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Japanese Four-Panel Screen Water Landscape
Japanese Four-Panel Screen Water Landscape

Japanese Four-Panel Screen Water Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese four-panel screen: Water landscape, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a waterfall on

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

PRADA 2023 Runway silk blend grey water dyed crinkled XL button top IT36
PRADA 2023 Runway silk blend grey water dyed crinkled XL button top IT36

PRADA 2023 Runway silk blend grey water dyed crinkled XL button top IT36

By Prada

Located in Hong Kong, NT

PRADA 2023 Runway silk blend grey water dyed crinkled XL button top IT36 Reference: NKLL/A00022

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Blouses and Tops

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Iris Water Landscape
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Iris Water Landscape

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Iris Water Landscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

pinks (Nadeshiko) growing in a water landscape. The idyllic scene has a solitary songbird. Crafted from

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Pair of Louis Revival French Giltwood Armchairs, 19th Century
Antique Pair of Louis Revival French Giltwood Armchairs, 19th Century

Antique Pair of Louis Revival French Giltwood Armchairs, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

legs to the rear. They have been reupholstered in a striking bleu celeste watered silk. Add an

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Water Fowl by River's Edge, Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting of fowl

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

DOLCE & GABBANA Size 2 Multi-Color Print Silk Mini Skirt
DOLCE & GABBANA Size 2 Multi-Color Print Silk Mini Skirt

DOLCE & GABBANA Size 2 Multi-Color Print Silk Mini Skirt

By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in San Francisco, CA

DOLCE & GABBANA mini skirt comes in a multi color water color print silk satin with a high rise and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pencil Skirts

Vintage 1960's Christian Dior Peach Pink Silk Skirt Suit UK 6 US 2
Vintage 1960's Christian Dior Peach Pink Silk Skirt Suit UK 6 US 2

Vintage 1960's Christian Dior Peach Pink Silk Skirt Suit UK 6 US 2

By Christian Dior

Located in Nashville, TN

instructions: This garment should be dry cleaned or hand washed in cool water. Fabric: Worsted Silk, Silk

Category

1960s Skirt Suits

Billy Baldwin Tuxedo Sofa
Billy Baldwin Tuxedo Sofa

Billy Baldwin Tuxedo Sofa

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Southampton, NJ

tribal print raw silk upholstery has water damage, professionally cleaned ready for your customization

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Silk

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France circa 1970
Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France circa 1970

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France circa 1970

By Mercier Freres

Located in Atlanta, GA

. The inside is in yellow butter silk with a watered-textured pattern, and the back side is in dark

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal, Chrome

French Serpentine Walnut
French Serpentine Walnut

French Serpentine Walnut

Located in Cheshire, GB

mounted parquetry. Opening to reveal water mark silk upholstered interior and two glazed shelves. All

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Stools
Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Stools

Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Stools

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

antique water-patterned pale green silk. The ornately carved aprons with trailing foliage on either side

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Victorian Calamander Jewellery Box Rare Mechanism
Antique Victorian Calamander Jewellery Box Rare Mechanism

Antique Victorian Calamander Jewellery Box Rare Mechanism

Located in Northampton, GB

black silk water paper with cushioned black velvet bases around various partitions for storing watches

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.
1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.

1 Volume. Aesop, The Fables.

Located in New York, NY

. The top edge is gilded with watered silk endpapers, gilt-tooled turn-ins, and watered silk doublures

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Francis Bacon, The Essays of Bacon.
1 Volume. Francis Bacon, The Essays of Bacon.

1 Volume. Francis Bacon, The Essays of Bacon.

Located in New York, NY

on the covers and raised band spines. All edges gilt. Watered silk endpapers with morocco dentelles

Category

Early 20th Century British Books

Materials

Leather

27 Volumes. Robert Louis Stevenson, Complete Works.
27 Volumes. Robert Louis Stevenson, Complete Works.

27 Volumes. Robert Louis Stevenson, Complete Works.

Located in New York, NY

. Gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spines. Top edges gilt. Watered silk endpapers. Illustrated

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron.
2 Volumes. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron.

