Silk Pillows and Throws

A pair of light gold silk pillows trimmed in a pink and green and yellow trim. They are the same front and back. The silk and trim are Italian, circa...

A single handmade Scalamandré leopard print silk velvet pillow with goose down filling. The back is a brown silk velvet also by Scalamandré. Circa ...

A vintage 1980s handmade Scalamandré silk velvet animal print pillow. With goose down filling and Scalamandré brown velvet back.

Pair of vintage Fortuny cushions in taupe and brown. Trimmed in silk tassels. Sold together and priced $985 for the pair.

From the collection of visual artist Lewis Stein, NYC, two late 20th c., embroidered Suzani style textiles, probably Uzbekistan, each with colorful embroidered floral design, the larger example with embroidered text and yellow fringe. Dimensions: 63"h x 92"w (larger), 74"l x 48.5"w (smaller) Condition: Good/Fair, the larger example with some handwritten unfinished text that was never embroidered, some minor marks, snags, and creases, the smaller example pieced together Provenance: The Collection of visual artist Lewis Stein, NYC Literature: Artist Lewis Stein (1945-2022) was an original SOHO pioneer working and collecting from his Broome Street loft over a five decade career. Inspired by artists like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, he started taking common household objects, like cleavers and hammers, and painting them in bright garish colors. In the late 1960s, Stein met dealer Dick Bellamy, who introduced his work to the gallerists who gave him his first exposure, including David Whitney...