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Lot 534
Antique Stumpwork of a Bullfinch and Strawberries, England
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1825, worked in felt on yellow felt ground, the bullfinch perched on a basket of strawberries next to a sprig of cherries, presented in an oval molded pear frame.

Frame size 11.5 x 9.75 x 2.25

Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

Purchased October 2010 from M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia and accompanied by photocopy of sales receipt.

Some strawberries with loss of red felt surface; some separation of painted yellow paper lining interior sides; not examined out-of-frame.