2 Volumes. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron.

Located in New York, NY

with ornate gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Top edges gilt. Watered silk endpapers

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes. Émile Zola, Les Rougon-Macquart.
12 Volumes. Émile Zola, Les Rougon-Macquart.

12 Volumes. Émile Zola, Les Rougon-Macquart.

Located in New York, NY

watered silk endpapers. "Printed on Japanese velum paper." Limited to 1,000 copies of which this is 134

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

15 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings of Oscar Wilde.
15 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings of Oscar Wilde.

15 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings of Oscar Wilde.

Located in New York, NY

-tooling. Top edges gilt. Purple and red morocco doublures with gilt-tooling and watered silk endpapers

Category

Early 20th Century French Books

Materials

Leather

4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Located in New York, NY

cosway-style portraits behind glass, black and green morocco inlays, gilt-tooled detailing, and watered

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

52 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott. The Waverly Novels.
52 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott. The Waverly Novels.

52 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott. The Waverly Novels.

Located in New York, NY

spine. All edges gilt. White morocco doublures with gilt-tooled crest inlay and watered silk endpapers

Category

Early 20th Century British Books

Materials

Leather

40 Volumes, William Shakespeare, the Works
40 Volumes, William Shakespeare, the Works

40 Volumes, William Shakespeare, the Works

Located in New York, NY

turn-ins and black watered silk endpapers. 500 copies of this edition were printed on handmade paper

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Books

Materials

Leather

32 Volumes. John T. Morse, American Statesmen.
32 Volumes. John T. Morse, American Statesmen.

32 Volumes. John T. Morse, American Statesmen.

Located in New York, NY

. The top edges are gilt with gilt-tooled turn-ins, red velvet doublures, and watered silk endpapers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Books

Materials

Leather

Woman In All Ages and In All Countries
Woman In All Ages and In All Countries

Woman In All Ages and In All Countries

Located in New York, NY

, spines gilt, elaborate morocco doublures with flower sprays in gilt and morocco onlays, watered silk free

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes, Percy B. Shelley & John Keats, The Works and Life
12 Volumes, Percy B. Shelley & John Keats, The Works and Life

12 Volumes, Percy B. Shelley & John Keats, The Works and Life

Located in New York, NY

watered silk endpapers, and the top edge gilt. Included various frontispieces. Handsome set.

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Books

Materials

Leather

15 Volumes. Julia Pardoe, Historical Works
15 Volumes. Julia Pardoe, Historical Works

15 Volumes. Julia Pardoe, Historical Works

Located in New York, NY

gilt tooling on covers and raised band spines. Brown and red morocco doublures with watered silk

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

10 Volumes. Various Authors, Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries.
10 Volumes. Various Authors, Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries.

10 Volumes. Various Authors, Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries.

Located in New York, NY

-decorated and lettered raised band spines. All edges gilt. Green and brown inlays with watered silk

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

10 Volumes, Walt Whitman, the Complete Writings
10 Volumes, Walt Whitman, the Complete Writings

10 Volumes, Walt Whitman, the Complete Writings

Located in New York, NY

with gilt-bordered turn-ins, green morocco doublures, and green watered silk endpapers. This edition is

Category

20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes. Frank Brinkley, The Oriental Series.
12 Volumes. Frank Brinkley, The Oriental Series.

12 Volumes. Frank Brinkley, The Oriental Series.

Located in New York, NY

, green watered silk endpapers, the top edge gilt. Exquisite copy.

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Leather

30 Volumes. William M. Thackeray, the Complete Works
30 Volumes. William M. Thackeray, the Complete Works

30 Volumes. William M. Thackeray, the Complete Works

Located in New York, NY

label lettering. The top edge is gilt with gilt-tooled intricate floral turn-ins and green watered silk

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

12 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings
12 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings

12 Volumes. Oscar Wilde, The Writings

Located in New York, NY

gilt-tooled turn-ins, navy morocco doublures, and watered silk endpapers. This edition is limited to

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Philip Guedalla, The Duke.
1 Volume. Philip Guedalla, The Duke.

