itemprop=description content=TWO 18th century samplers, sewn by the sister of Robert Burns, are set to go on auction next month.
TWO 18th century samplers, sewn by the sister of Scots poet Robert Burns, are set to go on auction next month.
They have previously been included in a 1911 exhibition in Glasgow, which had an emphasis on Scottish history and culture. Both samplers still retain their original exhibition labels to the back, and are expected to fetch a modest price – the more expensive of the two still being valued at under £500.The largest sampler, estimated at £200-400, measures 43 x 20.5 cm and the other, estimated at £100-200, measures 19 x 19.5 cm, and they come to auction from a direct descendant of the Rev George MacNaughton.
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