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Antique Persian Bidjar Rug 3 8 x 5 2
Located in New York, NY
patterns. Heavy and compact. City weavers work from samplers (wagirehs). Village Bidjars are in scatter
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century Early Victorian Framed Needlepoint "Boy With Pet Lamb" Circa 1840
Located in Incline Village, NV
my own personal collection of folk art, samplers, and needlepoint. Note: I am a second generation
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1840s English Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Rare Antique Persian Bidjar Mat
Located in New York, NY
A rare Kurdistan Bidjar mat that is a full composition rather than a design sampler (wagireh). The
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1920s Persian Tribal Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Wagireh Bidjar Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Wagireh (sampler) Bidjar accent rug handmade during the early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Vintage Moroccan Boujad Tribe Berber Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
An eclectic array of elements as if a sampler. This colorful piece features prominent red, pink
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Caughley Dish, Harlequin Pattern in Style of Donegall Service, ca 1793
By Chamberlains Worcester, Caughley Porcelain
Located in London, GB
usually belonged to a large dessert service, however, it is possible that this was a sampler, showing
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Samplers

Materials

Porcelain

Map Silk Embroidered Western Eastern Hemisphere New Old World Asia America Afri
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-18th century, silk, embroidered, double hemisphere, world map, blackwork, sampler
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

19th Century Embroidered Silk Panel Map Of The World
Located in Forney, TX
highly attractive appearance, with finely worked details, blackwork, sampler, decorative elements in
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Thread

Seven Floral Embroidered Silk Curtains Parham House Sussex 104"high 379"long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
furniture, room hangings, bed hangings of the most remarkable quality, a royal saddle, samplers and many
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1920s English Louis XV Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Late 19th Century Antique Germantown Southwestern-Style Kilim Rug
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
and artistic transformation. At once sampler and symphony, it reflects a moment when Indigenous
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Sampler
Located in Woodbury, CT
An 1840's period school girl needlework with stylistically well done peacocks and florals in an urn.
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Thread, Wool

Pennsylvania Sampler, Dated 1844
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Schoolgirls from Pennsylvania continued to produce strong, pictorial samplers into the 1840s
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1840s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Connecticut Sampler, Dated 1833
Located in Philadelphia, PA
New London County, connecticut produced many excellent samplers from the middle of the 18th century
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1830s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Framed Sampler Dated 1848
Located in Woodbury, CT
Large framed sampler, worked by Jane Harper and dated 1848, with alphabet over central biblical
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19th Century British Antique Samplers

Gilded Frame Sampler Motto
Located in Wainscott, NY
"Remember the Creator" Motto , Water Gilt Frame
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

19th Century English Sampler Painting
By Elizabeth Metcalf
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Small needlework sampler by Elizabeth Metcalf in cross-stitches and whole-stitches with wool
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1850s Antique Samplers

Cambridge, Massachusetts Sampler Dated 1824
Located in Philadelphia, PA
England sampler made in 1824 by Mary Ann Coolidge of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The scene along the bottom
Category

1820s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

19th Century Scottish Sampler Painting
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Oblong sampler by Georgina Abernethy. Needlework in cross-stitches with wool threads on linen
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

Early American Sampler From Newark New Jersey
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful American Sampler
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

19th C American Fire Screen With Sampler
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful carved wood and parcel gilt American pole screen with earlier sampler by Lucinda
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

11 Antique Germantown Navajo Indian Sampler Rugs
By Native American Art
Located in Tulsa, OK
This is an amazing collection of 11 antique Germantown wool, Indian rug samplers. These are
Category

Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Mid-19th Century English Spot Sampler, circa 1860
Located in West Sussex, GB
A very decorative and colourful mid-19th century spot sampler most probably worked in a
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Samplers

American Folk Art Child s Sampler, Late 19th Century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Folk Art child's sampler, late 19th century, the rectangular linen body stitched in pastel
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

Early 19th Century Sampler Map of England and Wales
Located in Boston, MA
A rare and early sampler map of England and Wales dated and signed Sarah Goulden 1816.
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Wood

American Mid-Victorian Folk Art Children s Sampler, Dated 1860
By Mary Jane Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Mid-Victorian Folk Art children's sampler dated 1860 The nearly square sampler with a
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

American Folk Art Sampler, Elizabeth Sarah Wilcox, Mid-19th Century
By Elizabeth Sarah Willcox
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Folk Art Sampler, Elizabeth Sarah Wilcox, mid-19th century, wool needlepoint on linen
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Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

19th Century Sampler Signed and Dated E. Berlyn 1880 Pastoral Views UK
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This 19th-century sampler, signed and dated by E. Berlyn in 1880, is a charming piece of needlework
Category

Late 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Linen

19th Century Sampler Off Family Tree 1888 by Anne Marie Frissen Belgium
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Step into the past with our enchanting 19th Century Sampler, meticulously crafted by Anne Marie
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Late 19th Century Belgian Country Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Linen

