Circa 1750 English Spitalfields Silk Brocade Cover. The two outer panels brocaded in coloured silks and silver metal thread with floral sprays. The central panel brocaded in and unusual design featuring large bells. Finshed with silver metallic trim and lace. Sturdy 18th century hessian backing. Good antique condition for great age and type. General signs
An Italian Wall Hanging / Cover. Large Impressive Baroque Work of Art. Finely embroidered in coloured silks with an overall design of tulips, carnations, daffodils, roses and chrysanthemums. Within golden foliage scrolls and curled leaves on a magenta silk ground with a darker colour silk cartouch towards the centre. Dating from late 18th century. Made
Here’s an extraordinary antique French (possibly English) Bouquet embroidery tapestry that is simply mind-blowing! The details and colors are like nothing else! It dates to the 18th Century or early 19th. It was clearly framed at some point are both ends have folds. Simply gorgeous and highly framable in a museum! It measures 32 x
A period ladies drawstring work bag reticule, sadly just the one half of the bag. It is so decorative being laden with faded grandeur, we simply could not resist its charm. It is also SOOO beautifully framed, that we wanted to offer you the opportunity to own this ancient textile treasure. It is a show
Two 18th century Baroque panels. Cream silk ground brocaded with pretty silver metallic flowers. Elaborate gold metallic embroidered stumpwork flowers. Antique’as found’ condition for reference or re working. General wear commensurate with great age. Loose missing threads, areas of wear to ground silk. SIZE each panel 24 inches long x 8.5 inches wide narrowing to
An 18th Century English Gown. Fine quality lemon gold silk. Has at sometime in the past been taken apart. The bodice separated from the skirt. I have roughly pinned the pieces of the skirt to the bodice to give an idea of how it could look. The bodice has been worn a little more than
An Italian Wall Hanging / Cover. Large Impressive Baroque Work of Art. Finely embroidered in coloured silks with an overall design of tulips, carnations, daffodils, roses and chrysanthemums. Within golden foliage scrolls and curled leaves on a magenta silk ground with a darker colour silk cartouch towards the centre. Dating from late 18th century. Made
You are viewing an attractive example of embroidery. I’m offering a lovely yaglk” Origin : Turkey. Example from the :18th c. Colourway of the fabric : ecru It is a hand loomed fine linen (dulbent) fabric. The hand embroidery is on both ends, silk and silver-gilt tinsel on thin linen; The embroidery technique counted stitches
Exquisite Antique Embroidered Panel. Dating from 18th century. The silk ground is made up from individual 18th century silk brocade panels neatly sewn together rather like a patchwork. Decorated with the most elaborate and opulent Gold and Silver metallic embroidery. Finished with a Gold Metallic lace trim which of high metallic content and is French.
Fine silk needlework mourning picture in memory of Polly Fuller who died March 22, 1796 at four years of age. Worked in shades of gold, beige, and brown silk threads on a cream silk ground with watercolor additions. 16 ¾ x 16 ¾ inches, sight. Fuller died March 22 1796 Age 4. Sleep on sweet