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Eastern European Cotton Embroidery, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
An unusual embroidery with a slightly heavy texture.
Category
Early 20th Century Balkan Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Professionally Framed Antique Ottoman / Greek Embroıdery Fragment, 19th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
to have been filled in with an unusual embroidery at the time in silk.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
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H 20.67 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
Unusual Pair of Italian Silk Embroidery and Gouache Painted Paper Pictures
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual pair of Italian silk embroidery and gouache painted paper pictures, both with scenes
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Paint
H 19.5 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
European Pagoda & Phoenix Embroidery Fragment, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique embroidery fragment offers a Western interpretation of Chinese art styles and
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
European Pagoda & Phoenix Embroidery Fragment, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique embroidery fragment offers a Western interpretation of Chinese art styles and
Category
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Picture Frames
Materials
Silk
19th Century French Gothic Walnut Armchair with Embroidery
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic walnut armchair with embroidery features timeless design with visual
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Framed Antique Two-Piece Chinese Embroidery Winter Jacket Ensemble
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The surface is masterfully adorned with embroidery of silver threads. Although the color pallet was
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles
Materials
Giltwood, Silk
Early 20th Century, Uzbek Tashkent Suzani, Silk Embroidery on Cotton
Located in Istanbul, TR
This is rather unusual that it mimics the overall embroidered Tashkent Suzanies.
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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W 70.08 in L 101.58 in
Vintage Turkish Hand Woven Embroidery with Bright & Colorful Tribal Motif Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
x 7'8
This vintage Turkish flat-woven Kilim features an unusual design rendered in thin stripes
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Suzani Silk Embroidery : Bedspread or Curtain or Cover Table or Wall Hanging
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual sizes for this Suzani with Pomegranates, silk embroidery on a very fine fabric (cotton and
Category
Late 20th Century Turkmen Tribal Textiles
Materials
Silk
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H 101.58 in W 81.5 in D 0.4 in
Antique Embroidery Little Girl House Door Vine Flower Bouquet Wall Key Cabinet
Located in Munich, DE
This highly amusing and unusual little wall cabinet for keys is decorated with a charming
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wool, Wood
H 20.87 in W 15.36 in D 2.76 in
Old Oriental Light Runner or Strip
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 498 - Light, long, unusual kilim strip or runner , covered with small cicim embroideries.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Chinese Petite Brass Brazier with Embroidered Pouch, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. An unusual find, the brazier also includes an insulating drawstring case of black silk and red cotton
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Ararat Rugs Swastika Design Rug, Antique Caucasus Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.17. This is a remarkable and very unusual swastika designed early 19th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 66.93 in L 92.52 in
Vintage Suzani from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1970s
Located in Istanbul, TR
embroidery for its age group and the design is calm and unusual.
Category
20th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Ararat Rugs Swastika Design Rug, Antique Caucasus Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.17. This is a remarkable and very unusual swastika designed early 19th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 79.14 in L 105.52 in
Ararat Rugs Swastika Design Rug, Antique Caucasus Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.17. This is a remarkable and very unusual swastika designed early 19th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 67.33 in L 96.86 in
Vintage Chaput Tribal Kilim with Pink and Gold Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant embroidery atop a
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chaput Tribal Kilim Beige-Brown and Red Diamond Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant red and beige
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
First Half of the 20th Century Uzbek Samarkand Suzani in Silk and Cotton
Located in Istanbul, TR
Unusual for its group with this particularly graphic and bold design. In reasonably good condition
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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W 93.71 in L 129.53 in
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Tagasode 'Whose Sleeves?'
Located in Hudson, NY
Silk kimono mounted on paper. Kimono is 19th century, with the unusual theme of a grape arbor in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Vintage Chaput Style Kilim in Brown Pink Undertone & Blue Accents by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant embroidery in
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Historical Set Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meiji Period (1868-1912). This unusual set of panels depict various composition of oriental figures
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk, Fabric, Paper
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman's Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian coast, made even more special by the talismanic
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Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chaput Tribal Kilim in Brown and Pink Chevron Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant embroidery atop a
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chaput Tribal Kilim and Multicolor Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant embroidery atop a
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chaput Style Kilim in Black, Orange, Grey Tribal Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
tribal sensibilities. Handwoven in wool, the piece exhibits an unusual play of vibrant embroidery atop a
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Vintage Tribal Kilim Rug in Golden-Orange Geometric Pattern by Rug & kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
-century curations. This particular rug plays a striped background with the most unusual, vibrant geometric
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Toile Mercia Vines Wallpaper Botanical in Indigo
By Newton Paisley
Located in Kent, GB
is one of our most popular designs - a whimsical and happy design with an unusual undulating
Category
2010s English Wallpaper
Materials
Paper
Toile Mercia Vines Wallpaper Botanical in Sepia
By Newton Paisley
Located in Kent, GB
is one of our most popular designs - a whimsical and happy design with an unusual undulating
Category
2010s English Wallpaper
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand Tooled Leather African Tribal Moroccan Bag Collectible, 1940s
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish embroideries.
