19th Century Furniture

Charming and fun pair of armchairs with elegant curved high backs, upholstered in pink velvet with a stitched motif on the backs. Cut-out armrests with finial detail.

Antique Red Turkish Jajim Flat-Weave Rug, Mid-19th Century Collection of Lucille A. Lamkin. Additional Information Dimensions: Origin: Anatolia (Turkey) Period: Mid-19th Century R...

Lovely burled birch wood ("loupe de bouleau de Carélie") desk chair from the Russian Empire, and recently reupholstered in French damask fabric wi...

The open feeling and minimalist aesthetic of this central Anatolian rug is comparable to notions promoted by Modern artists of the 20th century. The Turkish weaver of this piece may ...

Antique Persian Bahshaeish rug (1890's) with a traditional medallion design in blue and cream on a red field. Measures approximately 11 feet 4 inches by 18 feet 5 inches. Rug #10212224

19th century Pennsylvania bar crib quilt is from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and is treadle machine stitched. The condition is good and graphics ar...

Beautifully hand-woven silk coat. Chapan (variant of caftan) is a coat worn by both men and women, for warmth, protection or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and open down the front, closing by means of buttons, zippers, Velcro, toggles, a belt, or a combination of these. Worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter months. These coats are adorned with intricate threading and come in a variety of colors and patterns. Exceptionally colorful in pink and rust...

Red Turkmen Tekke Flat-Woven Main Carpet Rug, Late 19th Century The Turkmen are mainly known for their pile-weaving tradition. This said, several Turkmen groups have produced often...

Antique Fethiye Kilim rug. A superb antique kilim rug that would have been draped over the leading camel of a nomadic caravan, to show off the skills of the family's weavers.

When the Qing-dynasty woman who wore this lovely jacket entered a room, people would instantly have recognized her status and rank based on the materials and decoration of her garmen...

38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES AN ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, REFLECTS THE PERIOD OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889: 38 star American national flag, made entirely of plain weave cotton. The stars are arranged in a medallion configuration. This features an enormous center star, surrounded by two wreaths of much smaller stars, with a flanking star in each corner of the blue canton. The sort of disparity here, present in the scale of the large star, versus those around it, is both exceptionally unusual and graphically dynamic. Colorado became the 38th state on August 1st, 1876. This was the year of our nation’s centennial. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition. For this reason, 37 remained the official star count for the American flag until part way through the following year. Flag-making was a competitive venture, however, and few flag-makers would have continued to produce 37 star flags when their competitors were making 38’s. Many flag-makers added a 38th star before Colorado entered the Union, in the early part of 1876, or possibly even prior. In fact, many makers of printed flags, called parade flags or hand-wavers, were actually producing flags in the 39 star count, in hopeful anticipation of the addition of two more Western Territories instead of one. It is for these reasons that 38, 39, and 13 stars, to representing the original 13 colonies, are most often seen on flags displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition. Hosted in Philadelphia, this enormous event was our nation’s first World’s Fair, lasted for a duration of six months, and served as the nucleus of celebrations held to honor America’s 100-year anniversary of independence. The 38 star flag became official on July 4th, 1877 and was generally used until the 39th state was added in November of 1889. This is probably a homemade flag, though sewn by a very skilled hand, or possibly, by two different individuals. The stripes are pieced and sewn entirely by hand, with remarkable care and precision. The canton is constructed of two lengths of blue fabric, that have been joined with treadle stitching. This was joined to the striped field by hand. The stars are double-appliquéd (applied to both sides) with treadle stitching. There is a treadle-sewn, cotton binding along the hoist, with five, hand-sewn grommets. It is extremely unusual to encounter this combination of sewing methods. Soon after the sewing machine was mass-marketed, in the mid-1850’s, flag-makers both public and private made good use of treadle machines, to join stripes, when constructing American flags. During the Civil War (1861-65), most stripes were treadle-sewn. Stars were another matter. Until the advent of electric machines...

It does not come with an insert but a bag made to size to accommodate insert materials. Linen in the back Zipper closure dry cleaning is recommended.

This seems to be a utilitarian ikat rather than a wall hanging since it is quilted from a few different ikat bits . All the Central Asian skates are warp faced and so is this, silk w...

32 STARS IN A VERY UNUSUAL NOTCHED VERSION OF THE “GREAT STAR” PATTERN, WITH TWO STARS ABSENT AT THE EXTREME POINTS OF EACH ARM, MADE IN THE PERIOD WHEN MINNESOTA JOINED THE UNION AS...

The lining of the piece might not be original but the quality of the ikat is great.

41 STARS IN A LINEAL PATTERN WITH OFFSET STARS THAT CREATE A CROSSHATCH IN THE CORNERS AND CENTER, ONE OF THE RAREST STAR COUNTS AMONG SURVIVING FLAGS OF THE 19TH CENTURY, REFLECTS MONTANA STATEHOOD IN NOVEMBER, 1889, ACCURATE FOR JUST 3 DAYS: Numerous flags appeared with unofficial star counts in early America, produced by flag-makers in anticipation of the addition of more states. The 41 star flag...

34 STARS IN AN OUTSTANDING OVAL MEDALLION CONFIGURATION, ON A NARROW CANTON THAT RESTS ON THE 6TH STRIPE, ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, ENTIRELY HAND-...

Pink step-back cupboard.

A large antique English needlepoint carpet decorated by the so-called 'album' pattern, composed of square compartments each containing a dif...

A set of six 19th century Louis XVI grey painted fauteuils. These wonderfully decorative armchairs are large and have a wonderful old painted finish and nice carving. They could be ...