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Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A sailor's ditty box for holding a sailor's valuables (mending needles, thread, pipe tobacco, razor
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

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Mahogany

Antique Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
H 4.5 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in
19th Century English Oak Work Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
multiple internal divisions for storing needles, thread, bobbins and other accessories but now useful for
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oak

Antique 19th Century English Oak Work Table
19th Century English Oak Work Table
H 28.75 in W 18.9 in D 14.57 in
A Treen Sphere Enclosing Needle and Thread Spool
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Treen Sphere Enclosing Needle and Thread Spool A wonderful piece when unscrewed to open it
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

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Olive

'A Fireside Read' and 'Threading the Needle' (Pair)
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on panel Panel size: 10 x 8 inches each Framed size: 13 x 10.5 inches each A signed lower left B signed lower right
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oil, Panel

Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Wall Hanging Unframed Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
tapestry is unframed and unlined (allowing one to see the needle threads on the back). It will make a
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Needle Threader

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Linen, Silk

Antique Silk and French Needle Lace Pillow by Eleganza Italiana
Located in Dallas, TX
of rare 18th century, French needle lace bordered by scalloped 18th century Italian silver trim
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Needle Threader

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Metallic Thread

Late 19th Century English Oak Long Needle Point Bench, circa 1880
Located in Madison, MS
This lovely hand stitched needlepoint stool features elegant light pink, dark pink, and yellow flowers with a light blue background. The ottoman rests on 6 ornate dark stained oak le...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Thread, Oak

Antique 19th Century Regency Rosewood Sewing Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
needles and thread at hand for all your sewing needs. Please confirm item pickup location (Brooklyn or New
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Late 19th Century British Regency Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Hardwood, Rosewood

3 19th century Hand Made Treen Items, Pounce, Plumb Bob, Bodkin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
bodkin, needle case and thread winder in one, a Sycamore plumb bob, and a ponce pot which opened at both
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

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Sycamore

A Foldover Muslin fichu Scarf Chain stitched embroidery- Circa 1800
Located in Toulon, FR
Beauvais stitch and openwork with drawn threads. Elegant embroidery of foliage scrolls charged with large
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1780s French Antique Needle Threader

An Embroidered Cream Gros de Tours Waistcoat period Louis XVI France Circa 1785
Located in Toulon, FR
polychrome silk threads dating from the Louis XVI period. Embroidery with design of tricolored ribbons on the
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1780s French Antique Needle Threader

Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Pine-needle Scene Fabulous as runner on table as shown in close-up image or, as Wall Art as
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Needle Threader

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Silk

Antique Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
H 130 in W 12.75 in D 0.025 in
19th Century Signed H. Fournel Oil on Canvas Titled ‘A Difficult Task’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
delightful painting is of an older gentleman by a window putting thread in a needle while being observed by a
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19th Century European Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

J. H. - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Sewing Lesson
Located in Corsham, GB
watches closely as the little girl delicately tries to thread a needle. This heartwarming scene has the
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Watercolor

Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
compartments. Three are lidded, twelve are perfect for thread reels, and the two in the middle house a needle
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

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Paper

Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
H 11.03 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period
Located in Paris, FR
, a removable rectangular pad supporting two spools of gold thread and finely chiseled with a central
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19th Century French Restauration Antique Needle Threader

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Gold, Silver

Mid-19th Century Palais Royale French Mother-of-Pearl & Ormolu Sewing Etui
Located in London, GB
display case. The skill of sewing with a needle and thread was required in the centuries before the
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Needle Threader

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Gilt Metal

Sewing Table / Column Historism, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
. On top you will find the needle box with a lid, below there is a practical bowl to hold your threads
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Needle Threader

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Beech

Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
the entire surface. The motifs various in detailed use of threads in contrasting colors to create a
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Needle Threader

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Brocade, Silk

Early 19th Century French Charles X Palisander Sewing Box with Lemon Wood Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
pearl needle case, thread separators, and embroidery tool, as well as a crystal and bronze bottle. Each
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Needle Threader

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Crystal, Silver

Palatial Original Antique French Aubusson Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
. Needlepoint work is created on a canvas by looping yarn through the canvas with a needle; Aubusson work
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Needle Threader

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Wool

Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By Mappin & Webb, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
handled tools including a shoehorn, penknife, thread hook, scissors, tweezers, file, needle and pricker
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the
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17th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Iron

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
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H 8.67 in W 20.87 in D 12.6 in
Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
, elaborate patterns, and intricate stitching. Suzani, derived from the Persian word for needle, encompasses
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Late 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Needle Threader

