A Celebration of Textiles

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A Celebration of Textiles

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A framed needlework, metal thread and silk appliqué cushion cover Late 16th century, Italia...: A framed needlework, metal thread and silk appliqué cushion cover Late 16th century, Italian or possibly Spanish Centred by an armorial, within a wreath of layered leaves and flowerheads, and

Starts Feb 16

0001: A framed needlework, metal thread and silk appliqué cushion cover Late 16th century, Italia...

Est. £800-£1,200

£800

An 18th century silk and metal thread embroidered silk appliqué panel Possibly originally a...: An 18th century silk and metal thread embroidered silk appliqué panel Possibly originally a cushion cover With applied silk decoration of a quartet of urns each with flowers and scrolling

Starts Feb 16

0002: An 18th century silk and metal thread embroidered silk appliqué panel Possibly originally a...

Est. £800-£1,200

£800

A wall sconce with early 18th century needlework 45cm x 37cm: A wall sconce with early 18th century needlework Of re-entrant angle form, the needlework centred with elaborate grape vine and foliage, flanked by a beast and a unicorn, the border broken by

Starts Feb 16

0003: A wall sconce with early 18th century needlework 45cm x 37cm

Est. £600-£800

£600

A pilaster hanging of crimson silk damask Italian or French, mid-18th century: A pilaster hanging of crimson silk damask Italian or French, mid-18th century Designed with bold flower blooms scrolls, shells and blossom, the upper portion of four figures within tongues of

Starts Feb 16

0004: A pilaster hanging of crimson silk damask Italian or French, mid-18th century

Est. £600-£800

£600

A Greek Islands silk-embroidered linen panel Epirus or Ionian Islands, 18th Century: A Greek Islands silk-embroidered linen panel Epirus or Ionian Islands, 18th Century rectangular, the natural ground embroidered in polychrome silks with mounted figures interspersed by tulips,

Starts Feb 16

0005: A Greek Islands silk-embroidered linen panel Epirus or Ionian Islands, 18th Century

Est. £1,200-£1,500

£1,000

An early 18th century English length of hand-painted silk 250cm x 77cm approx: An early 18th century English length of hand-painted silk The rose silk with elaborate painted floral and foliate decoration, 250cm x 77cm approx For further information on this lot please visit

Starts Feb 16

0006: An early 18th century English length of hand-painted silk 250cm x 77cm approx

Est. £1,500-£2,000

£1,500

A bolt of late 19th/early 20th century dark teal milliners silk velvet 200cm long, 40cm wide approx: A bolt of late 19th/early 20th century dark teal milliners silk velvet 200cm long, 40cm wide approx For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this

Starts Feb 16

0007: A bolt of late 19th/early 20th century dark teal milliners silk velvet 200cm long, 40cm wide approx

Est. £500-£800

£500

A quilted mushroom taffeta petticoat America, 1840s: A quilted mushroom taffeta petticoat America, 1840s Taupe silk petticoat quilted in feather & sawtooth motif, lined in burnt sienna glazed cotton 81cm wide, 97cm long For further information on this

Starts Feb 16

0008: A quilted mushroom taffeta petticoat America, 1840s

Est. £500-£800

£500

A gilt-thread embroidered velvet Queen Amalia dress, jacket and two hats Greece, early 20th Cent...: A gilt-thread embroidered velvet Queen Amalia dress, jacket and two hats Greece, early 20th Century pleated dress (kavadi) with cotton lining overlaid with silk lamé with repeat flowerhead

Starts Feb 16

0009: A gilt-thread embroidered velvet Queen Amalia dress, jacket and two hats Greece, early 20th Cent...

Est. £800-£1,200

£600

Two woven silk robes (chapan) Central Asia, 19th/ 20th Century: Two woven silk robes (chapan) Central Asia, 19th/ 20th Century the first of polychrome ikat, with cotton lining; the second of red silk, woven with vertical stripes, embroidered geometric trim,

Starts Feb 16

0010: Two woven silk robes (chapan) Central Asia, 19th/ 20th Century

Est. £500-£700

£300

A group of Turkoman embroidered garments Central Asia, 20th Century (22): A group of Turkoman embroidered garments Central Asia, 20th Century comprising two pairs of trousers, eighteen waistcoat pattern pieces, and two trapezoidal coverlets, each embroidered in

Starts Feb 16

0011: A group of Turkoman embroidered garments Central Asia, 20th Century (22)

Est. £500-£700

£300

A Kashgai Horse cover South-West Persia, 186cm x 86cm: A Kashgai Horse cover South-West Persia, 186cm x 86cm Footnotes: Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or

Starts Feb 16

0012: A Kashgai Horse cover South-West Persia, 186cm x 86cm

Est. £150-£250

£10

A Safavid embroidered cotton panel Caucasus, 17th/ 18th Century: A Safavid embroidered cotton panel Caucasus, 17th/ 18th Century of square form, the natural linen ground embroidered in polychrome with a central panel containing five lobed cartouches overlaid with

