Lot Details
Lot 236
Two Silk-on-Silk Needlework Pictures
Worked by Nancy McDonald, New England, 1799 and 1800
Height of example depicting a woman 13 1/8 inches, width 16 1/8 inches.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 19-21, 1996, lot 1019
Stephen & Carol Huber
C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Fruit needlework: staining to upper right around tree and on tree trunk; thread losses to date; small hole to upper left corner; browning to silk
Sterns Maria: losses to text; staining and running of black text; losses to gold threads near trees; small holes to background; vertical stain to upper right; possible tears to upper section
frames rubbed, scratched, losses
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Sterns Maria: losses to text; staining and running of black text; losses to gold threads near trees; small holes to background; vertical stain to upper right; possible tears to upper section
frames rubbed, scratched, losses
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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