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Silk, Cotton

19th C. Suzani Bukhara Uzbekistan Antique Embroidered Islamic Art Textile Susani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Suzani. Very fine art work embroidered with silk thread in many shades of green were used (sacred color
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Islamic Antique Needle Threader

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Linen

Antique Painted Porcelain Plaque Depicting an Orientalist Beauty, Signed Vienna
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
painted on the beauties dress as if embroidered on with a needle and thread. In her right hand, she holds
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Early 19th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Antique Needle Threader

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Enamel

Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
, above a hinged lid the front with a spring loaded secret drawer opening to a needle or pincushion and
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Needle Threader

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Cut Steel

Bargello Flamestitch Silk Embroidery Florence Spetchley Park Bed Curtains Pair
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
stitches over two threads of graduating numbers of stitches up and down with two rows of long vertical
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1620s Italian Baroque Antique Needle Threader

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Silk

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Workbox Side Occasional Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, thread, needles, etc, and a large compartment below for wool, cloth, etc. It stands on its original brass
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Satinwood

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Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important French Napoleonic ink stand with female sculpture. This hand-crafted and sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Mar...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Needle Threader

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Still Life with Fruits Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Nineteenth century. Still life with fruits. Oil on canvas, 64 x 52 cm. The still life analyzed presents a mixture of floral and fruit elements arranged in a circular order o...
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19th Century Italian Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas

Antique 19th Century Still Life with Fruits Painting Oil on Canvas
19th Century Still Life with Fruits Painting Oil on Canvas
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H 20.48 in W 25.2 in D 1.58 in
Antique English Papier Mâché Inkstand
Located in Port Chester, NY
Antique black papier mâché inkstand ornately hand-painted, with original inkwells, little lidded stamp box and place for pens. Quite good condition.
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

19th Century Victorian Malachite and Ormolu-Mounted Inkwell
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian ormolu and malachite mounted inkwell, circa 1870 in date. The ormolu inkwell has a decorative inset turquoise cabochon gemstone with a chain ...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Malachite, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of wood. In good condition, the tambour door opens smoothly. Made in France, circa 1880-1890.
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Needle Threader

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Wood

Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
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H 7.09 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
Antique Anglo-Indian Rams Horn and Brass Inkwell
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th century Anglo-Indian rams horn inkwell having decorative brass Hindu deities, quill pen supports and ink pot.
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Antique English School Oil on Panel Floral Still Life Painting 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful English School antique oil on panel paintings of a still life, 19th century in date. The oil on panel painting depdicts a beautiful still life of roses, irises, ...
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

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Other

'A Fashionable Young Woman in a Chiffon Ball-Gown', Scandinavian Oil Portrait
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A delicately-observed, three-quarter length oil portrait of a young woman in society, fashionably dressed in a pinch-waisted, embroidered chiffon ball-gown and wearing a gold pendant...
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1860s Naturalistic Antique Needle Threader

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Oil, Canvas

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Neoclassical Style Cast Iron Figural Torchères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th-20th century neoclassical style patinated cast iron figural torchères by A. Durenne, Paris, each representing a figure of a standing young maiden, her...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Needle Threader

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Marble, Iron

Napoleon Bronze Sculpture Desk Inkwell, Signed Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Napoleon Bonaparte bronze desk inkwell, signed Pinedo with foundry mark. Mounted over a Green Alps marble. Antique signed 19th large bronze gold overlay Napoleon ink well.
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1890s French Empire Antique Needle Threader

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Bronze

Large Antique Black Forest Novelty Inkwell, Dog, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A superbly carved figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with great detail and retaining two large glass eyes. The hinged lid opens to reveal an inner ink chamber...
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1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Needle Threader

Large English Papier Mâché Inkwell with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1880 ink well is very large and beautifully decorated. Footed papier mâché base with black lacquer finish, elaborate hand painted gilt details mother of pearl inlay and tw...
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

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Crystal

19th Century Spanish Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Riani
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas portrait of a Spanish aristocratic lady. The painting of a young woman in profile with a dark background dressed in a formal gown with pink roses, signed by the artist ...
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1890s Spanish Aesthetic Movement Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

French 19th Century Framed Floral Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas floral painting from the 19th century, depicting roses. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite oil on canvas painting features a delicat...
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19th Century French Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