Starts Feb 16

0013: A Safavid embroidered cotton panel Caucasus, 17th/ 18th Century

Est. £1,200-£1,500

£200

A silk embroidered linen panel Caucasus, probably Azerbaijan, late 18th Century: A silk embroidered linen panel Caucasus, probably Azerbaijan, late 18th Century of square form, decorated in polychrome silks with a central panel containing a repeat geometric design incorporating

Starts Feb 16

0014: A silk embroidered linen panel Caucasus, probably Azerbaijan, late 18th Century

Est. £1,000-£2,000

£1,000

Four Qajar embroidered wool tree of life panels (pateh) Kirman, Persia, 19th Century (4): Four Qajar embroidered wool tree of life panels (pateh) Kirman, Persia, 19th Century each of rectangular form, the orange wool ground embroidered in polychrome wools with central panels containing

Starts Feb 16

0015: Four Qajar embroidered wool tree of life panels (pateh) Kirman, Persia, 19th Century (4)

Est. £1,500-£2,000

£1,500

A rare Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered linen tablecloth Turkey, early 18th Century: A rare Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered linen tablecloth Turkey, early 18th Century of circular form, the natural linen ground embroidered in metal thread and polychrome silks with a

Starts Feb 16

0016: A rare Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered linen tablecloth Turkey, early 18th Century

Est. £4,000-£6,000

£4,000

A pair of Qajar metal-thread embroidered velvet mounted Qur'an boxes Persia, 19th Century (2): A pair of Qajar metal-thread embroidered velvet mounted Qur'an boxes Persia, 19th Century each of rectangular form with hinged lids, clad in red velvet embroidered in metal and polychrome threads

Starts Feb 16

0017: A pair of Qajar metal-thread embroidered velvet mounted Qur'an boxes Persia, 19th Century (2)

Est. £500-£700

£500

A Bukhara silk embroidered linen panel (nim suzani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century: A Bukhara silk embroidered linen panel (nim suzani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century of rectangular form, the natural linen ground embroidered in polychrome silks with a repeat design of floral sprays and

Starts Feb 16

0018: A Bukhara silk embroidered linen panel (nim suzani) Uzbekistan, 19th Century

Est. £3,000-£5,000

£3,000

A woven silk Ikat panel Central Asia, 19th Century: A woven silk Ikat panel Central Asia, 19th Century of rectangular form, woven in polychrome silks with a repeat design of large stylised flowerheads on a ground of floral motifs, backed and mounted

Starts Feb 16

0019: A woven silk Ikat panel Central Asia, 19th Century

Est. £800-£1,200

£800

An embroidered wool panel (suzani) Central Asia, second half of 20th Century: An embroidered wool panel (suzani) Central Asia, second half of 20th Century of rectangular form, the red wool ground embroidered in polychrome with large flower heads and floral interlace, applied

Starts Feb 16

0020: An embroidered wool panel (suzani) Central Asia, second half of 20th Century

Est. £500-£700

£300

An Ikat silk velvet mihrab panel Yazd, Persia, dated AH 1351/ AD 1932-3: An Ikat silk velvet mihrab panel Yazd, Persia, dated AH 1351/ AD 1932-3 of rectangular form woven in polychrome silks with three cypress trees within arches, the tips of the trees flanked by

Starts Feb 16

0021: An Ikat silk velvet mihrab panel Yazd, Persia, dated AH 1351/ AD 1932-3

Est. £500-£700

£400

An Ikat silk velvet panel Yazd, Persia, 19th/ 20th Century: An Ikat silk velvet panel Yazd, Persia, 19th/ 20th Century of rectangular form woven in polychrome silks, with central panel containing a repeat design of flower filled cartouches, the borders with

Starts Feb 16

0022: An Ikat silk velvet panel Yazd, Persia, 19th/ 20th Century

Est. £500-£700

£400

A Kashan figural carpet Kashan, Persia, circa 1900: A Kashan figural carpet Kashan, Persia, circa 1900 of rectangular form, the cotton warp knotted in polychrome wools with a central panel containing a lady surrounded by attendants reading in a

Starts Feb 16

0023: A Kashan figural carpet Kashan, Persia, circa 1900

Est. £500-£700

£300

Delhi School - trades A pair of watercolours depicting a handloom weaver, and a rope maker, both...: Delhi School - trades A pair of watercolours depicting a handloom weaver, and a rope maker, both depicted at work with the instruments of their trades, pen and watercolour, on paper, captioned in

Starts Feb 16

0024: Delhi School - trades A pair of watercolours depicting a handloom weaver, and a rope maker, both...

Est. £1,000-£1,500

£900

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