Antique Woolwork

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

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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....

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...

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.   

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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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