Historic Textiles & Antiques, 20th Century Studio Pottery

* Bed Linen. An early 18th century pillowcase, 1710, large pillowcase of fine linen, with drawn threadwork and insertions of hand-made lace, indis...

* Chinese Clothing. A collection relating to Reverend William Chalmers Burns (1815-1868), comprising: William Burns' own full-length blue cotton c...

* Chinese Embroidery. A large embroidered silk panel presented to British Sacerdote Qi Rong by his Chinese disciples at Guangzhou Tongzhi Academy ...

* Chinese Embroidery. A long length of embroidered silk, early 20th century, finely hand-embroidered in silk threads in shades of green, pink, blu...

* Clothing. A Quaker gentleman's wool suit, circa 1780, hand-stitched brown wool two-piece suit, with some historic moth damage, comprising: a fro...

* Clothing. A collection of mid-later 20th century clothing, comprising: a gold full-length evening dress with high neck, balloon sleeves, and seq...

* Clothing. A 19th century Elizabethan-style theatrical costume or fancy dress outfit, comprising a doublet, trunk hose, cape, and flat cap, all o...

* Clothing. A black velvet opera coat, circa 1920s, black velvet short coat, with long sleeves and neck tie, bust 98 cm, sleeves 66 cm, length 90....

* Clothing. A cocked hat belonging to Charles Wykeham Martin of Leeds Castle (1801-1870), black beaver bicorn hat, embellished with a large bow of...

* Clothing. A collection of ladies' shoes and half boots, early to later 19th century, comprising: 3 pairs of cream silk evening or wedding slippe...

* Clothing. A gentleman's embroidered silk waistcoat, late 18th century, hand-stitched cream silk waistcoat finely embroidered to front panels in ...

* Clothing. A green and gold silk waistcoat, 18th century, hand-stitched waistcoat of gold and olive green narrow stripes, with matching buttons a...

* Clothing. A lady's day dress, circa 1850s, hand-sewn lady's gown of cotton patterned with wide and narrow stripes in a green and brown marbled e...

* Clothing. A pair of early-mid 19th century ladies' riding boots, by Stone of Brighton, black leather, back of low heels with spur box, each boot...

* Clothing. A pair of ceremonial gauntlet gloves believed to belong to the King's Champion, British, before 1728, hand-stitched buff leather glove...

* Clothing. A pair of gentleman's shoes, European, mid 17th century, hand-stitched reversed grained leather, with blunt square toes, original latc...

* Clothing. A pair of gentlemen's slippers, probably Italian, early-mid 18th century, a pair of hand-made slippers of crimson velvet, with pointed...

* Clothing. A pair of shoes belonging to Robert, 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1707-1793), hand-stitched white kid leather, with front fastenings f...

* Clothing. A pair of wooden pattens, probably 18th century, hand-carved wooden overshoes, with small heel, pointed toe cap, and embossed leather ...

* Clothing. A rare blue sprang sash, probably Hungarian or Turkish, circa 1620, long sash of blue fine silk, worked in the sprang technique, proba...

* Clothing. A rare pair of sleeve plumpers, circa 1830, two sleeve puffs of fine cotton lawn, filled with swansdown, with flap to sit on shoulders...

* Clothing. A Regency muslin dress, circa 1805, hand-stitched white muslin fall-front gown, with red printed pattern of stylised foliate sprigs, s...

* Clothing. A silk christening gown, Steinmann & Co., Piccadilly, London, circa 1900, hand and machine-stitched cream silk baby gown, with tucked ...

* Clothing. A silk taffeta two-piece gown, circa 1865, black-chequered emerald green silk, with machine and hand-stitching, comprising a long-slee...

* Clothing. A two-piece satin wedding gown, circa 1840s, a hand-stitched cream heavy satin two-piece wedding dress, the boned bodice with deep v-s...

* Clothing. A two-piece walking or croquet dress, circa 1860, white twilled cotton two-piece, machine-stitched, comprising a fitted jacket with 1....

* Clothing. A Victorian General Officer's Uniform, comprising: a scarlet melton cloth tunic with black facings and heavy bullion embroidered colla...

* Clothing. An Egyptian-style Assuit blouse, circa 1920s, cream net woven with hammered white metal pieces forming geometric vertical bands, with ...

* Clothing. An Egyptian-style Assuit dress, circa 1920s, sleeveless black net dress woven with hammered white metal pieces forming diamond pattern...

* Clothing. An embroidered jacket, possibly North African/Ottoman, early 20th century, hand-stitched jacket of gold brocade, with woven pattern of...

