Quilts and Blankets

This fine tiny pieced postage stamp chain quilt is in pristine condition. This quilt is from the 1930s and made from old calico dress prints.

A vintage Turkish Tulu throw blanket or rug. The ground is woven hand-spun wool and cotton, with tufts of colorful wool in a plaid pattern.

This amazing and colorful one patch quilt is tied and in mint condition. It is very large in size and has the same mint green back as in the front of the quilt.

This textile is a superb Yoruba men's wrap cloth. The fine ikat pattern is rare for aso oke textiles from the Yoruba people from around mid-20th century. This ...

A vintage one of a kind Jajim. With the Jajim weaving technique, different colored threads are applied between the weft and warp threads, on the reverse of the weave. It is often ...

Framed, color screen-print on silk scarf. Untitled. 138/150. Measures: 37" W x 36.5" H.

This midcentury hand sewn summer applique quilt is in great condition with a scalloped border. The condition is very good.  

Large textile, tapestry or bed cover, embroidered and mirrored, black back ground with safran and white floral decor. Batik printed and embroidered. Great as a wall hanging or bed co...

Old stock of period silk and metallic lame ribbon from France. This type of material is no longer produced and actually has metal content which when creased retains those lines, simi...

   20326 Vintage Moroccan Wedding Blanket, Berber Handira Tamizart 03'01 x 5'00. This handwoven wool vintage Moroccan Wedding Blanket also known as a B...

20325, Vintage Moroccan Wedding Blanket, Berber Handira Tamizart. This handwoven wool vintage Moroccan wedding blanket also known as a Berber Handira features rows of fluffy fringe embellished with paillette sequins. Generally woven by the bride's family members, these Moroccan Handiras are symbolic textiles infused with the Baraka to bestow blessings. Moroccan wedding blankets are believed to keep away evil spirits, bring good luck to the new married couple, and bequeath fertility. The depth of meaning presented in this cream-colored, sequin adorned cherished textile is what make Moroccan Handira wedding...

This extraordinary felt applique represents a prayer niche and recalls poetic notions of paradise and abundance. It was stitched in the 18th century in the Ottoman Balkans, most prob...

Vintage Verner Panton textile / curtains, manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960s. These pieces feature a symmetric template of multilayered spheres or circles (Spectrum) These layers v...

Ceremonial camel cover rug. A large animal trapping, most probably a ceremonial cover for a camel made of felted wool and decorated with embroidered motif...

A grand example with very fine silk embroidery.

Just a stunning piece. This is a rare textile of exceptional artistic merit. The repetitive geometric motif is produced by a 'wax' resistance technique, similar to hollandaise wax te...

20825, vintage Moroccan wedding blanket, Berber Handira Tamizart. This handwoven wool vintage Moroccan wedding blanket also known as a Berber Handira features rows of fluffy fringe embellished with accent colors. The underside of this vintage Handira blanket displays kilim bands on a black-coffee backdrop with accent colors. These bands are linked back to the flat-weave kilims of the region. Generally woven by the bride's family members, these Moroccan Handiras are symbolic textiles. Moroccan wedding blankets are believed to keep away evil spirits, bring good luck to the new married couple, and bequeath fertility. The depth of meaning presented in this cream-colored cherished textile, is what make Moroccan Handira wedding...

This truly tribal antique felt represents one of the oldest crafts practiced by man since the domestication of sheep and one vital to life on the often harsh Eurasian steppe. Central...

This Pots of Flowers Quilt is unusual in that it is simultaneously fanciful and elegant. The blossoms are far larger than their container giving this ot...

An antique pre-Columbia textile fragment likely from Peru Chancay culture in Central coast that thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Horizon, A.D. 1200-1550. Abstract geomet...

This exquisite textile was created in England in the early 20th century, when the Arts & Crafts style was in fashion in the decorative arts. The movement championed traditional methods of working by hand to create beautiful objects which were then decorated with motifs and patterns inspired by nature. Arts & Crafts practitioners created a variety of objects, including metalwork, jewelry, wallpaper, textiles and furniture. Because of the influence of the Arts & Crafts movement, art needlework panels...

Edges decorations for blankets or curtains, very beautiful for a Mountain House. They are in wool cloth from Switzerland. Every roll is 6 meters, high 20 cm. and it is all straight,...

