Lot Essay
For a similar grouping of velvet fruit see Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Sandy and Julie Palley,18 January, 2002, lot 909
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AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF STUFFED VELVET PIN CUSHIONS
American, late 19th century
Comprising: large red and yellow strawberry with black pins; another large red and yellow strawberry; a large red and yellow peach; a medium yellow and red peach; a bright flame red and yellow tomato; a large orange and yellow peach with stem; a large flame red, orange, and yellow carrot; two small cotton strawberries and a yellow and red butterfly
10½in. the longest (11)
American, late 19th century
Comprising: large red and yellow strawberry with black pins; another large red and yellow strawberry; a large red and yellow peach; a medium yellow and red peach; a bright flame red and yellow tomato; a large orange and yellow peach with stem; a large flame red, orange, and yellow carrot; two small cotton strawberries and a yellow and red butterfly
10½in. the longest (11)