Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 2nd October 2019

Lot 118

A late Victorian needlework sampler by Minnie Greenaway

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £220

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Description

A late Victorian needlework sampler by Minnie Greenaway, worked with alphabets, numbers, Roman numerals and the first verse of 'Little Things' by the American poet and educator Julia Carney, with a floral border and signed and dated 'Minnie Greenaway. Aged 12. 1889', 26.5 x 21.2cm, in a glazed bird's eye maple frame.

Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.