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Click here to subscribeTwo hard back books the first entitled "Hints on Light and Shadow Composition, Etc", illustrated by Samuel Prout FSA, printed by James Rimell & Son of London, 1876, the second book entitled "An Encyclopaedia of Textiles from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the 19th Century", with an introduction by Ernest Flemming, printed by Ernest Benn Limited, London, with numerous colour and monochrome illustrations
An Yves St. Laurent for the 'Rive Gauche' label mustard slub silk 'A' line dress with short sleeves, front opening and black and mustard toned buttons, size 34, together with a 'Bamboo Label' silk gauze tabori resist lady's short jacket with all over stylized floral motifs and applied machine lace and satin appliqué, size L, and a group of late 19th/early 20th Century kid long gloves and other textiles.
SYLVIA GROVES: THE HISTORY OF NEEDLEWORK TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES, 1968, orig cl, d/w + ANNE BUCK: DRESS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND, 1979, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + MARGUIRITE FAWDRY AND DEBORAH BROWN: THE BOOK OF SAMPLERS, 1980, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, d/w + VIVIEN GREENE: ENGLISH DOLLS' HOUSES, 1979, 4to, orig cl, d/w + CHARLOTTE SAMUELS: ART DECO TEXTILES, 2003, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, d/w + JOHN W WATERER: LEATHER IN LIFE ART AND INDUSTRY, 1946, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl gt (6)
A Ziegler carpet, Arak (Sultanabad, north west Persia), late nineteenth/early twentieth century, plain indigo field with ivory and saffron vine bands issuing plants and plant spandrels below 218 x 165 inches (554 x 419 cm.). Provenance: European and Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles, Sotheby's London Wednesday 24th April 1991 lot 252.
A linen chasuble, circa 1600, embroidered in floss silks with an orphrey showing the crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene among black floss silk flowers, a fiddle back chasuble fragment and another brocade chasuble, both 19th Century, a late 18th century purse and a collection of textiles.
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE COSTUME AND TEXTILES including a "Mandarin's" hat with a blue glass finial and a plaited pigtail attached to the back, various robes, sleeve pieces, a wooden bead necklace and two "court" necklaces composed of green and pink beads with "jade" panels (some elements missing) (a collection)
Box including a 19th Century White Cotton Embroidered Christening Gown and Cream Silk Bonnet; white linen dragon embroidered and drawn thread work cloth (given to the family of the vendors in 1910 as a wedding gift from Chinese friends); gold embroidered cream shawl; framed circular embroidery; various textiles etc
Suitcase including 19th Century Cotton Under Skirts; 19th century patchwork coverlet; Victorian black silk skirt; cotton striped jacket labelled 'Jacques Heim, Mayfair, London'; Gucci cream canvas handbag; glove case; decorative textiles; scarves; lace edgings; embroidery; length of eastern metallic fabric; silk embroidered wall hanging of a crane; crewel work wall hanging decorated with floral motifs (qty)
Two Eastern Metallic Thread Shawls; black silk shawl; large black shawl; lace embroidered jacket; four 1940's and later evening and day dresses; circa 1940's fur coat, muffs and other items; gents evening suits, tails, box and suitcase including dress shirts, pair of black leather shoes with black bow; textiles etc
Three hardback volumes, comprising "Hints on Light and Shadow, Composition, etc, as applicable to landscape painting" illustrated with examples by Samuel Prout, new edition, London 1876, also "The Art of The Plasterer" by George P Bankart, London 1908 and "An Encyclopedia of Textiles From The Earliest Times to the Beginning of The 19th Century", with a multitude of colour and black and white illustrations, Ernest Benn Ltd, London (3).