19th century French kingwood sewing work table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality french 19th century work table circa 1870. Shaped top surface with chequered pattern in kingwood and tuilpwood, with ormolu edging.  Further mounts to the drawer fronts...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Kingwood

Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning, large, antique French marble and gilt bronze double inkwell. The inkwells’ lids are hinged to the wells and have motifs of swirling leaves with berries culminatin...
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1870s French Louis XIV Antique Needle Threader

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Marble, Bronze

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Threading the Needle (Oil painting by Arturo Moradei)
Located in Ludlow, GB
Arturo Moradei was an Italian 19th Century genre artist who was born in Florence in 1840. There are two of his paintings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one called “Going to Mar...
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Late 19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oil

Early American Needle Point, Framed
Located in Northfield, IL
Wonderful war memorabilia in carved frame
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19th Century American Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Thread, Paper

Antique Early American Needle Point, Framed
Early American Needle Point, Framed
H 22 in W 27.75 in D 1.75 in
Italian Valance
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
and needle painting. Incredible unbleached condition, slight wear to some threads.
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Early 18th Century British Renaissance Antique Needle Threader

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Fabric

Italian Valance
Italian Valance
H 90.56 in W 16.93 in D 0.12 in
Italian Valence
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
and needle painting. Incredible unbleached condition, slight wear to some threads.                  
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17th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Needle Threader

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Tapestry, Textile

Italian Valence
Italian Valence
H 90.56 in W 16.93 in D 0.08 in
Regency Antique Red Leather Brass Bone Sewing Needlework Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
lined interior features various sewing supplies including six thread reels, Bone pricker, needle case
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19th Century British Regency Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Antique Miniature Sewing Compendium, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, needle case and thread winder. The underside of the top section contains a small mirror.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Bone, Mahogany

Museum Quality Victorian (1890-1900) Point de Gaze Lace Blouse
Located in Oradell, NJ
background. Needle lace is a type of lace created using only a needle and thread and scissors to stitch up
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Needle Threader

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
numerous compartments for thread reels, thread winders, thimbles, a needle book and other sewing supplies
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

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Kingwood, Macassar, Tulipwood

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Cabinet
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Cabinet
H 15.75 in W 12 in D 8 in
19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Gothic Sewing Table
Located in Portland, OR
for thread spools and a third has a padded needle/pincushion. There is also a drawer located upon the
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gothic Revival Antique Needle Threader

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Felt, Oak, Rosewood

Antique Coromandel Silver Vanity Dressing Box Mappin & Webb, 19th Century
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
handled tools including a shoehorn, pen knife, thread hook, scissors, tweezers, file, needle and pricker
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Silver, Brass

19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Still Retains Needles/threads And Buttons And Working Lock. Scrolled Lyre Centre Column With Brass
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19th Century Swedish Antique Needle Threader

19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
H 28 in W 20.5 in D 14.25 in
Victorian Silver Chatelaine with 5 Attachments, William Comyns, London Assay
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
bottle, silver button hook and silver needle threaded. The silver cast embossed chain links all have a
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1880s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Sterling Silver

H. Goulger after Nicolaes Maes - 19th Century Oil, Young Girl Threading a Needle
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of Nicolaes Maes' 1657 work 'Young Girl Threading a Needle'. The artist depicts
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oil

Early 19th Century Needle Work Sampler by Ann Gould
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A young girl's hand-done sampler, of silk thread on linen ground. It is decorated in floral
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1780s English George III Antique Needle Threader

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Linen, Silk

Japanese Fine Antique Sewing Tansu, Jam Packed with Old Buttons, Thread, Fabrics
Located in South Burlington, VT
original contents, all manner of sewing notions: buttons, thread, patches, needles, and fabric swatches
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Needle Threader

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Wood

Hassock Needlepoint Tiger Motif Adjustable Piano Stool with Crystal Claw Feet
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
talon claw feet each grasping a clear crystal ball. The seat features a hand-stitched needle point tiger
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Thread, Wood

Antique Polychrome Embroidery on Purple Moire' Pillow by Eleganza Italiana
Located in Dallas, TX
embroidery is bordered with rare 18th c Italian trim handmade with needle using real silver thread. Mounted
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Needle Threader

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Metallic Thread

Antique Sewing Needlework Set in fitted bound book, circa 1840
Located in Toronto, ON
for various size needle storage packages within a separate leather divider, thread winder, scissors
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Early 19th Century Antique Needle Threader

Biscuit Statue
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
with her doll on the side, trying to thread a needle. Measures: Width : 18 cm Height : 28 cm Depth
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1860s European Napoleon III Antique Needle Threader

