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Large Antique Welsh Folk Art Needlework Sampler, Carmarthenshire 1905
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FRAMED EDWARDIAN SAMPLER An unusually large-scale and impressive pictorial sampler which
Category

Early 20th Century Welsh Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Glass, Wood

Fanny Soriveno - Framed 19th Century Embroidery, Victorian Needlework Sampler
Located in Corsham, GB
An intricate Victorian sampler by the young Fanny Soriveno, displaying the alphabet in threads of
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Georgian Map of UK Sampler by Elizabeth Kifft, 1797
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1797 England & Wales Map Sampler by Elizabeth Kifft, Leacock School. The sampler is worked in silk
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1790s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Antique Tribal Kurdish Sampler Oriental Wool Mat Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Kurdish tribal sampler mat offers wool construction with two panels, each having
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Early 20th Century Asian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Georgian Sampler, 1810, by Mary Peers with Country Scene
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Georgian Sampler with country scene, stitched in 1810 by Mary Peers. The sampler is worked in silk
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1810s English George III Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

Charles I Band Sampler, 1649, by HW Aged 8
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1649 band sampler by HW aged 8, worked in silks on linen ground, in a variety of fine stitches
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1640s British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Antique Welsh Sampler with a Cat, Anne Evans, 1853
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely Welsh sampler with a cat and bird. Pleasant text of Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother
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1850s Welsh Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Rosewood

Antique Sampler, 1814, Tree of Life , by Mary Sandler
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique sampler, 1814, 'Tree of Life', by Mary Sandler. The sampler is worked in silk on linen
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wood, Linen

19th Century Needlework Sampler of the Garden of Eden
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely 19th century needlework sampler with central scene of Adam and Eve, the apple tree, and
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Thread, Wood

Antique Scottish Sampler, 1812, by Sarah Pugh Aged 12
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Scottish sampler dated 1812 by Sarah Pugh. Worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Antique Sampler, circa 1830, Mary Ann Papworth, on Britain
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mary Ann Papworth Sampler, circa 1830. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross
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1830s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Temperance Sampler Quilt with Figures and Animals and Figures
Located in Darnestown, MD
There are many exceptional aspects to this delicate sampler quilt. The format is unusual. Upon
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

1860 Sampler Made by Selina Kirk in Oak Frame
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1860 Sampler made by Selina Kirk in oak frame, English. Star-burst large letters & chain stitch
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

19th Century Alphabet Sampler signed/dated "Alice Ann Morton 1836"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 19TH C. ALPHABET SAMPLER. NEEDLEWORK OF FULL ALPHABET IN DIFFERENT SIZES ON LINEN IN WOOD
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Wood, Linen

Pair Antique Samplers, 1825 and 1829, by Sarah Ann Terry
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Regency Samplers, stitched in 1825 and 1829, by Sarah Ann Terry. The samplers are worked in
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1820s Regency Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

Victorian Folk Art Textile Sampler, Dated 1840 by Esther Nunn
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique House Sampler, 1840 by Esther Nunn. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross
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1840s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Antique Framed Sampler, English, Needlepoint Tapestry Panel, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry panel, dated to the Victorian
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Antique Needlepoint Textile Art Sampler. 2 ft x 3 ft
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Antique Wool And Silk Scottish Isabella Sinclair Needlepoint Textile Art Sampler, Country
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19th Century English Other Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Silk

19th Century Artist Pigment Painting Tray, Colourmans Sales Sampler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of thirty red and white cylindrical card boxes of pigment with decorative descriptive labels. Each container sits within its own section of a well made pine tray. Origin...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

A Period French Louis XV Miniature Commode or sampler
Located in Winter Park, FL
A wonderful walnut and oak three drawers miniature commode with original bronze hardware. Dovetailed drawer. For many more fine antiques, please visit our online gallery at: www.ofl...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Samplers

Harriet and Mary Rivers - A Pair of 1863 Embroidery Samplers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful pair of embroidery samplers by Harriet and Mary Rivers aged 9 and 11. The two girls
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Antique 19th Century Cross Stitch Embroidery Sampler Table Grapes Dove
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid 19th century folk art embroidery sampler showing a small pedestal table set with
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Framed Hand Crafted Needlework ABC Alphabet Sampler Dated 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ABC alphabet sampler offers hand crafted needlework alphabet on linen, lower right right
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Early 19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

ANTIQUE 1848 ORIGINAL MiD VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK TAPESTRY SAMPLER HARDWOOD FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, 1848 dated needlework sampler made during the reign of Queen Victorian by young Mary Ann Cowell aged 10
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton, Hardwood

Late 17th Century Framed Sampler by Elizabeth Fade, Aged 11
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A charming small sampler with rows of flowers in various stitches, late 17th century. "Elizabeth
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Late 17th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

Small Antique Framed Embroidered Sampler, English, Needlepoint, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed embroidered sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry in giltwood frame
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Late 18th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Giltwood

Antique European Sampler "Beset with Snares...." from Strong Museum, NY
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique European needlework sampler features hymn by Philip Doddridge, figures, structures, animals
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19th Century European Antique Samplers

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Fabric

Early 19th Century English Sampler by Betty Dent, Aged 8
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century English sampler by Betty Dent, Aged 8. " If I am right, thy grace impart, still
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19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

