18th Century and Earlier Textiles

Professionally museum mounted exceptional antique African Kuba textile with brown small textile fragments woven into the geometric pattern in Kuba raffia woven patchwork, raffia black velvet border appliqué panel around three sides of the textile .The word “Kuba” means “lighting” referring to the blades that were once used by Kuba warriors. These textiles from the Congo are each handcrafted in the traditional way, the men weaving on a small hand loom and the women taking great pride in their embroidering of these squares. Kuba ceremonial squares can take three months to complete. A technique known as "cut pile" in which the ends of the raffia embroidery...

Framed Set of Preserved Ethically Raised, Non-Endangered Butterflies. North America, circa 2000.

A gorgeous roll of Italian rose pattern fabric 100% MADE IN ITALY there are 20 mt. available and ready to be shipped at the moment. This fabric is 140 cm width. A special discount will be applied in case of purchase of the whole 20 mt roll. We can produce this fabric within 4-5 weeks for order starting from 30 mt in any colors. This fantastic Italian rose pattern brocade fabric has an extraordinary quality. The brocade is made of silk, cotton, viscose and gilt metal embroidered theread. It has a combination of bright and iridescent background's colors with rose flowers in different shades of red and gold theread describing a leaf design troughout. It is perfect both as upholster and dress fabric. This fabric is suitable for curtains or upholstery to cover cushions, armchairs or chairs. You can upholster the headboard of your bed or create bolster pillows. It’s also perfect and easy to work for fashion creations. In Sardinia (Italy) is very appreciated as wedding dress/ bride dress fabric, traditional dresses are made with this fabric from bustier to skirts Avalaible in Green, Blue, Red, and many others background amazing colors customizable upon request. Bespoke fabric's production on customer's sample or design/drawing available with a minimum order of 30mt.. The delivery of large amount orders (more than 30 mt. / 1181 in.) is guaranteed in 60/90 days. 100% made in Italy. Price is per piece, 1piece= 1 meter. This is a very fine contemporary production fabric based on ancient designs exclusively selected for our customers. The production is located in the ancient silk Bourbon factories, in Southern Italy, a centre which has become famous worldwide, dating right back to the 1700s for the sublime art of silk...

A Fortuny fabric cushion in the Impero pattern, copper and silvery gold color way with silk blend backing material and taffeta edging, the pattern, a 19th century French design with ...

A Fortuny fabric cushion in the Demedici pattern, patinated silver ground and welt trim with midnight blue wool sateen back, the pattern, a 17th century Italian design named for the ...

Pair of Antique intaglios newly framed on camouflage burlap.

A single Fortuny cushion in the Canestrelli pattern with an ivory and silvery-gold color way and a geometric shell pattern.

A beautiful pair of Fortuny Fabric cushions in a light blue and gold colorway. Featuring bias edging and matching, light gold backing. The pattern is a 17th century Italian design wi...

A Fortuny silk pillow cushion in metallic blue and silver fabric depicting a neoclassical design with a draped garland motif, with braided trim and woven back. 50 down/50 feather in...

A pair of Fortuny fabric cushions with bias edging and gold silk backing. Featuring a gorgeous blue and gold colorway. The pattern is a 17th century Italian design with wisteria moti...

A pair of Fortuny fabric cushions in the Granada pattern, peach and silvery gold colorway with silk bias edging and silk blend backing material, the pattern, a modern Spanish design named for the birthplace of Mariano Fortuny in Granada, Spain. 50 down/50 feather insert. Newly made using vintage Venetian fabric...

A rectangular Fortuny cushion in the Glicine pattern. All our Fortuny are newly made, using beautiful, never used vintage Fortuny fabric. This cushion features a silk bias edging and...