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A sampler from 1821, offered by Hiscock & Shepherd Antiques for £350 at the Antiques in Tents fair.

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We also referred in the piece to the fair held at Enys House as being located near St Ives, which should have read near Falmouth. Apologies.

This sampler shown above, stitched by Sally Beaumont from Leominster in 1821, when she was 17, is bound to attract interest at the Antiques in Tents fair where it will be for sale with Kent-based Hiscock & Shepherd Antiques at £350.