18th Century Stumpwork Silk Embroidery of Baby Moses
Located in Franklin, TN
their skills from childhood samplers. Common subjects included mourning pieces, classical, biblical or
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18th Century European Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Needlework map of English and Welsh counties dated 1787
Located in East Geelong, VIC
the boundaries. These items are also known as map samplers, and served the dual purpose of teaching
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1780s English George III Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

Fanciful Tramp Art Wall Plaque with Figural Carvings
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine fanciful tramp art or folk art wall plaque made in a sampler style embellished with numerous
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19th Century Other Antique Samplers

Shoulder Cloth, Burma
Located in New York, NY
geometric strips. Almost like a sampler, no two panels have the same arrangement of diamond based patterns
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19th Century Burmese Antique Samplers

Very Rare Regency Work Box or Sewing Table Made of Oak and Rosewood
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
drawers as well as the bottom deep sampler drawer. The top drawer has a sliding and lift out tray with
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Early 19th Century British Antique Samplers

Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlework, likely from Newburyport, Massachusetts
By Elizabeth Page
Located in Andover, MA
This North Shore needlework sampler done by twelve year old Elizabeth Page, born circa 1791 in
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Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Navajo Germantown Patchwork Style Pictorial Blanket, circa 1890
Located in Santa Fe, NM
is a collection of common Navajo designs, creating a sort of sampler pattern. 68”x 46”.
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Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Embroidered Wall Hanging
Located in Portland, ME
techniques might as well be considered a sampler of stitching variants. Every conceivable stitching is of the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Samplers

Materials

Metallic Thread

Woolwork Picture of Bray Church, England, circa 1850
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mounted into a 19th century frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty.
Category

1850s English Country Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Excellent Early 19th Century Delaware Valley Silk Embroidery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
glass mat is an excellent quality replacement. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Les Pensionnaires Pieuse, France, circa 1820
Located in Philadelphia, PA
silk on silk and it is in its original frame with a replaced églomisé´ glass mat. Samplers and
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19th Century French Antique Samplers

Embroidered Picture, Tver Region, Russia, late 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mounted and is in a contemporary frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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19th Century Russian Antique Samplers

Excellent Schoolgirl Silk Embroidery, "a Favorite Lamb, " Pennsylvania, 1823
Located in Philadelphia, PA
original gold leaf frame with a replaced eglomisé mat. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Jamaican 20th Century Miniature Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful George III Style mahogany hand dovetail two part sampler chest on chest made in Jamaica
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Early 20th Century Jamaican Chippendale Antique Samplers

Materials

Mahogany

Sampler Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Exuberant Sampler Quilt from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Very well designed with all different
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Sampler Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Bold Sampler Quilt displaying 20 different patterns, both traditional and original. The mauve/gray
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Early 20th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique Sampler Silkwork Band Sampler, circa 1740
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Sampler silkwork band sampler, circa 1740. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground
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1740s English Other Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Antique Sampler, 1721 Alphabet Sampler by Judeth Skinner
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Band sampler by Judeth Skinner dated 1721. Worked in silk and cotton on linen ground, in a great
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1720s British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

New England Sampler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original antique Needlepoint Sampler, New England, c. 1855. Very good condition. A very charming
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Antique Samplers

Materials

Yarn

Mennonite Sampler Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This bold sampler quilt is one of Lebanon County's best. The solid colors are typical of its Old
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1880s American Antique Samplers

Friendship Sampler Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This unique Sampler Quilt has both traditional and original blocks, many with hearts as an
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Sampler Friendship Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This friendship sampler quilt is most certainly a one of a kind. It combines both traditional and
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1870s American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

RARE 19TH C. MINIATURE SAMPLER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE 19TH C. MINIATURE SAMPLER. COLORFUL ABC SAMPLER IN ORIGINAL TIGER MAPLE FRAME. SIGNED E
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Antique Northwest Persian Sampler Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Antique samplers or Wagireh rugs – The wagireh or sampler is perhaps the most enigmatic of carpets
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1910s Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

19th Century Rare Sampler Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH Century contained sampler quilt. Rare patterns and small pieces. Unusual three sided border.
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique Persian Sampler Bidjar Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Wagireh (sampler) Bidjar carpet from the turn of the 20th century. Wagirehs are
Category

Early 1900s Persian Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Sampler, 1838, Mary Routh
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique sampler, 1838, Mary Routh. The sampler is worked in wool and silk on linen ground, in a
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1830s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Antique Indian Agra Sampler Rug
Located in New York, NY
Indian samplers (wagirehs) are very rare and this urban northern example shows a section of a navy
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1920s Indian Agra Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

1845 Sampler by Ann Johnson
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1845 Sampler by Ann Johnson. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch
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1840s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

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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.