Lot 15
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A sampler by Eliza Sergent aged 8, dated 1831, finely worked in coloured silks with a central ornamental pheasant perched in a bush above a prayer Have mercy Lord on us..., flanked by two butterflies and bunches of grapes, all within a wide floral border--22½ x 20½, mounted on board, unframed
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A sampler by Eliza Sergent aged 8, dated 1831, finely worked in coloured silks with a central ornamental pheasant perched in a bush above a prayer Have mercy Lord on us..., flanked by two butterflies and bunches of grapes, all within a wide floral border--22½ x 20½, mounted on board, unframed

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A sampler by Eliza Sergent aged 8, dated 1831, finely worked in coloured silks with a central ornamental pheasant perched in a bush above a prayer Have mercy Lord on us..., flanked by two butterflies and bunches of grapes, all within a wide floral border--22½ x 20½, mounted on board, unframed
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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Eliza Sergent was the daughter of John and Hannah Firth Sargent. She was christened on 17th June 1827 at Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ancoats, Lancashire.

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