1 Volume. Philip Guedalla, The Duke.

Located in New York, NY

gilt, morocco, and gilt detailed turn-ins, watered silk doublures, and endpapers. Includes various

Category

Vintage 1930s English Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese
1 Volume, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese

1 Volume, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese

Located in New York, NY

the edges are gilt with morocco and gilt turn-ins as well as watered silk doublures and endpapers

Category

20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

32 Volumes, Charles Dickens, the Works
32 Volumes, Charles Dickens, the Works

32 Volumes, Charles Dickens, the Works

Located in New York, NY

32 Volumes. Charles Dickens, The Works. The Author's hand water color and proof edition. Bound in

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

10 Volumes. Plutarch, The Lives and Writings.
10 Volumes. Plutarch, The Lives and Writings.

10 Volumes. Plutarch, The Lives and Writings.

Located in New York, NY

with flowers in red inlay. The top edges are gilded with watered silk doublures, endpapers, and floral

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. William Shakespeare, As You Like It.
1 Volume. William Shakespeare, As You Like It.

1 Volume. William Shakespeare, As You Like It.

Located in New York, NY

-ins, watered silk endpapers, and doublures. This edition is limited to 500 copies numbered and signed

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

17 Volumes. Guy De Maupassant, The Complete Works.
17 Volumes. Guy De Maupassant, The Complete Works.

17 Volumes. Guy De Maupassant, The Complete Works.

Located in New York, NY

-tooled dentelles, watered silk endpapers, and red morocco doublures. This edition is limited to 26

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Leather

16 Volumes. Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England.
16 Volumes. Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England.

16 Volumes. Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England.

Located in New York, NY

border and floral gilt-tooling. Watered silk endpapers. Edition limited to 39 copies identified by

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

Books, Agnes Strickland's "Lives of the Queens of England" Limited Edition
Books, Agnes Strickland's "Lives of the Queens of England" Limited Edition

Books, Agnes Strickland's "Lives of the Queens of England" Limited Edition

Located in New York, NY

portraits in each volume, watered silk free endleaves, and all edges gilt. Illustrations in four states. The

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

1 Volume. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
1 Volume. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.

1 Volume. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.

Located in New York, NY

-ins, watered silk doublures, and endpapers. This edition is limited to 525 copies of which 500

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

30 Volumes. Hazlitt, Bourienne, Junot. Life Of Napoleon
30 Volumes. Hazlitt, Bourienne, Junot. Life Of Napoleon

30 Volumes. Hazlitt, Bourienne, Junot. Life Of Napoleon

Located in New York, NY

"LRS" the lower with the Napoleonic arms, flyleaves of watered silk. Publshed: Philadelphia: The

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

15 Volumes. Capt. Frank Brinkley. Oriental Series: Japan and China
15 Volumes. Capt. Frank Brinkley. Oriental Series: Japan and China

15 Volumes. Capt. Frank Brinkley. Oriental Series: Japan and China

Located in New York, NY

green morocco, green watered silk endpapers woven with a stylized foliage design, printed on Japanese

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Books

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Arthur Rackham, Book of Pictures.
1 Volume. Arthur Rackham, Book of Pictures.

1 Volume. Arthur Rackham, Book of Pictures.

Located in New York, NY

-tooled turn-ins, watered silk endpapers, and doublures. This edition is numbered, signed by the artist

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

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Find the exact vintage or contemporary watered silk you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. gray is a pretty popular color, but we also have black, brown, beige and more in stock now. If you’re looking for a watered silk from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made iterations of this accessory over the years, but those made by Hermès, Christian Dior and Chanel are often thought to be among the most stylish. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

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