1880s Textiles

An exceptional and rare antique Chinese Yun Jian embroidered silk cloud collar dating from circa 1880. The collar is beautifully hand embroidered on colored s...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original circa 1880 Chinese gold and silver threaded tapestry on silk depicting Chines...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original circa 1880 Chinese gold and silver threaded tapestry on silk depicting Chines...

Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America...

19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 1'6" x 6' - 46 x 183 ) Originally the upper section of a larger, 2-piece altar frontal panel.

This is an antique Chinese silk textile woven during the end of the 19th century circa 1880 and measures 141x 33CM in size. the design of this tex...

Woman's shoe with bandaged feet, in embroidered satin. The custom of bandaged feet is said to have appeared in China in the 10th century during the Tang Dynasty, when the emperor as...

19th Century Set of 3 Framed Chinese Kesi Textiles ( 1' x 1'3" - 30 x 38 )

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A framed silk needlework consisting of hand made pieces of 19th century Chinese clothing in a fine custom frame and matt.

An antique 19th century Russian Uzbek five-color pure silk wrapped tribal weaving ikat, with original Russian Roller Printed cotton backing/lining. In fantastic condition for its age...

719 - 19th century textile Uzbekistan 'Tashkent'.

Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America...

Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...

A unique and elegant Tibetan carpet in a large format, most probably commissioned at the time for a special purpose. The neutral open field is framed by a series of borders, the larg...

This opulent gold thread and silk cloth has a repeating design of octagonal and square panels enclosing confronting phoenix and flowerheads on a densely patterned geometric ground. The bolt is wrapped in brown paper secured with ‘Tate and Lyle Ltd Granulated Sugar’ tape and inscribed ‘Navy and Gold Chinese material brought back by Ad. Robert Coote‘. Chinese, circa 1880. Provenance: Admiral Robert Coote and thence by descent. Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820 – 1898) was born in Geneva and educated at Eton College. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833 and served on Royal Yachts Royal George and Victoria and Albert. By 1851 he was Commander of Volcano, West Africa Squadron. He served on Victory (1860), Gibraltar ( 1864) and Arethusa (1867) as Captain. Between 1874-1878 he was Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown and his final rank was Commander-in-Chief, China Station. He retired in 1885. The China Station, established in 1865, had bases in Singapore, Hong Kong and Wei Hai, and was responsible for overseeing the coast of China and its navigable rivers, the western part of the Pacific Ocean and the waters surrounding the Dutch West Indies. During his time at the China Station, Admiral Coote amassed a considerable collection of Chinese works of art which he sent back to his wife Lucy, daughter of the Arctic explorer Admiral Sir William Parry...