Antique Borders

Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring to delineate political borders and territories, using subtle yet precise hues for each region.

The fabrics are Turkey red calicoes and chrome yellow shirtings, with a unique chrome 4-sided yellow diamond border. The quilting is also impressive. Fine diagonal crosshatch quilti...

This elegant antique French tapestry, woven circa 1890, features an elongated floral and fruit border beautifully set against a rich brown ground.

Particularly noteworthy is the expressive border treatment, where layered bands of blush, olive, blue, and brown frame the central field with remarkable depth.

Four late 18th / early 19th century antique Delft style border tiles, each handpainted with a blue and white cartouche with birds, a peacock and a figure to the centre.

This traditional handwoven Caucasian rug has an ivory field with patterned polychrome palmettes medallions enclosed in a royal blue border with alternating angled geometry and polych...

This antique 4x6 hooked rug, circa 1920–1929, features delicate floral medallions and garland borders rendered in soft pastel tones. Its refined palette and balanced visual juxtaposi...

The map outlines the major countries of the time in hand-colored borders, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and others.

Outer ivory border of chained diamonds. All wool, medium weave.

Description: Silver paddle with grate and friezes on the edge, raised handle and resting on three engraved feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 168.91 gr...

The base has an acorn and oak leaf design that consists of tiny tick marks, with a scalloped border around the edge. The interior is gilt, with an ornate floral and scrolled foliate ...

Early-20th Century Wooden Tray With Metal Openwork Border An octagonal wooden tray with a metal openwork border adorned with floral motifs.

Shorthose & Heath English Creamware Basin, Yellow Wave Border, Georgian, Large Hanley, Staffordshire, circa 1795–1815 At seventeen inches across, this creamware basin makes the cas...

Hallmarked in London in 1900 by William Hutton & Sons, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, features a shared and pierced gallery style border, and two cut ...

Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Shade and Library Base Table Lamp In perfect original condition which is extremely rare for a 115 yr old lamp.

Thousand Pyramids quilt with a wonderful border of Lily of the Field ( a pattern not often seen).

A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze plate with decorative border By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Each me...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze bowl with decorative border By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 9"W x ...

With the picture frame border, which appeared in van der Aa's 'Nouvelle Theatre Du Monde', published in 1713.

This northern Indian city carpet shows a wine red field in an all-over rounded palmette, rosette and short "gooseneck" forked arabesque design, perfectly balanced in all directions, ...

A 19th century French Porquier Beau Quimper faience plate with fisherman scene. Foliate border with Brittany coat of arms. Good details. Small chips to glaze on back rim.

On the Design: This collectible piece enjoys layered geometric borders in bright colors against rich brown and dark blue tones.

French Victorian oval shaped Aubusson cushion with green border & beige background with floral design.  

Our hand-woven tapestry borders would make fantastic textile art for any wall in the house.

PAIR of maroon velvet narrow drapes with metallic thread border (PRICED AS PAIR).

Tiffany Studios A 'Curtain Border' leaded glass and bronze chandelier, circa 1910 Measures: 24 in. (61 cm.) diameter stamped Tiffany Studios Provenance Christie's New York Lo...

Worcester Porcelain Dish Design with Turquoise Border, Gold Decor, 1910 This original chromolithograph illustrates a Worcester porcelain dish design distinguished by its refined tur...

These embroidered borders are very rare ! Use them wherever You want: on dress. curtain tieback, cushion ..etc.

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze bowl with decorative border By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 9"W x ...

This Regency style table is made of very fine materials with mahogany and triple banded with Rosewood. It is 64” in diameter standing on a single turned pedestal with four reeded Dow...

These vibrant hues are layered into intricate borders that create a remarkable sense of movement and depth.

The ebonized Coromandel trumeau and the triple-stalk gilt bamboo border form an exquisite frame to the mirror.

This expansive, sky-like core offers a brilliant study in tonal minimalism, framed gracefully by layered inner borders of warm beige and soft sand. Highly sought-after by discerning ...

Antique Khotan Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, Floral Borders, 1920. Keivan Woven Arts / rug MP-1610-157652 , country of origin / type: Turkistan / Khotan, circa 1920.

The palette is beautifully modulated, combining warm rose, camel, and brown tones with cool blue accents that bring lively contrast. A classic Shirvan border system frames the compo...

Antique Royal Vienna Fraurueth Porcelain Portrait Plate with Gilt Border "Einseidler v. Koninch" C1890 Measures - 1"h x 9.75"diam

This piece’s design is made up of two center columns each with five compartments with geometric floral motifs all enclosed within a zig-zag border that contains 6 alternating shrub m...

The mount consists of twisted wire latticework that wraps around the scarab to create a fancy border. “Faience", also known as Egyptian Paste, is the oldest form of non-clay glazed c...

Circa 1880 Elegant hand-painted brown decoration with refined gilt borders A substantial 78-piece dinner service dating to around 1880, distinguished by its restrained brown painted...

The antique gilt-on-wood frame has a molded floral border on the outer edge, shiney gold in the middle and another design on the inner edge.

The Classic "Turkey red" field of this western Turkish workshop carpet displays an attractive open version of the Persian "Avshan" pattern with ragged rosette/palmettes, tilted ovals...

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We added a bone suede border to this beautiful Sumba Hinggi ikat on one side.

A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze shallow bowl or plate with decorative border By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th ...

It combines a timeless chain pattern with an uncommon, decorative zigzag border, something rarely seen in traditional Irish Chain designs.

This antique 3x4 hooked rug, circa 1920–1929, features an elegant floral bouquet medallion framed by vivid red roses and leafy borders. Its soft palette and decorative visual juxtapo...

Equally striking is the dramatic border of scrolling leaves that frames the visual juxtaposition.

The mahogany cabinet is accented with a black and white harlequin stringing border. The entire cabinet has been finely hand-painted in a variety of Neoclassical motifs.

Framing the visual juxtaposition is a scrolling vine border punctuated by delicate floral accents, introducing a gentle rhythm that balances the liveliness of the central field.

Herend (Hungary, founded 1826), circa 1916. "Queen Victoria dined on it, and Princess Diana delighted to it in her annual Christmas stocking. Now it’s time to savor a special Herend...

Crisp impression with vibrant original hand-coloring outlining the cantonal borders. Minor toning and light foxing in the margins consistent with age.

The ram’s head motif and laurel wreath border show the manufactory’s interest in adapting classical forms into porcelain decoration.

The product is a 19th century French Louis XV giltwood mirror with etched border panels. This mirror exudes elegance and sophistication with its mirrored frame finish and intricate b...

Middle Ages Decorative Ornament – Rich Romanesque Borders & Motifs, c.1869 Plate XL from L'Ornement Polychrome features a vibrant compilation of Romanesque-style decorative elements...

The kilims known as ‘Bessarabian’ were woven in the Russian regions of Ukraine and Moldavia. Intended to satisfy the demands of the local aristocracy, who had developed a taste for c...

Medieval Floral Borders – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate L, c.1869 This richly detailed chromolithograph from Plate L of L'Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet presents a cap...

Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1871 by Mackay & Chisholm, this wonderful, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, is Baroque in style, featuring engraved decoration to the centre wi...

Beijing “Pagoda” carpet, circa 1925 Border decorated with floral and animal motifs as well as butterflies.

Greek-Roman Ornament Print – Classical Decorative Motifs & Borders, c.1869 This vibrant chromolithograph presents a magnificent collection of Greco-Roman decorative motifs, drawing ...

The central motif is composed of a close sequence of five stepped lozenges with white hooked contours, and is framed by an unusually wide border embellished by polychrome hooked moti...