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Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860
Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860

Travelling Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Edmund Nye c1860

By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Travelling Tunbridge ware writing slope Edmund Nye c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic within keyline...

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Glove Box with Floral Mosaic c1870
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box with Floral Mosaic c1870

Tunbridge Ware Glove Box with Floral Mosaic c1870

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge Ware Glove box with floral mosaic Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells Decoration : Dome topped with central woolwork floral mosaic and foliate...

Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with a Double Decker Ship of the Line, ca 1850, depicting a larboard side view of a square-rigged double decker warship under standing rigging, ...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870
Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

By Henry Hollamby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

The side panels of the base have a berlin woolwork floral band within keylines. Size : 20.8cmx11.6cmx12.7cm Condition : No missing tesserae, minimal wear - a little lifting and disc...

Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860
Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

To the side panels of the lid is a geometric design within keylines; to the side panels of the body is Berlin woolwork banding with keylines. Four bun feet. The two compartments' lid...

Category

1860s British Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Triple Decker Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850, depicting a starboard side view of a majestic square-rigged triple decker warship under ...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

American Applique Picture of a Basket of Strawberries
American Applique Picture of a Basket of Strawberries

American Applique Picture of a Basket of Strawberries

Located in Downingtown, PA

Similar examples of sentimental woolwork can be found in major institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM).

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Felt

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box Featuring Eridge Castle c1850
Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box Featuring Eridge Castle c1850

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box Featuring Eridge Castle c1850

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Geometric border also within keylines. Berlin woolwork floral frieze to the side panels. Internally there is a lift-away tray with ring holders, this is velvet lined with polychrome ...

Category

1850s British Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885
Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885

Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885

Located in Nantucket, MA

I would suggest that this is quite likely a rare American woolie. The woolwork remains in quite good condition, with very strong and bright colors.

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads
AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads

AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

This colorful period woolwork picture depicts the steaming vessel near "South Sydney Heads" with its prominent lighthouse, with a man working the signal tower flag.

Category

1880s Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool, Dye

Late 19th C Large Wool Work Picture Taken from John Constable's Painting C1900
Late 19th C Large Wool Work Picture Taken from John Constable's Painting C1900

Late 19th C Large Wool Work Picture Taken from John Constable's Painting C1900

Located in Central England, GB

A Late 19th C Large Wool Work Picture Taken From John Constable's Painting This brilliant large scale hand-stitched woolwork tapestry framed panel is taken from the famous oil pai...

Category

19th Century English Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Liverpool Woolwork

Liverpool Woolwork

Located in London, GB

A mid 19th Century Woodwork pictures of a ship 'Liverpool'. The three masted ship depicted in coloured wool with flags flying and full rigging with applied brands for pulleys, moored...

Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Maple framed woolwork picture ships design
Maple framed woolwork picture ships design

Maple framed woolwork picture ships design

Located in Woking, GB

Woolwork ships design Maple framed woolwork picture depicting a three decker man-o-war and a two-funnelled.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Woolwork floral spray with beading highlights
Woolwork floral spray with beading highlights

Woolwork floral spray with beading highlights

Located in East Geelong, VIC

This very attractive framed woolwork features a central floral spray with the large flowers done with beads of white, grey, brown, black and clear, on a buff coloured ground.

Category

Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Unusual 19th Century Woolwork Picture, circa 1870
Unusual 19th Century Woolwork Picture, circa 1870

Unusual 19th Century Woolwork Picture, circa 1870

Located in West Sussex, GB

Woolwork pictures were invariably worked by members of the armed forces. more particularly marine woolwork pictures were generally worked by sailors.

Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Soldiers' Work Woolwork Picture, English, 19th Century

Soldiers' Work Woolwork Picture, English, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A soldier made woolwork picture depicting an abundant arrangement of flowers in an urn, embellished with beads, dried seed heads and flowers.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Woolwork

A Victorian giltwood framed bead and woolwork relief.
A Victorian giltwood framed bead and woolwork relief.

A Victorian giltwood framed bead and woolwork relief.

