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1818 New Hampshire Sampler on Green Linsey Woolsey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an excellent sampler made in Dover, New Hampshire where there existed a well-documented
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique 1818 New Hampshire Sampler on Green Linsey Woolsey
1818 New Hampshire Sampler on Green Linsey Woolsey

1818 New Hampshire Sampler on Green Linsey Woolsey

$9,400
Massachusetts Apple Tree Family Record Sampler, circa 1825
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is one of the finest known samplers from the splendid group of needleworks known as the “Apple
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique Massachusetts Apple Tree Family Record Sampler, circa 1825
Massachusetts Apple Tree Family Record Sampler, circa 1825

Massachusetts Apple Tree Family Record Sampler, circa 1825

$28,000
Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801
Located in Philadelphia, PA
It is a privilege to offer this extraordinary sampler, an important example with enormous visual
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801
Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801

Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801

1827 Brooklyn Needlework Sampler, maker: Rachel Electa Foster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent schoolgirl sampler signed "Rachel Electa Foster Her Work Aged 12 Year December 4 1827
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique 1827 Brooklyn Needlework Sampler, maker: Rachel Electa Foster
1827 Brooklyn Needlework Sampler, maker: Rachel Electa Foster

1827 Brooklyn Needlework Sampler, maker: Rachel Electa Foster

$7,400
Excellent New Jersey Sampler, circa 1826, Original Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The pictorial samplers made in Burlington County, New Jersey in the first three decades of the 19th
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

Antique Excellent New Jersey Sampler, circa 1826, Original Frame
Excellent New Jersey Sampler, circa 1826, Original Frame

Excellent New Jersey Sampler, circa 1826, Original Frame

$11,500
Important Danish Sampler, dated 1734, Allegory of Springtime
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 18th century samplers made in some of the countries of northern Europe, specifically Germany
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18th Century and Earlier Danish Folk Art Antique Samplers

Antique Important Danish Sampler, dated 1734, Allegory of Springtime
Important Danish Sampler, dated 1734, Allegory of Springtime

Important Danish Sampler, dated 1734, Allegory of Springtime

$17,500
1789 English Sampler with Black Lady and Gentleman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very handsome pictorial sampler with strong contrast and rare imagery. A tall flowering tree with a
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Samplers

Antique 1789 English Sampler with Black Lady and Gentleman
1789 English Sampler with Black Lady and Gentleman

1789 English Sampler with Black Lady and Gentleman

$6,400
Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wonderful English sampler is most unusual in its conception and composition, being mostly
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

Antique Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee
Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee

Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee

$18,000
Delaware Sampler by Sarah Ralson Jones, Dated 1822
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A most remarkable piece, this large and very beautiful sampler was worked by a young girl from an
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Antique Delaware Sampler by Sarah Ralson Jones, Dated 1822
Delaware Sampler by Sarah Ralson Jones, Dated 1822

Delaware Sampler by Sarah Ralson Jones, Dated 1822

$28,500
Sampler of Adam and Eve by Phebe Miles
Located in Wells, ME
Really wonderful Adam And Eve sampler made by Phebe Miles age 12 dated 1799. Shepherd with
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

Sampler of Adam and Eve by Phebe Miles
Sampler of Adam and Eve by Phebe Miles

Sampler of Adam and Eve by Phebe Miles

$4,250
New Hampshire Sampler with Watercolor Folk Townscape, 1827
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great rarity, this excellent, large sampler is combined with a watercolor painting, a splendid
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

New Hampshire Sampler with Watercolor Folk Townscape, 1827
New Hampshire Sampler with Watercolor Folk Townscape, 1827

New Hampshire Sampler with Watercolor Folk Townscape, 1827

$38,500
Sampler with Nautical Theme in Tramp Art Frame
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful colorful sampler depicting sailors on skiffs or row boats engaged in a pursuit of whales
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19th Century Dutch Antique Samplers