Hand-tooled in Marrakech, this is an old antique shoulder slim bag, merchants in
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 10.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Monumental 19th century French Sevres Style Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and unusual 19th century French Sevres style gilt bronze mounted oval shaped centerpiece
Category
Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
Embroidered Cover Bohemian Hand stitched Throw Wall Hanging Belle Époque
Located in Mimizan, FR
Nouveau
One of a kind
Exceptional and unusual design with central initials
Applique and with various
Category
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Belle Époque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Fabric, Textile
H 55.12 in W 55.12 in D 0.2 in
Elaborate Sailor Souvenir of Washington Crossing the Delaware, ca 1885-1912
Located in York County, PA
Elaborate sailor’s souvenir embroidery from the orient with a beautiful hand-painted image of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Vintage Ethnic Embroidered Baby Jacket from Nepal Pink Green Red
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
embroidery. May well have been constructed using fragments of even older antique pieces of material. The wear
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Huge Japanese Silk Textile Goose In Flight
Located in Christchurch, GB
glazed frame , it was not unusual for such large textiles to be removed from the frames and rolled up for
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Silk
Antique Hand Tooled Leather Moroccan Bag Wall Decor
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
embroideries.
Hand-tooled in Marrakech, this is an old antique shoulder slim bag, merchants in Morocco when
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Large Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Yellow Silk Two Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
bold and unusual depiction, in horizontal stripes, of a scene of river revetment construction done in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Vintage Lanvin Orange and Blue Geometric Scarf with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
and a very unusual example of a piece by Lanvin, with it’s bold and dramatic design and vibrant color
Category
20th Century French Pillows and Throws
Materials
Textile
H 14 in W 14 in D 6 in
Pair of Italian Rococo Pastels on Silk Portraits by Joseph De Saint Michel, 1769
By Joseph de Saint-Michel
Located in Milano, IT
portrait depicts a gentleman in a red velvet jacket trimmed with gold embroidery and decorated with the
Category
Antique 1760s Italian Rococo Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood
H 28.35 in W 19.69 in D 2.37 in
Colorado State Flag, Made of Silk, Ca 1911-1920
Located in York County, PA
appliqué work, remained highly unusual, even as late as the first half of the twentieth century, probably
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Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
13 Star Antique American Flag in the Betsy Ross Pattern, ca 1861-1865
Located in York County, PA
and bottom. Along this, on the obverse, near the bottom, are two, unusual characters, embroidered with
Category
Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Robert Mouseman Thompson Oak Firescreen with Embroidery, England, circa 1934
By Robert Thompson
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
inset with a 1930 Arts & Crafts original embroidery.
On 2 sledge feet.
Unusual 2 mice signature
Category
Vintage 1930s British Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak
H 27.96 in W 21.66 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Ethnic Embroidered Baby Jacket from Nepal Pink Green Red
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
embroidery. May well have been constructed using fragments of even older antique pieces of material. The wear
Category
20th Century Nepalese Bohemian Tribal Art
Antique "Kantha" (Embroidered Cotton 'Blanket', ) India, c. 1910
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
embroidery creates movement to the eye) and the design which off center without being contrived. The pattern
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Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tapestries
Les Pensionnaires Pieuse, France, circa 1820
Located in Philadelphia, PA
skillfully painted elements, it is an unusual and poignant subject. Rich chenille threads were used to great
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
Vintage Lanvin Orange and Blue Geometric Fabric with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
By Lanvin Paris
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
Parisian antiques market and a very unusual example of a piece by Lanvin, with it’s bold and dramatic
Category
20th Century French Bohemian Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
H 14 in W 14 in D 6 in
Suzani Samerand Wall Hanging Tapestry Raspberry, Peach and Lavender Embroidery
Located in Antwerp, BE
hand with cotton thread on cotton base fabric.
This Suzani is quite unusual in the artisans use of
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Tapestries
H 69.3 in W 107.88 in D 0.04 in
Wool Triangles Quilt with Embroidery
Located in Darnestown, MD
This unusual quilt combines wool triangles with fine embroidery. The needlework patterns are a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Wool
Ottoman Embroidery, Mid-19th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
An unusual pattern for one of these. Please check the images for condition.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Suzani Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
PAIR OF PILLOWS WITH ANTIQUE EMBROIDERY
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of pillows made with vintage Indian silver metallic embroidery with couching on
Category
20th Century American Pillows and Throws
Antique Fez Embroidery from Morocco, 1900s
Located in Istanbul, TR
The piece is rather good condition for its age and unusual with its shades of reds and oranges.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Suzani Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Silk
Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Panel Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
rather than embroidery, which makes this piece unusual. The current panel may be made as part of a larger
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles
Materials
Silk, Wood
Elaborate Sailor Souvenir Embroidery, ca 1896-1907
Located in York County, PA
these embroideries, and while the mix of images here is not unusual, the attractive way in which they
Category
Antique 1890s Asian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Antique French Gothic Needlepoint Embroidery Upholstered Chest, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique storage trunk.
An unusual chest with a dark stained notch carved wooden frame raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Cotton, Upholstery, Wood
H 24.02 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Uzbek Suzani, Silk Embroidery on Cotton Field
Located in Istanbul, TR
Another unusual design on a red cotton background fabric, dating back to late 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
19th Century Uzbek Suzani, Silk Embroidery on Cotton Field
Located in Istanbul, TR
An unusual Suzani dating back to the last quarter of 19th century from Uzbekistan Central Asia.
Category
Antique 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
19th Century Uzbek Suzani, Silk Embroidery on a Cotton Field
Located in Istanbul, TR
A rare type with an unusual design dating back to the end of 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Elaborate Sailor's Souvenir Embroidery from the Orient With a Large Eagle
Located in York County, PA
embroideries, and while the mix of images here is not unusual, the attractive way in which they are displayed
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
H 24.5 in W 29.5 in D 2.5 in
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