GERMAN SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.worked by Maria König, Breslau, 1830. Vertical rectangle in shape; with numerous alphabet rows, over a flowering urn flanked by a dog on a cushion and sheep and goats; signed lower right. Worked in blue, green, pink and yellow silk threads on a linen ground - 31 in. x 13 3/4 in. Estimate $800-1,200