Sampler with Nautical Theme in Tramp Art Frame
Sampler with Nautical Theme in Tramp Art Frame

Sampler with Nautical Theme in Tramp Art Frame

$1,675
New Hampshire Sampler by Syrena Blanchard, dated 1826
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Syrena Blanchard's splendid sampler evidences an unusual composition which combines well with her
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

New Hampshire Sampler by Syrena Blanchard, dated 1826
New Hampshire Sampler by Syrena Blanchard, dated 1826

New Hampshire Sampler by Syrena Blanchard, dated 1826

$5,800
Folky and Pictorial American Schoolgirl Sampler, 1814, Massachusetts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Occasionally a sampler offers a truly winning combination: a highly appealing pictorial scene along
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Folky and Pictorial American Schoolgirl Sampler, 1814, Massachusetts
Folky and Pictorial American Schoolgirl Sampler, 1814, Massachusetts

Folky and Pictorial American Schoolgirl Sampler, 1814, Massachusetts

$13,500
Very Fine and Small English Sampler Needlework, dated 1808
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This small and neatly worked sampler offers an endearing simplicity. Utilizing precise black
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Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

Very Fine and Small English Sampler Needlework, dated 1808
Very Fine and Small English Sampler Needlework, dated 1808

Very Fine and Small English Sampler Needlework, dated 1808

$1,600
English Sampler from an Important Quaker School, c. 1826
Located in Philadelphia, PA
many of the Ackworth School sampler patterns became hallmarks of excellent samplermaking throughout
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19th Century Antique Samplers

English Sampler from an Important Quaker School, c. 1826
English Sampler from an Important Quaker School, c. 1826

English Sampler from an Important Quaker School, c. 1826

$6,800
"John and Ellin" ship sampler from Wales, circa 1825
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Samplers that portray specific ships are considered quite rare and it should be assumed that the
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19th Century Welsh Antique Samplers

"John and Ellin" ship sampler from Wales, circa 1825
"John and Ellin" ship sampler from Wales, circa 1825

"John and Ellin" ship sampler from Wales, circa 1825

$5,800
19th Century School Girl Needlework Sampler from Bogota , Columbia
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A lovely and fresh sampler by an unidentified school girl created at the Colegio de la Enseñanza
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19th Century Colombian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Cotton, Wool, Beads

19th Century School Girl Needlework Sampler from Bogota , Columbia
19th Century School Girl Needlework Sampler from Bogota , Columbia

19th Century School Girl Needlework Sampler from Bogota , Columbia

$1,700
1826 New York Sampler: Celebrating 50 years of our Independence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
anniversary in 1826 was cause for particular celebration and for specific mention on this sampler; in fact
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

1826 New York Sampler: Celebrating 50 years of our Independence
1826 New York Sampler: Celebrating 50 years of our Independence

1826 New York Sampler: Celebrating 50 years of our Independence

$9,200
Rare Early 19th Century "Sampler" Bow-Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A rare early 19th century "Sampler" Bow-front chest of drawers with inlaid boxwood decoration
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Early 19th Century English Antique Samplers

Rare Early 19th Century "Sampler" Bow-Front Chest of Drawers
Rare Early 19th Century "Sampler" Bow-Front Chest of Drawers

Rare Early 19th Century "Sampler" Bow-Front Chest of Drawers

$1,222
Poignant George III Period Unfinished Sampler by Margaret Penrose Robinson 1809
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unfinished George III period needlework sampler having a geometric medallion Quaker style
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Poignant George III Period Unfinished Sampler by Margaret Penrose Robinson 1809
Poignant George III Period Unfinished Sampler by Margaret Penrose Robinson 1809

Poignant George III Period Unfinished Sampler by Margaret Penrose Robinson 1809

$955
18th Century Italian Marble Inlay Mirror
Located in Montecito, CA
An absolutely incredible Marble Sampler Marketry Ebonized Mirror with a series of projected
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Samplers