Located in New York, NY

A large Victorian bead and woolwork of two parrots in relief amidst foliage, in a gilt frame.

Category

19th Century English Antique Woolwork

French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, Late 19th Century
French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, Late 19th Century

French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, Late 19th Century

Located in Glen Ellyn, IL

Custom pillow cut from a French woolwork tapestry. Made in Paris, circa late 1800s.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Woolwork Picture of Bray Church, England, circa 1850
Woolwork Picture of Bray Church, England, circa 1850

Woolwork Picture of Bray Church, England, circa 1850

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A large and very handsome needlework picture, this is entitled “Bray Church Nr. Maidenhead Berks” and the subject is the wonderful, famed medieval church built in 1293. Located in Be...

Category

1850s English Country Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Antique French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, circa Late 19th Century
Antique French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, circa Late 19th Century

Antique French Hand-Loomed Woolwork Pillow, circa Late 19th Century

Located in Glen Ellyn, IL

Custom pillow cut from an antique French hand loomed woolwork tapestry that was made in Paris. The fragment is edged with an imported gimp and faced with cream silk.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

19th Century Fine Tapestry Firescreen in a Carved Walnut Fram
19th Century Fine Tapestry Firescreen in a Carved Walnut Fram

19th Century Fine Tapestry Firescreen in a Carved Walnut Fram

Located in London, GB

A fine Walnut framed fire screen with woolwork Tapestry screen. Early 19th century. The carved framed enclosing a panel handworked with flowers and foliage.

Category

19th Century English Antique Woolwork

Materials

Tapestry

A George III parcel-gilt-white painted daybed, attributed to Ince and Mayhew.
A George III parcel-gilt-white painted daybed, attributed to Ince and Mayhew.

A George III parcel-gilt-white painted daybed, attributed to Ince and Mayhew.

Located in Avington, Hampshire

A George III parcel-gilt-white painted daybed, attributed to Ince and Mayhew. Covered with a woolwork embroidery signed MA and dated 1934

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Woolwork

Carved Standing Easel
Carved Standing Easel

Carved Standing Easel

Unavailable|$850

Carved Standing Easel

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This presents a painting, or any framed piece, very well. The woolwork picture of bray church in England used in the second image is a separate listing if you are interested.

Category

1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Woolwork

Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art
Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art

Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art

Located in Palm City, FL

An exceptionally well made woolwork, often referred to as a woolie, of an early British steam merchant ship assisted by sails on four masts.

Category

19th Century British Antique Woolwork

British Royal Coat of  Arms Admiral of the Red Nautical  Woolie
British Royal Coat of  Arms Admiral of the Red Nautical  Woolie

British Royal Coat of Arms Admiral of the Red Nautical Woolie

Located in Palm City, FL

PRESENTED is a beautifully executed woolwork, which frequently is referred to as a woolly.

Category

19th Century English Antique Woolwork

Materials

Gold

English 19th Century Woolwork
English 19th Century Woolwork

English 19th Century Woolwork

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine example of an English sailor's woolwork picture depicting a fully dressed ship with an elaborate array of signal flags as well as the Union Jack.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Woolie, Woolwork Flower Arrangement
Woolie, Woolwork Flower Arrangement

Woolie, Woolwork Flower Arrangement

Located in Nantucket, MA

Woolwork picture of a floral still-life depicting a plethora of multicolored flowers in a woven basket with brown ground.

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Sailors Woolwork with Fort
Sailors Woolwork with Fort

Sailors Woolwork with Fort

Located in Nantucket, MA

Woolie of a fort with a small catboat and two standing figures in the foreground,with trees and a mountainside in the background. Vivid with a good contrast and strong blue water....

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool, Mahogany

English Cat Woolwork, circa 1840
English Cat Woolwork, circa 1840

English Cat Woolwork, circa 1840

Located in Downingtown, PA

Longhaired gray and white cat woolwork, circa 1840. The unusual and rare woolwork in lovely grays and browns depicts a long-haired gray and white cat crouched on all fours sitti...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Sailor's Woolwork with Trapunto Sails

Sailor's Woolwork with Trapunto Sails

Located in Downingtown, PA

The woolie depicts a port side view of a three-masted ship square-rigged with trapunto sails. The ship sails on a choppy sea against a cloudy sky.   

