This is some real Antiques Roadshow stuff here. The NY Times reports that a needlework sampler crafted by a New Jersey schoolgirl named Mary Antrim in 1807 has sold at auction for $1.07 million dollars. The piece sold at Sotheby’s in New York on Sunday, and features a farm scene on linen… it was estimated to go for a mere $120,000. So why did it go for so much more than that? [ more › ]
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$1 Million Paid For NJ Girl’s Needlework Piece