A GROUP OF SIX SILK CIVIL RANK BADGESLATE QING DYNASTY (6) Late Qing dynasty Comprising a 'Crane' badge (first rank) embroidered with silver- and gold-wrapped threads, framed and glazed; a 'Silver Pheasant' badge...
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Sixteen Mainly Silver Mounted ThreadedGlass Match Strikers and a Holder, early 20th century largest height 3.1 in — 8 cm...
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3 18TH C. EUROPEAN SAMPLERS INCL. SIGNED1stitem: Band sampler, likely British, appears to be wool on linen, featuring alphabets in various stitches interspersed with bands of geometric patterns and dated 1748 on 4th...
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PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE BRONZE, MARBLECANDELABRAA pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze and rouge griotte marble four light candelabra late 19th century height 18in (46cm); diameter 8 1/4in (21cm)Provenance: Property...
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A CHINESE SILK AND GILT COUCHED THREADFORBIDDEN STITCH... FORBIDDEN STITCH EMBROIDERY LADY'S FESTIVAL COLLAR, LATE QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), a theme of abundance and blessing, the lady's short collar with moth...
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AN ANTIQUE JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRIESTSILK BROCADE KESA R... SILK BROCADE KESA ROBE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and conforming border centering a row of lozenge reserves of four flower cornered stylized...
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A LONG JAPANESE GILT BULLION AND SILVERSILK THREAD WOV... SILK THREAD WOVEN AUBERGINE CEREMONIAL MARU OBI SASH, POSSIBLY TAISHO PERIOD (1912-1927), of extremely long rectangular form and woven with repeating bands...
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AN ANTIQUE FRENCH MAUVE SILK GROUNDDAMASK TEXTILE, TOU... DAMASK TEXTILE, TOURS REGION, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, composed of seven panels with undulating rows of continuous contrasted blossoming leafy...
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A SPANISH CRIMSON SILK VELVET APPLIQUÉON GOLD BROCADE ... ON GOLD BROCADE HANGING PANEL, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and centering repetitive bands of scrolling strapwork cartouches enclosing...
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AN INDO-PERSIAN SILVER THREAD EMBROIDEREDPATCHWORK SIL... PATCHWORK SILK TEXTILE FRAGMENT, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, fine gold and silver threads woven with turquoise blue, amethyst purple, orange, and white silk threads...
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A GROUP OF EIGHT NAPOLEONIC AND OTHERASSORTED DESKTOP ... ASSORTED DESKTOP OBJECTS, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, comprising a burled walnut pipe carved as the bust of Napoleon and mounted with faux horn stemmed mouthpiece,...
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VIBRANT TIAHUANACO TEXTILE SASH - JAGUARMASKS**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A lovely textile sash fragment comprised of tightly-woven camelid...
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VIVID NAZCA PROLIFEROUS TEXTILE W/ SUPERNATURALBEINGSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, Early Intermediate period, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A proliferous slit tapestry textile woven from camelid wool wefts (alpaca or...
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CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED TEXTILE, QINGDYNASTY, NOW MOUNTED AS A PILLOW 14 X 11 IN. (35.56 X 27.94 CM.) DYNASTY, NOW MOUNTED AS A PILLOW, the rectangular form embroidered in counted stitches and couched gold threads...
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SPANISH OR ITALIAN SEQUIN MOUNTED GILTMETALLIC THREAD COUCHED MONSTRANCE PANEL, 18TH-19TH CENTURY, FRAME: 21 X 16 1/4 IN. (53.34 X 41.28 CM.)Spanish or Italian Sequin Mounted Gilt Metallic Thread Couched Monstrance...
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PAIR OF SèVRES-TYPE ORMOLU MOUNTEDALLEGORICAL COVERED URNS EARLY 20TH CENTURYPair of Sèvres-Type Ormolu Mounted Allegorical Covered Urns, Early 20th Century Each a three-part amphora-form with acanthus and...
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PAIR OF EARLY 19TH C. SAMPLERS BY MASSACHUSETTSSISTERS, BOTH STICH-SIGNED AND USING BLUE, WHITE, GREY, AND BLACK THREAD, ONE MARKED...Pair of early 19th C. samplers by Massachusetts sisters, both stich-signed and using...
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CHINESE SILVER AND GOLD THREAD EMBROIDERY,LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, FOUR DRAGONS AND THE FLAMING PEARL, 7 1/2" X 28 1/2", MOUNTED IN A WOOD FRAME BEHIND GLASS.Chinese Silver and Gold Thread Embroidery, Late 19th/Early...
