Antique Borders

Crafted in Portuguese crown-standard silver, the chamberstick is worked in repoussé and chased decoration and finished with a geometric border. The quadrangular tray centers a small ...

The construction is enlivened by a pale blue painted ground with darker blue linear decoration, including bordered seat rails, painted collars and small diamond-form motifs to the fr...

A dark brown patina, with warmer bronze tones along the raised edges, defines the figure and molded borders. The rounded rectangular base provides a stable footprint.

The central field is framed by a grand geometric lattice border with repeating diamond motifs and intricate outer guard bands, characteristic of authentic Gendje textile art.

The composition is defined by a striking contrast between the expansive, subtly textured camel field and the deep indigo border. The main border features beautifully rendered floral ...

Floral guard borders provide successive layers of ornament, establishing an architectural frame while preserving the composition's graceful flow.

Encasing the composition is an iconic Samovar turtle vine scroll border, among the most coveted frames in antique Persian weaving.

Framing the entire composition is a stately tribal border rendered on a deep navy blue ground, pulsing with life.

Numerous narrow guard borders with delicate floral and geometric details add further depth and refinement to the overall design.

Encasing this field is a beautifully articulated border of scrolling acanthus leaves, floral garlands, and classical Rococo-inspired motifs.

Its design enjoys an elaborate, flowing floral and vine pattern—a complex, all-over garden scheme—woven across the entire field and borders. The core design centers on a gracefully s...

The well is plain and unembellished, encompassed with a plain elevated border. The plain cylindrical capital retains the original detachable hallmarked sconce ornamented with a pl...

The surface of this Victorian salver is embellished with a vacant inverted octofoil shaped cartouche to the centre, encompassed with a bright cut engraved floral motif decorated bord...

Across the five pieces, the birds, flowers, and ornamental borders create a unified and exceptionally decorative display.

Segmented faux-bamboo moldings define the corners and upper and lower borders, giving the piece an architectural framework while reinforcing its strong naturalistic character.

Additional geometric diaper borders, floral medallions, brocade patterns and repeated ornamental reserves create a highly layered visual effect.

Retaining a decorative border, with areas of historic restoration and later replacement, the tapestry has the softly muted surface and tonal variation associated with its age.

Top surface with short gallery border to back and sides, also provides a platform for display or further storage. 

Jug height 5.0cm Saucers bear 800 silver hallmark & are elegantly fashioned with a shaped, scalloped rim and gently fluted border, enriched with subtle moulded contours that l...

The central decoration features a dense floral bouquet, framed by a border of lambrequins and scrolling foliate motifs.

The surrounding millegrain decorated frame is ornamented with twenty pavé set diamonds to the inner border and twenty-five diamonds to the scrolling shaped outer border, in a combina...

An Art Deco diamond and onyx line bracelet, featuring segments of prong-set diamonds, alternating with channel-set, french-cut onyx, with millegrain borders and engraved sides, in pl...

A repeating ornamental border encircles the foot. The composition makes full use of the vase’s curved form: the dragon cannot be seen all at once, inviting the viewer to turn the pie...

This luminous field is framed by a traditional corrosive brown outer plain border typical of pre-1800 authentic examples. Executed in a soft, coarsely knotted pile structure with sev...

The painting, dating to approximately 1920, features a tranquil body of water bordered by trees, with a soft, diffused light creating a sense of depth and mood.

The rectangular top is painted in a soft cream with a sage green border and stylised foliate motifs to each corner, while the moulded edge and carved details are picked out with silv...

A series of finely drawn borders frames the composition, featuring floral guard bands and a principal border with repeating botanical motifs.

A single 19th century English red lacquered papier mache wine coaster with a scalloped rim, decorated in gilt with three figures in a garden by a pagoda and willow, inside a gilt rop...

The carpet features a grand golden circular medallion encircled by overflowing floral garlands and a monumental gadrooned border, evoking the palatial elegance of Second Empire salons.

Triple floral meander guard borders provide a lyrical cadence, guiding the eye while reinforcing the structure of the composition.

The ensemble is enclosed by a classic Herati border—an iconic pattern often interpreted as fish circling a central blossom, symbolizing abundance and the flow of life—flanked by a se...

