Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 105
Two George IV needlework samplers by the Leighton sisters
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
Two George IV needlework samplers by the Leighton sisters, one by Margaret, worked with an alphabet and two verses, with urns of flowers, birds, squirrels, dove cotes and a house, signed 'Margaret Leighton', the other by Eleanor 'Aged 9 Years', worked with an alphabet, the same 'Christians death' verse, multiple urns of flowers, birds and squirrels, signed 'Eleanor Leighton', together with another family sampler by Elisabeth Leighton, 38.2 x 33cm (max), two framed and glazed, one unframed. (3)