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RARE ENGLISH GEORGE II STERLING SILVERMOUNTED COCONUT CUP BY PETER, ANN, AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON 1799, WITH MAKERS MARKS ON THE RIM AND HALLMARKED UNDERSIDE, THE PEDESTAL BASE WITH A CIRCULAR FOOT THREADED...
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QING IMPERIAL SILK DRAGON PANEL Finelywoven Chinese silk panel depicting quadrantal dragons with golden thread weave encompassing a center floral medallion, the surrounding field with bats among billowing clouds...
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ASIAN: THREE MATCHING CARVED HARDSTONEBONSAI TREES, CHINESE, 20TH C., GLASS FLOWERS WIRED ALONGSIDE CARVED AGATE LEAVES, WIRE WRAPPED IN THREAD, NATURALIZED TRUNK, MOUNTED IN FIXED GRAVEL IN CELADON GLAZED CERAMIC...
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ASIAN: EMBROIDERED ANTIQUE COLLAR ANDORNAMENT, CHINESE, 19TH/ EARLY 20TH C., SILK WITH GOLD METALLIC THREAD ACCENTS, VARIOUS MOTIFS INCLUDING TWIN KOI FISH, BUTTERFLY, FLORAL AND FIGURES, MOUNTED AND FRAMED UNDER...
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ASIAN:THAI TRAPUNTO NEEDLEWORK, 20THC., FRAMED, METALLIC THREAD AND SEQUINS ON DARK WOVEN CLOTH GROUND ALONG WITH AREAS OF LINEN TYPE MATERIAL, DEPICTS SEVEN FIGURES, POSSIBLY A WEDDING PARADE, WITH COUPLE ASTRIDE...
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IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SILK BROCADE'DRAGON' THRONE CUSHION COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD ??? ??????????????????finely embroidered with a front-facing, five-clawed gilt dragon worked in satin stitch and...
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GERMAN/SCANDINAVIAN FORM FLAX HATCHELca.1800-1840; European form hatchel with round flax working head on geometric form carved and paint decorated bench mounting board with fishtail cut ends, two large circular...
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Theodore Holliday 11th Ohio CavalryTintype Plus Knife & Sheath Bow-Case & Quiver Taken from Sioux Indian Theodore Holliday was 18 years old when he enlisted in the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on June 22 1863...
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Antique Italian Chalice Cover17th centurymounted chalice cover cruciform blue velvet with a Madonna applique scrolling leaf motif in gold and silver metal thread four gold metal thread panels trellis pattern fringed...
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Antique Italian Chalice Cover17th centurycruciform the central panel depicting two angels flanking the Christ child all hand worked in silver and gold thread with sequins the outer panels of gold thread with gold...
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TWO TAPESTRY PANELS. Asian late 19th-early20th century silk. Both on metallic thread couched background and depicting figures attired in shades of blue. Mounted on carved rails. 22''h. 65''w. 21''h. 22''w. ...
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Three military accoutrements: sabretache,leather with metallic thread mounts, border with braided metallic acorns surrounding brass American eagle, 12 in. (excluding three straps), leather brittle and stuck in place...
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Three pairs hand wrought iron hinges:one pair horseshoe style, 26-1/2 in.; one pair with split wrought mounts, threaded mounting bolts, approximately 13-1/4 x 14 in.; one pair with thin straps, approximately...
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Pair art glass lamps: globes with frostedcut to clear floral decoration above central iridescent art glass post with thread decorated surface, cast metal mounts with silvered surfaces, top tier hung with prisms,...
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Two Asian robes: Chinese Manchu woman'sinformal silk robe fragment, late 19th century, mounted in Plexiglas frame measuring 40-3/4 x 30-3/8 x 3 in., back of robe only, stitched and glued to backing ; Japanese kimono,...
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Italian Altar Panellikely 17th centuryrectangular central panel with applique scene of the entombment of Christ hand-embroidered in silver and gold threads and with painted details on a velvet blue background...
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An Indian metal thread bullion workbanner late 19th / early 20th century decorated with a lion amid flowers and trailing leaves inscribed 'PARKASHWATI' on a deep crimson ground the reverse with a deer and sanskrit...
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THREE TAPESTRY PANELS. Asian late19th-early 20th century silk. Heavy silk threads on background on long loose stitches. Five figures on soft peach background. Said to be depicting ''Fairies crossing the...
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