PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s | Hindman’s November 19 American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts Auction headlined 64 lots from the estate collection of William and Laura Buck (1928-2023), longtime collectors and philanthropists who had houses in Villa Nova, Penn., and Nantucket, Mass. Earning the highest price of the nearly 275-lot sale was from their collection, a rare needlework sampler made by Rachel Richards in 1792 and attributed to the Ann Marsh school of Philadelphia. The rare and colorful composition — which centered figures in a landscape surrounded by four verse medallions and floral swags — sold for $107,950 including buyer’s premium, a significant advance over its $15/25,000 estimate. Lynda Cain, vice president and head of the department, confirmed it was purchased by a trade buyer bidding on behalf of a client. More works from this sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.