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Porcelain

Biscuit Statue
Biscuit Statue
H 11.03 in W 7.09 in D 8.27 in
19thc Silk Hand Sewn Needlework In Custom Made Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC HAND SEWN SILK THREAD NEEDLE WORK IN CUSTOM MADE FRAME.THIS WAS PURCHASED IN LONDON MANY
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

Antique 19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
, decorative hand carved and painted legs, open top table show hand painted compartments for threads and
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Lacquer

French 19th Century Carved and Painted Bench or Window Seat
Located in Berlin, DE
. The fabric discoloured, needle work faded, worn and with loose threads.
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Needle Threader

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Fabric, Wood

Antique Art Deco Hand Bag Clutch Petit Point Embroiderie Gilt Metal Blue Paste
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This faboulous clutch bag is made from fine petit point needle work with a kelim ornament executed
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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Needle Threader

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Gilt Metal

English Regency Period Embossed Leather Sewing Box with Drawer and Brass Mounts
Located in Wells, ME
for needlework accessories like threads and needles, as well as scissors and punches. The original
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Needle Threader

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Cowhide

Engraved Boxwood Book Shaped Sundial Antique Time Measuring Instrument 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
a needle lock and complete with a compass card on paper with eight winds and a goniometric circle
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Early 1800s British Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Antique English Dome Top Burl Wood Box with Ornate Brass Hardware and Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
handiwork. Inside, you’d find a needle book with a large range of sizes, along with an assortment of thread
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Crete PG 6893
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
that there are threads existing - drawn into a wave pattern in a mold giving this pattern its distinct
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Needle Threader

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Glass

1920's Ivory-White Filet Crochet Lace & Beaded Silk-Net Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
needle art. The bodice has the most amazing duel silk-straps bare shoulders cut-out sleeves. The
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique Needle Threader

Engraved Boxwood Sundial English Manufacture of the 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
needle lock and complete with a compass card on paper with eight winds and a goniometric circle. The
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1770s British Antique Needle Threader

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Boxwood

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Work Box c.1870
Located in London, GB
, thread, needles, etc, and the lift off lid to the interior well has been beautifully fret carved with
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

Antique Print with Mirrors and Gold Frame Depicting Marshal V.M. D'Estrées 1785
Located in Prato, Tuscany
side and the internal thread are painted with gold in order to create a very bright, particular, and
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Late 18th Century French Other Antique Needle Threader

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Mirror, Wood, Paper

Vintage Embroidered Uzbek Suzani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, vertical or horizontal. almost Dimensions: 31" x 83" Condition: there are some pulled threads
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Early 20th Century Turkish Suzani Antique Needle Threader

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Cotton, Silk

Vintage Embroidered Uzbek Suzani
Vintage Embroidered Uzbek Suzani
H 31 in W 83 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Embroidered Uzbek Suzani Pink and Black
By Artisan House
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, vertical or horizontal. almost Dimensions: 31" x 83" Condition: there are some pulled threads, some
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Early 20th Century Turkish Suzani Antique Needle Threader

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Cotton, Silk

Vintage 1920's Babani Paris Couture Metallic Gold Lame Embroidered Velvet Coat
By Babani
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
style is strikingly modern yet the abundance of hand done embroidered metallic threaded workmanship is a
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1920s French Antique Needle Threader

Pair of Orig. Antique French Gilt "Aubusson" Upholstered Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
is created on a canvas by looping yarn through the canvas with a needle. Aubusson work however uses
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19th Century French Antique Needle Threader

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Giltwood

Pair of Orig. Antique French Gilt "Aubusson" Upholstered Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
is created on a canvas by looping yarn through the canvas with a needle. Aubusson work however uses
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19th Century French Antique Needle Threader

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Giltwood

Collection of Whimsical Antique Wood Tape Measures
Located in Atlanta, GA
painted house with the tape edged to resemble a flag and the roof opening to reveal cotton for needle
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Needle Threader

Breathtaking Orig. Antique French Aubusson Uph. Side/Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
through the canvas with a needle. Aubusson work however uses no canvas. The aubusson piece is actually a
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19th Century French Antique Needle Threader

Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
Located in London, GB
fabulous satinwood inlaid decoration. It has a drawer with compartments for cottons, thread, needles, etc
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1880s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Rosewood

Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 16.93 in
18th C. Antique French Louis XIII "Reclining" Chair w/Aubusson
Located in Chicago, IL
. Needlepoint work is created on a canvas by looping yarn through the canvas with a needle. Aubusson work
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Needle Threader

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Walnut

"The Old Beggar" '1883' American Antique Oil Painting by Frank Penfold
By Frank Crawford Penfold
Located in Shippensburg, PA
building walls, he is completely focused through his thin spectacles as he pulls a needle with thread
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19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Paint

Chinese Silk Mesh and Needle Work Table Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
from a tree is worked in thread on silk mesh sandwiched between two sheets of glass. The panel is
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Needle Threader

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Silk, Wood

Antique Thread Counter, English, Brass, Industrial Instrument, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique thread counter. An English, brass industrial instrument by John Nesbitt of
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Late 19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

Biedermeir Chairs 'set 4 pcs.' Danish Wood with "Needle Point” Seat
Located in Prato, Tuscany
canvas work, a form of counted thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave
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Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Needle Threader

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Wool, Wood

Rare 19th Century Sewing Compendium Etui in Form of Book, English, circa 1830
Located in Toronto, Ontario
bound holders for various size needle storage packages within a separate leather divider, thread winder
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Early 19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

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Leather

Antique Avery Needlecase of Shakespeare's House
By W & T Avery
Located in Baltimore, MD
, perhaps for thread to run through. It is stamped on the base "W. Avery & Son. Redditch 1873." The needle
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1870s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Brass

19th Century Octagonal Lided Pine Storage Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
threads and needles.
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Needle Threader

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Pine

19th Century English Games/Sewing Table
Located in Nantwich, GB
with original fitted interior comprising of several compartments to hold sewing threads, buttons
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1850s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Fabric, Wood

19th Century English Games/Sewing Table
19th Century English Games/Sewing Table
H 29.5 in W 17 in D 17.5 in
Title Unknown, Oil on Linen, 19th Century Portrait, Female in Lace Bonnet
Located in Detroit, MI
stiff, with her hands folded holding a piece of fabric wrapped around long thin needles, with blond hair
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1820s Antique Needle Threader

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Linen, Oil

19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn Sewing Box, Exceptional
Located in Dallas, TX
lidded thread canister. It has to red velvet sections for needles, pins etc. The inside of the lid is
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Needle Threader

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Bone, Horn, Ebony, Sandalwood

19th Century Folk Art Hand-Carved and Painted Wood Sewing Caddy with Bird Motif
Located in Cincinnati, OH
thread and has a larger knob at the front to hold a thimble. The bird's head has been made with an
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Wood

A gold and silk embroidered Fichu or Palatine Fichu Scarf - Europe - Circa 1700
Located in Toulon, FR
. Three to four needle holes, slightly oxidized gauze. On the other hand, flashy gold threads. Excellent
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Early 18th Century Antique Needle Threader

1920's Metallic Embroidered Ivory-White Gauze Cotton Bohemian Peasant Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
garment's simple unstructured style is so modern; the fine metallic threaded black embroidery and detailed
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1920s Hungarian Antique Needle Threader

Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Crete PG 6893 made 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
that there are threads existing - drawn into a wave pattern in a mold giving this pattern its distinct
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Glass

Large Persian Kerman Kashmiri Style Embroidered Linen Pateh or Panel, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
a needle on twill-woven red, orange, or white woollen cloth similar to Kashmir 'raffal'. Embroidery
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Mid-19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Wool, Twill

Antique Chinese Forbidden Stitch Floral Embroidered Evening Bag w Jade and Coral
Located in Portland, OR
thread is wrapped at least twice around the needle. Rumor has been that the forbidden stitch was so
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Needle Threader

Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
set, exists of a box, not marked A needle case not marked, a thread dispenser, marked by Prince
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Wood

A pair of Sanquhar wool knitted gloves near Dumfries dated 1818 - Scotland
Located in Toulon, FR
lot 354 of 21 January 2014. One hole to be repaired on one inch and a few rare tiny needle holes. Good
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1810s Scottish Antique Needle Threader

The Death of Cock Robin
By Richard Doyle
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. Who'll dig his grave? I, said the Owl
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19th Century Victorian Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Oil

The Death of Cock Robin
The Death of Cock Robin
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H 20.25 in W 27 in
Portrait of Sir Richard Bolton, circa 1620
Located in London, GB
techniques developed, collars and ruffs grew increasingly elaborate. The early form of needle lace known as
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Needle Threader

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Antique Needle Threader For Sale on 1stDibs

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