Erna Hiscock & John Shepherd

An exceptional sampler by Elizabeth Smith dated 1814, depicting just about everything, including her farmhouse with a large naturalistic horse, ships and boats under a bridge. Provenance Swamethan collection illustrated Samplers by Susan Mayor & Diana Fowle pl.27. price £2650.

We pride ourselves on trading in the most unusual of items, specialising in Antique samplers, particularly schoolwork from Ackworth, Bristol and Cheltenham. We deal in early Needlework – including tools – from the 17th Century onward, and English pottery from the medieval to contemporary (English Delph, Creamware, Pearlware, Slipware and Staffordshire). We display Folk Art, Decoys and the work of the Pitcairn islanders, early oak carvings, along with country furniture.

We buy only what we love, and sell through by-appointment meetings, have a webpage, and enjoy attending the NEC.

Over our 60 years of experience, we have been proud suppliers of museums, interior decorators, collectors, and of course the trade.

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SARAH WINDSOR 1846 ROUEN FRANCE. We have perhaps seen three samplers, one by Josepha Heath Culston (from Wales) worked in 1823 and this by SARAH WINDSOR Aged 8 years 1846. A very English sampler worked with a central image of an English Windmill. We can at this moment only speculate that they were both worked at the same English School in the French town Rouen. Framed in a maple frame measuring 19 1/2 x 22 inches £750
A group of Documentary Sussex Slipware Pottery. Harvest Barrel dated 1840 £550. Rachel Wiekham’s money box born 1853 from Hurstpierpoint £850 William Bank’s Flask of 1804 he unfortunately drowned off Sandgate in 1811; £1950; Important flask by John Siggery, Herstmonceux Pottery in 1832; for Henry Piddinghoe. £2950.
A wonderful primitive needlework of a shepherd relaxing with his sheep, dated (?) 1813 on the gate. Prov. Josie Carpel Collection. £850
A rare Mid 18th Century German Marriage Box dated 1753 depicting the couple in contemporary dress.
Unusual early 17th Century carved figure depicting Gentleman with his dog, in contemporary dress. Carved without his Saintly Symbols, this would normally be Saint Roch, who, when expelled from his town , was supplied with water by a spring that miraculously arose, and would have died had not a dog belonging to the nobleman Gothard Palastrelli supplied him with biscuits and licked his wounds.. Height 45 cm. Price £450
A wonderful pair of Cockfighting paintings c.1840, in traditional naive “folkart” style along with a jug made for John Porter in 1824. The pictures as a pair £850; jug £785.