1797 at the age of 14. It
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

Fine English Sampler dated 1797, Maple Frame
Fine English Sampler dated 1797, Maple Frame

Fine English Sampler dated 1797, Maple Frame

$4,800
Niagara, New York Schoolgirl Sampler, circa 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to offer this praiseworthy sampler which was in the collection of Betty Ring, the
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Pen

Niagara, New York Schoolgirl Sampler, circa 1840
Niagara, New York Schoolgirl Sampler, circa 1840

Niagara, New York Schoolgirl Sampler, circa 1840

$9,000
Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important group of 18th century Massachusetts samplers has been of interest to curators
Category

Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century
Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century

Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century

$9,000
19th C. Framed Samplers By Jane Griffith
Located in North Egremont, MA
A pair of small 19th c. samplers, in 20th c. framing, pencil inscription on verso JANE Koch
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

19th C. Framed Samplers By Jane Griffith
19th C. Framed Samplers By Jane Griffith

19th C. Framed Samplers By Jane Griffith

$750
"Manhattan Isle" New York Sampler dated 1810
Located in Philadelphia, PA
as the Chief City Marshall of New York. Elizabeth worked this sampler in 1810, when she was 15
Category

1810s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

"Manhattan Isle" New York Sampler dated 1810
"Manhattan Isle" New York Sampler dated 1810

"Manhattan Isle" New York Sampler dated 1810

$5,800
Rare 1876 San Jose, California Schoolgirl Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
school of the Sisters of Notre Dame. In 1876, 11-year-old Louise Dumet made a sampler which is
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Rare 1876 San Jose, California Schoolgirl Sampler
Rare 1876 San Jose, California Schoolgirl Sampler

Rare 1876 San Jose, California Schoolgirl Sampler

$16,000
New Hampshire Folk Art Sampler dated 1831
Located in Philadelphia, PA
farmlands. When Mary was 12 years old, she worked this praiseworthy sampler with outstanding
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

New Hampshire Folk Art Sampler dated 1831
New Hampshire Folk Art Sampler dated 1831

New Hampshire Folk Art Sampler dated 1831

$8,800
18th Century American School Girls Marking Sampler
Located in Concord, MA
Massachusetts embroidered school girls sampler, 18th century. "Wrought by Mary Fowler in Danvers
Category

Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

18th Century American School Girls Marking Sampler
18th Century American School Girls Marking Sampler

18th Century American School Girls Marking Sampler

$2,000
Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charlotte Beck worked this excellent sampler while attending the Pine Grove School, a Quaker school
Category

1810s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811
Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811

Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811

$7,400
Hand Painted Wallpaper Sampler By Christian Stoll
Located in Solebury, PA
Handd painted wallpaper sample page by Christian Stoll. This panel and label were from a German wallpaper company catalog of available designs. Matted and framed in contemporary fram...
Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Samplers

Hand Painted Wallpaper Sampler By Christian Stoll
Hand Painted Wallpaper Sampler By Christian Stoll

Hand Painted Wallpaper Sampler By Christian Stoll

$395
19 Century Chest Sampler or Jewelry Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Wonderful miniature chest. Made of mahogany wood. Four drawers with ebonized pulls.
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Mahogany

19 Century Chest Sampler or Jewelry Box
19 Century Chest Sampler or Jewelry Box

19 Century Chest Sampler or Jewelry Box

$1,490
Schoolgirl Sampler signed Fanney Wood, dated 1829, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nicely stitched sampler made at the Countess of Powiss National School located in the village of
Category

1820s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Schoolgirl Sampler signed Fanney Wood, dated 1829, England
Schoolgirl Sampler signed Fanney Wood, dated 1829, England

Schoolgirl Sampler signed Fanney Wood, dated 1829, England

$1,100
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Antique Samplers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique samplers available for sale. Each of these unique antique samplers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and linen. Antique samplers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique samplers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Georgian and Victorian antique samplers are of considerable interest. Many antique samplers are appealing in their simplicity, but Ziegler Co., Ann Lee Burtin and Atelier Lam produced popular antique samplers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Samplers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,005, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $48,000 highest priced.

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