Vintage Turkish Mohair Goat Siirt Blanket, Mid-20th Century Excellent condition. Additional Information Dimensions: 4'4" W x 6'1" L Origin: Turkey Period: Mid-20th Century Rug ID:...

A happy cheerful Suzani from mid-20th century all cotton.

Green bed cover patchwork made in India. Featuring stylized peacocks and elephants in gold lame threads. backed up with black linen. Great to use as a bed...

A palatial 17th century Flemish tapestry depicting Daris at constantinople tapestry. This epic Roman soldier historical scene having rearing horses in the foreground with the famed ...

African Kuba cloth. Collection of Lucille A. Lamkin.

A piece of Italian history in your home: Adolfo Pariani founded his business in 1903. They were the first Saddlery in the whole world that used a saddle tree that was flexible which meant it was elastic and shock-absorbing. Since then Selleria Pariani supplied personalities of the 20th century, such as George Patton...

Well saturated color on this angora piece. It is mid-20th century or earlier.

This vintage English grain sack linen textile fabric is in excellent condition! Beautifully woven rustic look makes it a brilliant fit for any country style or farmhouse decor. 21" w...

This vintage English grain sack linen textile fabric is in excellent condition! Beautifully woven rustic look makes it a brilliant fit for any country style or farmhouse decor. 22.5"...

Large size woven camel's headdress featuring much detail with bright strong colors and multiple wool tassels. This piece is difficult to photograph without a camel as a model but it ...

This fine mini -pieced postage stamp trip around the world with a center square block is in fine as found condition. This mint green looks like mint ice cream and has fantastic quilting and pristine piecework. This is a real collectors quilt with over 4000 mini pieces throughout. The mint green border and center square shows the Fine feather quilting. This quilt is from the thirties and contains calico dress...

This is such a rarity crib or cradle quilt from Holmes County, Ohio. These gem tone colors on a black cotton ground and such nice quilting and piecing. The condition is pristine.

Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.

Large vintage Suzani Uzbek Samarkand textile, Suzani means needlework and these embroideries are some of the most characteristic forms of tex...

Exceptional antique Portuguese textile, Genoa velvet and intricate gold embroidery work. Length not including the hem is 102.5".

1930s Pennsylvania Mennonite geometric rug with diamond design center. Rug is mounted on black linen. Wood frame.

Shaggy white wild sheep skin bed throw or rug. Quilted from pieces of fluffy soft sheep skin and sewn together. New Zealand. Natural ivory white sheep co...

A nice example to the suzanies coming from Jizzak district of Uzbekistan.

This vintage English grain sack linen textile fabric is in excellent condition! Beautifully woven rustic look makes it a brilliant fit for any country style or farmhouse decor. 21" w...

A beautifully woven silk Ikat with fringes on both end, collected from Jingaraia Region on Bali island of Indonesia, circa early 20th century or earlier. The textile features red, si...

An exquisite and outstanding 17th century tapestry in silk and wool from Belgium. Signed "BB" (Brabant - Belge) and "LeClerc". Very unique for its subject matter and coloration. Wond...

74898 Antique Embroidered Rajasthan Three Sided Throw with Old World Style 03'02 X 03'07. Full of history with woven tales and Old World style, this dazzling antique embroidered Raja...

Throw size Turkish Kilim flat-weave. rug no. r4933 size 2' 10" x 4' 7" (86 x 140 cm)

This vintage English grain sack linen textile fabric is in excellent condition! Beautifully woven rustic look makes it a brilliant fit for any country style or farmhouse decor. This ...

A most unusual weaving with a backing that is signed in two places Ursula Myers. It has a rod through the top. very colorful and vibrant.

This vintage English grain sack linen textile fabric is in excellent condition! Beautifully woven rustic look makes it a brilliant fit for any country style or farmhouse decor. 22" w...

“American Crazy Quilt” from 1906 we acquired. It literally has history woven into the fabric of this extraordinary piece. Quilt Artists were infamous for telling the story of their...

Beautifully detailed, this antique suzani has a mix of hand-embroidery work and applique design. All of the colors are vibrant and the craftmanship is extremely precise.

Unusual for its group with this particularly graphic and bold design. In reasonably good condition apart from some corrousion in the embroidery done in white silk on the negative space.

1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.

First half 20th century Uzbek Samarkand Suzani. A decorative old Suzani.