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Woolwork

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails, Circa 1875 The sailor's woolwork depicts a starboard view of a three-masted British Royal Navy Vessel flying the White Ensign with a ...

Category

1870s Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork, circa 1865-75
British Sailor's Woolwork, circa 1865-75

British Sailor's Woolwork, circa 1865-75

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor's woolwork, Circa 1865-75 The small British sailor's woolie or woolwork depicts a starboard-side view of a British ship flying the Red Ensign with a long red Banne...

Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

American Sailor's Woolwork of Small Size
American Sailor's Woolwork of Small Size

American Sailor's Woolwork of Small Size

Located in Downingtown, PA

Small American Sailor's woolwork, Circa 1865-75 The American Sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a portside view of a fully rigged ship under full sail.

Category

1870s Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston
British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston

British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston, Circa 1870 The charming and unusual sailor's woolwork, known as woolies, is within a maple frame, and depicts a portside view of a thr...

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Berlin Woolwork Cats and Monkey Embroidery
Berlin Woolwork Cats and Monkey Embroidery

Berlin Woolwork Cats and Monkey Embroidery

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

English Berlin woolwork cats and monkey embroidery. The embroidery is worked in wool, with bead detailing, on canvas ground.

Category

1880s English Other Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wood

British Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue
British Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue

British Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue, Circa 1865-75. The rare sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a real life incident.

Category

1860s English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork of a Thames Barge

Sailor's Woolwork of a Thames Barge

Located in Downingtown, PA

This woolwork is so striking with its large ship with dramatic and unusual colours. .The woolie depicts the port side view of a Thames Barge with the ship towing a small boat off th...

Category

19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool, Linen

Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork
Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork

Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie, The Gwen, Circa 1875 The small British sailor's woolie depicts a starboard view of the brigantine Gwen sailing on a calm blue sea and flying...

Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork, the Sailor's Farewell
British Sailor's Woolwork, the Sailor's Farewell

British Sailor's Woolwork, the Sailor's Farewell

Located in Downingtown, PA

British sailor's woolwork of The Sailor's Farewell, Circa 1865.

Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Sailors Woolwork of the Ship "Renaldo"
Sailors Woolwork of the Ship "Renaldo"

Sailors Woolwork of the Ship "Renaldo"

Located in Nantucket, MA

The sailor's woolie with good strong color depicts a port view of the "Renaldo" a three-masted Royal Navy ship. The ship is sailing under a colorful sky with a light green sea.

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Sailor's Farewell Woolwork Woolie, circa 1875
Sailor's Farewell Woolwork Woolie, circa 1875

Sailor's Farewell Woolwork Woolie, circa 1875

Located in Downingtown, PA

Rare and charming porthole view of a named depiction of "The Farewell" depicting a large ship in the background on wavy blue seas and a sailor and his companion saying farewell to ea...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Folk Art Sailor's Woolwork With Trapunto Sails
Folk Art Sailor's Woolwork With Trapunto Sails

Folk Art Sailor's Woolwork With Trapunto Sails

Located in Downingtown, PA

Folk Art Sailor's Woolwork With Trapunto Sails, The large colorful folky sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a large square-rigged three-masted first-rate battleship.

Category

19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Textile, Wool

Sailor's Woolwork (or Woolie) - HMS Tyne, 1887
Sailor's Woolwork (or Woolie) - HMS Tyne, 1887

Sailor's Woolwork (or Woolie) - HMS Tyne, 1887

Located in Austin, TX

An English sailor's woolwork or woolie of the HMS Tyne, c.1887, in a black wooden frame under glass.

