Hello all, and happy Mother's day,
9 original models by Nostalgic Needle (Sharon Cohen) are up for auction on
ebay. The 2 lowest starting prices are $19.00 and the highest starting price is
for the Stumpwork Mirror Surround at $2,900.00.
The piece is featured on the cover of the Winter 2007 Sampler & Antique
Needlework Magazine. This intensive work of stumpwork was stitched in the
manner
of 17th Century English Stumpwork Mirror Surrounds and was accomplished by
Sharon over a period of many years and features hundreds of thousands of
stitches,
every one worked with great care and love. The embroidery is framed in a
lovely gold toned wooden frame and has a mirror in the center in the traditions
of old.
This special piece is a one of a kind embroidery by the artist and will
feature documentation to the buyer's wishes to this effect. The finished
project
measures 14 1/2" x 15 1/2" framed.
Sharon Cohen has dozens of embroideries in private and public collections and
this is her "masterwork" of the art of raised embroidery and she will never
produce another one like it.
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