A wonderful evening dress, velvet purple, embroidered with beads, size 40 it says, but it is a European size 36, made and labelled by Maison Lehman, Basel, Switzerland.

This antique Suzani consists of all hand-embroidery work, with vibrant colored silk threading.

Angora blanket rug. An old blanket or rug from Eastern Turkey, woven in three panels on a narrow loom, featuring the symbols on the Turkish flag. Great pa...

Super rare and impressive pair of large cotton ''gordijnstof' curtains, designed in 1963 by world renowned Dutch painter and sculptor Karel Appel (1921-2006) for the textile company Hermann Hartman & Co of Amsterdam. This extremely rare, original repeat print textile is documented in the Stedelijk museum's textile collection under object nubmer KNA 1998, please see image 2. Each curtain measures 56.7" X 83.85" (144cm X 213cm). 'Gordijnstof' translates as "curtain fabric" confirming that this textile was originally designed by Appel specifically for use as curtains however being of such an impressive dimension these examples could equally be used as wall hangings ,as photographed, or mounted on both sides of a screen or mounted and framed as an art work in its own right , a practice which is becoming increasingly commonplace as high end textile designs by important artists are becoming increasingly valued , appreciated and sought after in the marketplace. Appel's paintings and sculptures can be found in the collections of some of the world's most prominent museums including the Museum of Modern art in New York and Tate Modern ,London. Each curtain is of a very impressive scale with each measuring 56.7 " (144 cm) X 83.85" (213cm). The curtains are signed on the banding KUNSTENAAR DESSIN ONTWERP Karel Appel, HARTMAN PRINT, AMSTERDAM. Another of Appel's designs for Hermann Hartman,Amsterdam can be found in the collection of the national textile museum in Holland. Please see image 9. Even a small sample of this 1963 textile in good condition would be hard to find today but to find two large scale Appel curtains intact and in beautiful unfaded condition with no staining or fraying must be next to unique today. This is a very rare find and certainly a unique opportunity. Image 10 shows Karel Appel in his atelier in New York in 1966. Provenance: These curtains come from the private collection of a retired Professor from Oxford,UK. Biography: Karel Appel was an Expressionist Dutch painter. He was a member of the famous Cobra, the European group of the late 1940s to early 1950s, which promoted spontaneous expressionism and abstract features in painting. Appel's paintings incorporate applications of vibrant, violent colors often possessing a primal, childlike quality or a schizophrenic innocence. Later in life, Appel turned to creating figurative sculptures. Examples of his work can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, and other collections. Expressionist painter Karel Appel made a name for himself in the world of painting by creating a majestic collection of highly distinguishable work for which he became internationally renowned. From the start, art curators could not ignore Appel's work, which has been exhibited at major museums around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Manhattan-based Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Tate Gallery in London. Though Appel is widely recognized as one of the best-known Dutch Expressionist painters of all time, he was also a passionate printmaker, sculptor, and ceramicist. Karel Appel’s childhood and early life Christiaan Karel Appel was born on April 25, 1921, in his parents’ house at 7 Dapperstraat, Amsterdam. His father, Jan Appel, owned a barbershop. His mother, born Johanna Chevalier, was a descendant of French Huguenots. Karel Appel had three brothers. He studied art from 1940 to 1943 at the Rejksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts during the German occupation and befriended young painter Corneille and, some years later, Constant. His parents opposed his choice to become an artist, leading him to leave home. This was also necessary to hide himself from the German police so that he would not be picked up and sent to Germany to work in the weapon industry. Appel produced his first real painting on canvas, which was a still life of a fruit basket at the age of fourteen. On his fifteenth birthday, his wealthy uncle Karel Chevalier gave him a paint set and an easel and some lessons on painting. Career. In 1946, his first solo show was held in Groningen, Netherlands. He also participated in the Jonge Schilders exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam nd created a buzz in the art world, as it generated a huge scandal and many objections in the press and public. About this time, Appel was influenced first by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, then by the French brute-art artist Jean Dubuffet. In 1947, he started sculpting with various used materials and painted them in bright colors such as white, red, yellow, blue and black. Karel Appel became the member of Nederlandse Experimentele Group in Holland along with the young Dutch painters Anton Rooskens...

This is rather unusual that it mimics the overall embroidered Tashkent Suzanies.