Category

19th Century English Antique Woolwork

19th Century walnut canterbury with woolwork decoration
19th Century walnut canterbury with woolwork decoration

19th Century walnut canterbury with woolwork decoration

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th Century walnut canterbury with woolwork decoration in panels on the front and boxwood decoration in the walnut, circa 1860

Category

19th Century British Antique Woolwork

Materials

Walnut

Hand Wrought Woolwork of a Flower Arrangement
Hand Wrought Woolwork of a Flower Arrangement

Hand Wrought Woolwork of a Flower Arrangement

Located in Nantucket, MA

Woolwork picture of a floral still-life depicting a plethora of multicolored flowers and leaves in a basket sitting atop a stepped base.

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Nankin, circa 1865
Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Nankin, circa 1865

Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Nankin, circa 1865

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's woolwork of HMS Nankin, Berlin wool on linen, circa 1865.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Georgian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of Guinea Pigs
Georgian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of Guinea Pigs

Georgian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of Guinea Pigs

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Georgian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of Guinea Pigs in a garden scene.

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Woolwork Picture of the Liner RMS Lusitania
Woolwork Picture of the Liner RMS Lusitania

Woolwork Picture of the Liner RMS Lusitania

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An early 20th century woolwork picture of the liner RMS Lusitania in coastal waters, flying the Union flag, American stars and stripes and the red ensign, with a zeppelin L10 flying...

Category

1920s English Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Naive British Sailor's Woolwork of a Sloop
Naive British Sailor's Woolwork of a Sloop

Naive British Sailor's Woolwork of a Sloop

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Sloop, Circa 1875 The British sailor's woolwork depicts a port side view of a fore and aft rigged single mast ship called a sloop.

Category

1870s Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Victorian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of a Tiger
Victorian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of a Tiger

Victorian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of a Tiger

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Victorian Woolwork Embroidered Picture of a Tiger. The embroidery is worked in wool on canvas ground, in a variety of stitches.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Naive Folky British Sailor's Woolwork Ship Woolie
Naive Folky British Sailor's Woolwork Ship Woolie

Naive Folky British Sailor's Woolwork Ship Woolie

Located in Downingtown, PA

Great Color & Style! Naive Sailor's Woolwork woolie, circa 1875 The sailor's woolie depicts a portside view of a three-masted British Royal Navy Vessel under sail upon a varie...

Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Folk Art Woolwork of a Ship's Cat
Folk Art Woolwork of a Ship's Cat

Folk Art Woolwork of a Ship's Cat

Located in Downingtown, PA

Folk Art Woolwork Depicting a Cat “The Tabby on the Rug” Circa 1860s This mid-19th-century sailor’s woolwork, possibly American, presents a centrally placed tabby cat, rendered in ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Regency Woolwork Deer Embroidery, Mary Clark 1826
Regency Woolwork Deer Embroidery, Mary Clark 1826

Regency Woolwork Deer Embroidery, Mary Clark 1826

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Regency period woolwork embroidered picture of a deer in a country scene.

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

19th Century British Sailor's Woolwork of Riverscape
19th Century British Sailor's Woolwork of Riverscape

19th Century British Sailor's Woolwork of Riverscape

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor's Woolwork of Riverscape, Circa 1875 The unusual sailor's woolie depicts a riverscape probably in the Crimea region.

Category

1770s English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

English Sailor’s Woolwork of Fully Dressed Ship
English Sailor’s Woolwork of Fully Dressed Ship

English Sailor’s Woolwork of Fully Dressed Ship

Located in Downingtown, PA

English Sailor’s Woolwork of Fully Dressed Ship, Circa 1865-70 The sailor’s woolie depicts a starboard view of a Royal Navy Second Rate battleship at anchor.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork Picture of The Young James

Sailor's Woolwork Picture of The Young James

Located in Downingtown, PA

The large sailor's woolwork of woolie depicts a fishing vessel know as a Lowestoft lugger.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Woolwork

Materials

Wool

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique woolwork you’re looking for. An antique woolwork — often made from fabric, wool and textile — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique woolwork — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique woolwork bearing Folk Art, Victorian or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique woolwork over the years, but those crafted by William Ockleston are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Woolwork?

Prices for an antique woolwork start at $565 and top out at $21,000 with the average selling for $5,000.