1829 Sampler made by Ann Boulton in Period Frame, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1829 Sampler made by Ann Boulton in period frame, English. A fine example by Boulton, aged 11
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Early 19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Mid-19th Century Sampler by Jane Richards Aged 10 Years, 1845
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-19th century sampler by Jane Richards aged 10 years, 1845 Fine antique sampler The linen
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

Antique Early Victorian Folk Art Needlework Sampler In Gilt Frame, 1830s
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FRAMED SAMPLER A charming and decorative sampler with a wealth of animals, buildings
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1830s British Early Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Silk

1853 Antique Folk Art Embroidery Cross Stitch Sampler Mourning Love Death
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1850s cross stitch sampler by Dorothy Manners, memorializing what appears to be the death
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1850s Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique 1888 Mary Campbell Fc School of Scotland Victorian Needlework Sampler
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
School sampler from Scotland I have three of these samplers for sale, they are dated 1830, 1747 and
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique Turkish Sampler or "Wagireh" Rug Nicely Scaled Water Garden Design
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Collector's Antique Turkish Sampler or "Wagireh" Amazing Piece, Very Old! About: Incredible
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19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

English Framed Petit Point Sampler with Animals and Floral Motifs, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusually large framed petit point sampler with animals and characters signed and dated Hannah
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Glass, Fabric, Wood

Antique 1830 Margret McDonald of Scotland Age 10 William IV Needlework Sampler
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1830 dated needlework sampler made by
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1830s Scottish Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Early 20th Century "All Prices Are Per Stone" Tradesman Wool Sampler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century pine segmented box containing various wool samples, with original labels. The box has a removable glazed top, secured with two brass latches. A hand written ...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Blown Glass, Pine

Early 20th Century Advertising Cotton Trade Sampler Case Horrockses Miller Co.
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An advertising case for 'Horrockses, Miller & Co, Preston', cotton manufacturers containing eight different types of cotton from all over the globe with card index, in its origina...
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton, Glass, Softwood, Giltwood

Cross stitch original 19th c. sampler with didactic poem and floral design
Located in Milwaukee, WI
teacher’s home. At this age, Kervil likely consulted a sampler, a piece of embroidery with various patterns
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1840s Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Thread, Mixed Media, Linen

ANTiQUE ELIZABETH CLARK SIGNED 1787 WHEN SHE WAS 9 GEORGE II NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, 1787 dated needlework sampler signed by Elizabeth Clark when she was nine years old I have four other
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1780s English Georgian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Embroidered Silk Work Memento Mori Morning Scene Sampler Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A hand embroidered work in muted colors, typical of the scene and subject. The piece would off likely been produced by a young woman and taken many hours to complete. The image de...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Rare Antique Tribal Bidjar Sampler Rug. Size: 4 ft x 6 ft 7 in (1.22 m x 2.01 m)
Located in New York, NY
Tribal and Collectible Antique Persian Bidjar Sampler Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date
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Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Early 19th Century English Framed Needlework
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century English framed sampler, unsigned. Simple with a Georgian brick manor house
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

Antique Sultanabad Rug Size:5 6x 6
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous coloration dominates this fantastic Sultanabad wagireh or sampler. Woven to demonstrate
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19th Century Persian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Emily Bennett - Framed 1854 Embroidery, Flora Fauna
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully detailed Victorian sampler by Emily Bennett, creatively made at the young age of 8
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Mid-19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Dolphin base center table, Italian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A marble sampler top table with a carved wood and painted table base
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19th Century Italian Antique Samplers

Persian Qashqai Wagireh
Located in San Francisco, CA
A ‘vagireh’ is a sampler produced by a manufacturer to be used as a guide for weavers and in some
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19th Century Persian Antique Samplers

Antique Heriz Runner
Located in New York, NY
delineated in tangerine and medium blue. Colour sampler rectangles in field. Hexagon chain on rusty salmon
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Early 20th Century Persian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

19th Century Nine Patch Bars Quilt / Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine early fabric example of a sampler nine patch quilt is in very good condition. It has hand
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1890s American Country Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique Persian Kurd Rug
Located in New York, NY
a cartouche and rectangle motif. Color sampler mosaic triangle emerges along the field sides. A rust
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

19thc Pennsylvania Wool Contained Crazy Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
similar to a wool sampler quilt . It has pin wheels , log cabin blocks and small strips and pieces with
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1870s Adirondack Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Victorian Wool Work Embroidered Picture of a Tiger
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
rosewood veneer frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Quilt with Carpenter s Wheel Center
Located in Darnestown, MD
characterize it as a strippy sampler The quilt was found in eastern Pennsylvania. It is imaginative and well
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1880s American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

19thc Pennsylvania Wool Contained Crazy Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SIMIILAR TO A WOOL SAMPLER QUILT.IT HAS PIN WHEELS,LOG CABIN BLOCKS,SMALL STRIP PIECES AND A VARIATION OF
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Bidjar Rug 2 3 x 2 5
Located in New York, NY
patterns. Heavy and compact. City weavers work from samplers (wagirehs). Village Bidjars are in scatter
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Early 20th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Antique Greek Island Table Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
samplers. In terms of design, this piece reflects the Ottoman heritage of the Aegean, introduced to Greece
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19th Century Greek Antique Samplers

Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird of Paradise
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
, elaborately decorated wood frame, with rippled old glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to board. Frame
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1820s French Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

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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.