Materials

Marble

18th Century Italian Marble Inlay Mirror
18th Century Italian Marble Inlay Mirror

18th Century Italian Marble Inlay Mirror

$25,000
Hand-Drawn 19th C Alphabets
Located in North Egremont, MA
Two mid-19th C Watercolor alphabet samplers using interesting fonts. The two pages, by an
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Hand-Drawn 19th C Alphabets
Hand-Drawn 19th C Alphabets

Hand-Drawn 19th C Alphabets

$895
American Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess and Windmill, c.1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the countryside as subject matter for samplers, needlework pictures and paintings. This small format
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Watercolor

American Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess and Windmill, c.1800
American Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess and Windmill, c.1800

American Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess and Windmill, c.1800

$4,200
Rare Pocket Watch Sample, circa 1820
Located in Wiltshire, GB
Rare pocket watch sample, circa 1820. Labelled on reverse - "Sampler worked by my grandmother
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1820s Antique Samplers

Rare Pocket Watch Sample, circa 1820
Rare Pocket Watch Sample, circa 1820

Rare Pocket Watch Sample, circa 1820

$614
Lewis Family Coat of Arm Silk Embroidery, Connecticut circa 1805
Located in Philadelphia, PA
has a custom eglomise glass. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Lewis Family Coat of Arm Silk Embroidery, Connecticut circa 1805
Lewis Family Coat of Arm Silk Embroidery, Connecticut circa 1805

Lewis Family Coat of Arm Silk Embroidery, Connecticut circa 1805

$22,500
Needlework Picture, England, circa 1850
Located in Philadelphia, PA
been conservation mounted into a fine period maple frame with a gold liner. Samplers and needlework
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19th Century British Antique Samplers

Needlework Picture, England, circa 1850
Needlework Picture, England, circa 1850

Needlework Picture, England, circa 1850

$1,400
Spanish Baroque Period Miniature Walnut Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Most likely designed and constructed as a salesman's sampler. Overall with excellent color, wear and
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Antique Samplers

Materials

Iron

Spanish Baroque Period Miniature Walnut Side Table
Spanish Baroque Period Miniature Walnut Side Table

Spanish Baroque Period Miniature Walnut Side Table

$2,900
Antique Birds Eye Maple Frame Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
with a later mirror, we think the frame originally held a painting, print or a sampler. This is one of
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Early 1900s English Biedermeier Antique Samplers

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mirror

Antique Birds Eye Maple Frame Mirror
Antique Birds Eye Maple Frame Mirror

Antique Birds Eye Maple Frame Mirror

$395
19th Century Needleworked Miniature Shirt, Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
into a 19th century cherry frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Needleworked Miniature Shirt, Framed
19th Century Needleworked Miniature Shirt, Framed

19th Century Needleworked Miniature Shirt, Framed

$1,450
Rare Unusal Work Table Made of Goncalo Alves
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, possible intentionally as the piece is more elegant without it. The sampler basket was fabric and can be
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Early 19th Century British Antique Samplers

Rare Unusal Work Table Made of Goncalo Alves
Rare Unusal Work Table Made of Goncalo Alves

Rare Unusal Work Table Made of Goncalo Alves

$3,823
Excellent Early Boston Canvaswork Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and published in GIRLHOOD EMBROIDERY by Betty Ring. Samplers and
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Samplers

Excellent Early Boston Canvaswork Picture
Excellent Early Boston Canvaswork Picture

Excellent Early Boston Canvaswork Picture

$28,000
Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady s Pocket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in more of this type of work please visit
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Early 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady s Pocket
Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady s Pocket

Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady s Pocket

$2,520
Felt Picture of a Bullfinch, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
carved and painted pearwood. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Pearwood, Glass

Felt Picture of a Bullfinch, circa 1830
Felt Picture of a Bullfinch, circa 1830

Felt Picture of a Bullfinch, circa 1830

$3,850
Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in the file that accompanies the sampler. Mary and Alexander had two children, Sarah and Jane, who
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Samplers

Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798
Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798

Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798

$8,200
Scandinavian Folk Art Needlework, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, called the “julbock” or Yule Goat. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested
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Early 20th Century Antique Samplers

Scandinavian Folk Art Needlework, circa 1900
Scandinavian Folk Art Needlework, circa 1900

Scandinavian Folk Art Needlework, circa 1900

$2,700
Needlework Picture from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in more of this type of work please visit
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Needlework Picture from the Mid-19th Century
Needlework Picture from the Mid-19th Century

Needlework Picture from the Mid-19th Century

$4,800
American Silk Embroidery of a Basket of Flowers, circa 1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
published in the period. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

American Silk Embroidery of a Basket of Flowers, circa 1835
American Silk Embroidery of a Basket of Flowers, circa 1835

American Silk Embroidery of a Basket of Flowers, circa 1835

$5,800
English Woolwork Picture of a Countryside Church
Located in Philadelphia, PA
countryside itself and the sky with its swirls of long wool stitches. Samplers and needlework are our
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19th Century English Antique Samplers

English Woolwork Picture of a Countryside Church
English Woolwork Picture of a Countryside Church

English Woolwork Picture of a Countryside Church

$1,800
Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
conservation mounted into a 19th century gold leaf frame. Antique samplers and needlework are our specialty.
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1740s British George II Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection
Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection

Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection

$7,800
Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
condition. It is in its original gold leaf frame with a replaced black and gold mat. Samplers and
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century
Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century

Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century

$1,400
Mid 19th Century Woolwork Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
original maple frame with gold liner. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested
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19th Century English Antique Samplers

Mid 19th Century Woolwork Picture
Mid 19th Century Woolwork Picture

Mid 19th Century Woolwork Picture

$2,400
Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818
Located in Philadelphia, PA
watchmaker and merchant as well. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818
Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818

Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818

$12,000
Needlework sampler
By Mary Powers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Mary Power's work aged 10 years 11th march 1807," probably Philadelphia, PA. Figures, animals, parrot, and trees enclosing a building on a hillock with pious verse and potted flowe...
Category

17th Century Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Needlework sampler
Needlework sampler

Mary Powers
Needlework sampler, 1807

$4,900
19th Century Framed Sampler
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 19th century framed sampler with floral border and figure reaching to the heavens.
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Thread

19th Century Framed Sampler
19th Century Framed Sampler

19th Century Framed Sampler

$425
19th Century English Needlework Sampler
Located in Houston, TX
19th century English needlework sampler depicting king and queen. "Send him victorious happy and
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Samplers

19th Century English Needlework Sampler
19th Century English Needlework Sampler

19th Century English Needlework Sampler

$950
Handsome New Hampshire Sampler Dated 1805
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An article in the August 1997 issue of The Magazine Antiques entitled Schoolgirl Samplers of Dover
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Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Handsome New Hampshire Sampler Dated 1805

Handsome New Hampshire Sampler Dated 1805

$2,650
Georgian sampler by Elizabeth Lester dated 1797
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The perimeter of this Georgian sampler features a continuous band of acorns and oak leaves done in
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1790s English George III Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

Georgian sampler by Elizabeth Lester dated 1797
Georgian sampler by Elizabeth Lester dated 1797

Georgian sampler by Elizabeth Lester dated 1797

$1,275
Early American School Girl Sampler by Alice Roberts, 1841-Family and Dogs
Located in Plymouth, MA
Nice American school girl sampler dated 1841 by Alice Roberts found in a Hingham, Ma. home. Floral
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1840s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Thread

Early American School Girl Sampler by Alice Roberts, 1841-Family and Dogs
Early American School Girl Sampler by Alice Roberts, 1841-Family and Dogs

Early American School Girl Sampler by Alice Roberts, 1841-Family and Dogs

$575
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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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