Textiles Palliser (Mrs Bury), History of Lace, 1865, cloth (re-backed with backstrip laid on); Wright (Thomas), The Romance of the Lace Pillow ..., 1924, 2 vols., cloth; Moody (A. Penderel), Devon Pillow Lace, 1908, cloth; Jackson (F. Nevill), A History of Hand-Made Lace, nd., [c1900], decorative cloth; with a quantity of others (qty)
Three Labani Banjara chaklas, one worked in coloured wools in geometric patterns, the edges applied with half- cowrie shalls, 40cm x 40cm, and a choli. See Embroidery from India and Pakistan, Sheila Paine, Fabric Folios, British Museum Press, 2001 p. 45-46, 52-53. Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 144-145
An embroidered and applique door toran from Saurashtra, predominantly in reds and oranges, mid-20th century, 70cm x 131cm. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 76-77. Embroidery from India and Pakistan, Sheila Paine, Fabric Folios, British Museum Press, 2001 p. 22
An embroidered Ganesh sthapana, or ritual hanging, 82cm x 68cm, an embroidered mat with horses, 54cm x 97cm, and a pot support for head, all from Saurashtra, a pair of embroidered door decorations, and an embroidered door surround, from Kutch and Saurashtra, mid-20th century. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 43, 66, 77
Five lengths of peach-ground printed Kalamkari fabric from Masulipatnam, A Pradesh, c. 1980s, three lengths of Sindhi skirt block print fabric, mid-20th century, two Kalamkari block printed bed spreads (one single, one double) and a length of Kalamkari fabric from Andra Pradesh. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 47-48. Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 58
Two silk bandhini Kutchi Memon chadors from Sindh/Kutch, early/mid-20th century. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 48, 53. Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 46
Four embroidered bodice fronts and two complete shirts, from Sindh, Kutch and Gujerat, early-late 20th century, a tie-dye wool shawl, a white wool shawl, and a black shawl with embroidered borders from Gujerat, Sindh, and Kashmir. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 33. Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 72
A quilted patchwork dowry bag, 47cm x 82cm, a block printed cotton kunjia, or tidy, a chicken-printed chakla, and a Mirpurkas cover, all from Sindh, Rajasthan, two bandhini tie-dye dopattas from Rajasthan, early/mid-20th century, and two embroidered ghagra or skirt pieces from Saurashtra See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 20, 31
An applique rilli kakkar from Sindh with zig-zag edging and printed ajrak in kakkar design on cotton verso early/mid-20th century, 212cm x 148cm. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 61-3
Three bandhini Kutchi Memon chadors from Sindh/Kutch, early/mid-20th century. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 48, 53. Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 46
Two wedding pillow covers from Kaghan/Swat valleys, mid-20th century, a length of block printed fabric, and two square pieces for floor cushions from Sindh. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 134
Two embroidered shirt fronts or gaj from Sindh and Balochistan, mid-20th century, the first embroidered and applied with shisha and applique, 95cm long, the second 93cm long. See Embroidery from India and Pakistan, Sheila Paine, Fabric Folios, British Museum Press, 2001 pp.70-71. Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 59
Two Hindu women's gaj, or shirts from Thano Bula Kahn, Sindh, each worked in applique with shisha, embroidery and sequins, 96cm long and 88cm long. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 59. Amulets: A World of Secret Powers, Charms and Magic, Sheila Paine, Thames and Hudson, 2004, p. 139
A dowry cloth from Umarkot, Mirpurkhas, embroidered with a geometric design and a stylised image of a figure and aeroplane, with beaded tassels upon the corners, mid-20th century, 86cm x 85cm See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 19
A woven cotton chador or shawl with silk borders from Swat/Kaghan valleys, early/mid-20th century, of two joined sections 116cm x 462cm, a woven cotton chaddor with silk borders from Swat valley, early/mid-20th century, of two joined sections 96cm x 245cm, and a woven chador from Waziristan, early/mid-20th century, of two joined sections 165cm x 270cm. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 119
Two Jogi rillis, or quilts from Sindh, the first embroidered in coloured silks on a black ground in a pattern of decorated 'lines', 146cm x 194cm, the second similarly embroidered upon a red ground, both mid-late 20th century. See Traditional Indian Textiles, John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, Thames and Hudson, London 1991, p. 98
Two children's waistcoats from Indus Kohistan, the first embroidered upon a black ground and applied with beads, button and coins, 36cm long, the second similarly embroidered and applied, though clacking coins, 30cm long, and four embroidery strips, all mid/late-20th century. See Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan, Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill, Merrel Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1977, p. 124