It features a large central flower within a round bead border. While lightly weathered, the handcrafted details of the plaque remain intact, making a beautiful decorative feature o...

Circular brooch adorned with a pietra dura (hardstone marquetry) medallion depicting a bird in flight against a pale background, framed by a black onyx border. The bird motif is craf...

Sprays of cobalt flowers rise over an ochre ground from a lower band of scrolling blue foliage, green panels and white-reserved palmettes, with a dotted border and a pale-blue band a...

Names such as Natolie, Caramanie, Erzerom, Diarbekir, Alep, Jerusalem, Bagdad ou Babilone and Balsora sit beside Kerbela and Meschat Ali, and the island of Cyprus appears with Famago...

A pencilled date of 1754 appears above the upper border, and the map is coloured by hand in yellow, pink and blue.

The interplay between the pale gold ground and the navy border highlights the sophisticated use of limited color palettes common in Peking weaving, contrasting sharply with the later...

The exterior is entirely decorated with delicate silver filigree, arranged in a highly symmetrical composition of scrolling foliage, arabesque motifs, oval medallions, geometric bord...

Woven during a period of significant cultural transition, this piece originates from the region of Caucasus near the Turkmen border, reflecting the complex movement of nomadic groups.

The mustard pot features a gadrooned beaded border with chased repoussé decoration and is designed in the Neoclassical style.

The mustard pot is of plain cylindrical form with corded borders, a scroll handle and a hinged flip-top cover with thumb piece.

ㅤ The pendant is designed with symmetrical interwinding wirework alongside stylised decorative motifs and a gadrooned beaded border. ㅤ The centre is collet-set with an oval faceted a...

Additional decorative elements include black-tipped cranes, geometric borders and abundant flowering peonies, creating a densely ornamented surface typical of high-impact Japanese ex...

The entirety of the piece is enclosed within a complementary, multi-tiered border; making this rug an excellent fit for a variety of interiors.

Along the bottom, a broad hand chased ormolu border is worked with repeating leaves and floral motifs.

Fine line inlay further defines the border and adds to the refined appearance of the table.

Wear and oxidation to the mirrored border and metal elements. Age-related marks to the glass and backing.

Victorian Colombian emerald and diamond cluster ring, the emerald cut centre stone framed by a scalloped border of old European cut diamonds, in silver settings over a 9KT gold shank.

The distinct shield-shaped front bearing the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle, framed by a textured gold border and topped by the Imperial Russian crown. The back border inscribe...

Dimensions Measurements: 17.5 x 6 cm Specifications - Retailer: Fortnum & Mason, London Period: Antique Exterior: Grey and cream mottled covering, gilt line border Interior: Cr...

The white porcelain provides a luminous background for the detailed painting, allowing the subtle shading and fine outlines to stand out. A soft peach border frames the interior, en...

The box is adorned with hand-carved floral rosettes arranged in circular medallions across the front and lid, complemented by geometric chip-carved borders that showcase traditional ...

Highly meticulous inner borders and multiple guard bands introduce additional layers of botanical meanders, lending rhythm and definition to the overall design.

This vintage wood carved storage wall box brings an Arts and Crafts sensibility to any interior, its front panel adorned with intricately hand-carved floral and geometric motifs set ...

Triple floral meander guard borders establish successive layers of decoration, lending depth and ceremonial elegance to the design.

The silk fibers, luminous and supple, reflect light like water across the surface, giving the rug a living, breathing presence that transforms any space it inhabits into a sanctuary....

French patinated bronze tazzas, the shallow circular bowls with beaded rims over egg-and-dart borders, flanked by winged swan-form handles, each raised on a turned socle over a squar...

The upper edge is finished with an attractive serpentine border, lending movement and refinement to the overall form.

The upper edge is embellished with an applied wavy rim in contrasting citrine-coloured glass, believed to contain uranium, creating a striking decorative border around the vessel. Fu...

The perimeter is finished with an elaborate gadrooned and rope-twist border, adding texture and definition to the composition while reinforcing its sophisticated Neoclassical influen...