* Clothing. Ceremonial uniform in tin trunk belonging to E.J. Boothby, 1911, consisting of: a black wool tailcoat, with standing collar, decorativ...

* Clothing. Shoes and a tricorn hat belonging to Charles Wykeham Martin of Leeds (1801-1870), hand-stitched black grained leather shoes, rubbed (w...

* Crichton-Stuart (John Patrick, 3rd Marquis of Bute, 1847-1900). Court dress in tin trunk, comprising: a black wool tailcoat by Meyer & Mortimer,...

* Embroidered Panel. An Arts & Crafts ecclesiastical panel, circa 1870s, expertly worked in polychrome silk threads, using long and short stitch, ...

* Embroidered Panel. Scenes from the Life of Christ, probably Swiss or South German, early 17th century, needlework panel finely worked in silk an...

* Embroidered Picture. A miniature oval picture of a beggar, circa 1790, his arm outstretched begging to a family by a cottage, the background wit...

* Embroidered Picture. A woolwork embroidery of a child picking flowers, circa 1810, worked in coloured wools on silk, in shades of blue, brown, g...

* Embroidered Picture. Princess Iseult with the shield of Sir Tristram of Lyonesse, after Harry Theaker (1873-1954), circa 1925, appliqué and embr...

Fabric. A small collection of early fragments, 16th-17th century & later, 13 pieces of voided velvet, brocade, and damask, variously patterned, in...

Fabric. A small collection of early fragments, 18th-19th century, 13 pieces of brocade or damask, with various floral patterns, in a variety of co...

* Figurine. A clothed articulated male mannequin, probably Continental, late 18th century, carved wooden figure with limbs articulated at shoulder...

Greece. A collection of Greek island embroidered items, 18th-19th century, comprising: a blouse-front and pair of sleeves similar, both of fine se...

Handkerchief. Carte de la France et de ses Colonies, Rouen: Manufacture de E. Renault (fl. 1860-1890), printed in red and black on fine cream line...

* Handkerchief. The Royal Chain or Family Link, 1850s, cotton handkerchief printed in black on a red ground, with portrait medallions of Queen Vic...

* Hats. A collection of hats and bonnets, early 19th-20th century, 27 women's and gentlemen's hats, including: a 'two hellos' straw bonnet from Au...

* Huari. Pre-Columbian textile fragment, Peru, embroidered in polychrome threads on a canvas ground, depicting geometrical symbols, slightly faded...

* Lace bobbins. A large collection of lace-making bobbins, 19th-20th century, together 300+ hand-carved or turned bobbins, comprising approximatel...

* Lace. A cloth of needlepoint lace, Italy, circa 1700, chequerboard cloth of linen needle lace, composed of large and smaller squares alternating...

* Lace. A polychrome embroidered cutwork border, probably Italian, 17th century, white linen, with arabesque decoration incorporating flowers and ...

* Lace. A substantial collection of British and Continental lace, 18th-early 20th century, a large and varied collection of lace, both hand and ma...

* Lace. Brussels lace veil, and bonnet veil, belonging to Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920, Empress of the French), cream lace veil of Brussels needl...

* Piper (John, 1903-1992). Aldeburgh Scarf, screen-printed silk scarf, depicting Snape Maltings Concert Hall in white on an apple green ground, ha...

* Sewing. A duck egg sewing etui, French, circa 1818, the real duck eggshell case with yellow metal hinged mount, opening to reveal miniature sewi...

* Shawl. A large Kashmir shawl, early 19th century, rectangular cream fine wool shawl, short ends woven with wide border of botehs and fleurons, i...

* Shawl. A large woven crinoline shawl, circa 1860s, woven shawl with wide border of interlocking botehs and ogee niches, palmettes, and other mot...

* Shawl. A large woven crinoline shawl, circa 1860s, woven shawl patterned with botehs, arabesques, palmettes, and other motifs, in predominantly ...

* Shawls. A large crinoline shawl, mid 19th century, woven soft wool shawl, with all-over pattern of botehs, palmettes, and other motifs, in muted...

* Sleigh (Bernard). A Map of Fairyland, Rosebank Fabrics, 1930s, a pair of nursery curtains and a portion of matching fabric, printed in polycrome...

* Tapestry. A verdure tapestry of a country house, probably French, circa 1680-1720, woven in polychrome wools (faded), depicting a vista through ...

* Toile de Jouy. A large and impressive collection, French, 18th-mid 19th century, 25 items of Toile de Jouy fabric, comprising large and small pi...