J & M Antiques Tapestries

An antique Chinese embroidery panel, originally the sleeve band of a robe from Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century. Nicely presented as a...

A Japanese Fukusa Panel with tassels displayed in a gilt frame circa Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used as a...

This antique Italian embroidered panel is a finely handwoven work in wool, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and decorative richness. Likely dating from the 18th century, the vert...

Early 18th Century Antique Silkwork Embroidery Picture. The embroidery is worked in silk on linen ground, in tent stitch or petit point. Colours pinks, blues, cream, gold, greens and...

French artist Gabriel Laneyrie made this petit-point needlework panel in Paris in 1934, named La porteuse d’eau, The water bearer. The tapestry displays a beautiful France province ...

Very beautiful and antique Chinese embroidery with beautiful design with birds, dogs, symbols and scriptures, and with nice natural colours with a red brown background, entirely hand...

Early 19th century English framed sampler, unsigned. Simple with a Georgian brick manor house, crowns, etc. below an alphabet & numbers. Frame scuffs. ...

An impressive Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period, presented with brocade border on linen canvas in a Lucite shadow box. The stunning design features three dragons coiling and flying in the clouds. The high relief technique used to render the dragons using mostly the silver threads gives this piece a tremendous sense of motion. The most auspicious mythological creature in Japan and China, dragons were a very popular motif in textile art. In this particular piece, it is the impressive size, the superb craftsmanship, the profuse use of silver threads and near perfect condition that set it apart. Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. It is likely this estate piece was from one of the expositions based on its high quality. For two similar dragon tapestries...

Early 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' x 3'7" - 91 x 110 )

Chinese vintage embroidery silk on silk of phoenix birds on a brunch with signed inscription, in a bamboo like profiled frame.

1845 Pair of Large Framed Samplers by the Baudain Sisters, English. A rarely found pair by Mary Ann (age 10) and Elizabeth Jane (age 11). While each wo...

Beautiful authentic piece of tribal textile art, this vintage handwoven African tapestry captures the serene beauty of a mountain landscape in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Crafted by skil...