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Click here to subscribeSIAN TUCKER (BRITISH, B. 1958) UNTITLED Signed, acrylic 106cm x 92cm Note: After gaining a BA Hons in textiles at the Middlesex Polytechnic, Sian went on to do an MA in printed textiles at the Royal College of Art. After leaving in 1982 she established her own studio and has worked consistently for private, public and corporate clients, embracing almost all aspects of surface design and decoration. She has designed for the Conran Stores including the carrier bag for the Conran Shop. She has also produced an ongoing range of babyboard books for Orchard Books. She has designed knitwear for Stifanel, has a large banner in the Victoria and Albert Textile Collection at the Victoria and Albert museum.
An interesting mixed lot of mainly 19th century textiles, to include a pair of Turkish towels with embroidered decoration to the edge, a Syrian silk sash and cloth, a Greek garment border with silk embroidery, a Chinese brocade silk patchwork, a Japanese obi and further Eastern textiles (qty).
A dowry wedding bag (unstitched) for the purpose of containing dowry textiles, pre 1970, Bhopa Rabari shepherding caste, embroidered overall with elephants, cuckoos, parrots and lotus, and with mirror detail; together with an interesting collection of further Indian textiles to include a Phulakiya Ludaki (women's festival veil, circa 1960, a hand woven odhni (women's marriage veil) with mirror decoration, a marriage veil and grooms scarf both mid 20th century, and an early 20th century skirt panel from the nomadic Banni tribe (qty).
Johns Mathews, ARR Oil on canvas, 86 x 86cm Born in 1962. Studied at Calicut University and later at the MS University in Baroda where he received a BFA and MFA in Fine Art. Became involved in the activities of the Radical Painters and Sculptors association. Has worked in Delhi as a designer for hand painted textiles and as a set designer for a theatre in Reunion island in 2000. Has had several solo shows in India and Greece and participated in the Artists Camp at SK Pottakad Cultural Centre, in Koshikode in 2005 and in the ACK Raja memorial Painters Workshop in Kottakal, Malapuran, Kerala in 2007. His works are in the collection of the SK Pottakad Cultural Centre and in a private collections in India and Greece. Lives and works in Kerala, India.
Two Studio Pottery Vases, by Lucinda McFerran, turquoise glaze, incised monogram, 60cm and 46cm Lucinda McFerran graduated from Bath Spa University College in 1995 with a B.A. in 3D design (ceramics). Inspired by carnivorous plants. Hand built vessels, built up gradually using a series of rolled out coils and strips of impressed clay, to which designs are added. Her designs are inspired by an interest in North and East African woven textiles.
An interesting mixed lot of textiles dating mainly from the 19th century to include an Egyptian marriage shawl with interwoven pieces of 'silver', net lace, lace, tapestries, painted unframed pictures of children on silk, a beaded and gilt applique, all contained within a blue leather hat box with gilt initials 'M.G', (qty).
A 1920's polychrome floral printed silk shawl with knotted and tasseled border, together with a collection of mixed textiles to include two other silk shawls, 19th century gentlemen's white cotton shirts and a cream wool waistcoat, wool work chair covers, a lace panel with beaded tassels, etc, (qty).
A quantity of assorted textiles dating from the from the late 18th century to include a cream silk embroidered pillow case, a hand worked textile the ivory coloured ground with repeating stylised motif worked in coloured silks and gilt thread and with a gilt thread border; together with a hand-embroidered silk Ottoman worked in pinks, greens, purple and orange, with central embroidered field surrounded by a similar border and further textiles, (qty).
A collection of various textiles, to include a Chinese embroidered silk panel, worked with a stork, butterfly and floral design upon a duck egg blue ground, a tapestry cushion with girl and parrot; together with further embroidered and printed textile fragments and panels and a collection if lace and crochet work, (qty).
A quantity of Indian textiles mainly 20th century to include a set of gilt thread embroidered pieces upon brown cotton, with heavily decorated edging and repeating square motif to the centre section; together with embroidered coverlets, the front panel from a robe and further European textiles, (qty).