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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 09:00AM EST
Lot 575

Massachusetts silk and paint on silk allegorical n

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for
$2,574
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Massachusetts silk and paint on silk allegorical needlework, inscribed Embroidered in the year 1806 by Anne Williams of Taunton Aged 16 years, 19" x 23 1/2". This composition is typical of the few known works by the "Boston limner" and compares to Fig. 81 and Fig. 83 in Ring's Girlhood Embroidery.

Condition

Vertical tear to sky. Otherwise in very good condition.