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Rare, Noble Coat of Arms Tapestry, Order of Santiago, Trogner Family, C. 1650
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare coat of arms tapestry, which was hand-woven circa 1650, originated in the lands that would eventually become Belgium. The beautiful and...
Category
Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Wool, Linen, Silk
1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian Period Frame, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian period frame, English. An exquisitly preserved silk on fine linen sampler by Ann Wareing, May 12, 1819. A late George III piece in a Vic...
Category
1810s English Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Silk
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Gitanes c1960 French Cigarette Advertising Poster, Lefor Openo
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderfully quirky and contemporary design by Lefor-Openo features on this original 1960s French advertising poster for cigarette brand Gitanes.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Marie Claire...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 1964 French Grande Film Movie Poster, BORIS GRINSSON
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love Boris Grinsson's design and colours on the French Grande film poster for From Russia With Love. This first release from 1964 is super rare and is in fantastic condition.
In...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Yellow Submarine The Beatles 1968 US 3 Sheet Film Poster, Heinz Edelmann
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic US film poster for The Beatles much-loved classic Yellow Submarine. Featuring the iconic and colourfully psychedelic Edelmann artwork. A rare and collectible poster. Heinz ...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Min...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
'2001: A Space Odyssey' Original Vintage Movie Poster, British, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as the most influential science fiction film of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s transcendent 1968 sci-fi masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' revolutionised the genre, pre...
Category
1960s British Space Age Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 Italian 2 Foglio Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Jack Nicholson's character rightfully takes centre stage in the visually impressive first-year-of-release Italian sheet. The simple but effective artwork and size of the poster combi...
Category
20th Century Italian Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage French 1960's Poster, 'Camping' by G. Nicolitch
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist
G Nicolitch
Year
1967
Dimensions
160 x 120cm
Condition
Good
Format
Linen backed. Sold unframed.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cote d'Azur SNCF 1968 Travel Advertising Poster, Bernard Villemot
Located in Bath, Somerset
Stunning original Cote d'Azur 1968 SNCF French Railways Travel poster designed by Bernard Villemot.
The SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) is France's national state-owned railway company and was founded...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
'Barbarella' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Mario De Berardinis, Italian, 1968
By Mario De Berardinis
Located in Devon, GB
An incredibly rare Italian due fogli teaser poster for Roger Vadim's 1968 sexy science fiction comedy 'Barbarella', with spectacular psychedelic artwork by Mario De Berardinis. Based...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Mid-Century Original Vintage Poster, 'Campari Soda Beach Umbrella'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Mid-Century Original Vintage Poster, 'CAMPARI SODA BEACH UMBRELLA '
Campari Soda Umbrella Disseta Swiss poster original from 1950 lithograph.
Rare Swi...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Batman 1966 Italian 2 Foglio Film Movie Poster, Superhero, Linen Backed
Located in Bath, Somerset
The very rare and very fabulous original Italian 2 Foglio film poster for Batman. The poster with plenty of Kapow!
This vintage movie poster from 1966 has ...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
BR Western Highlands Original Vintage Travel Poster by Edward Halliday, 1950
Located in Devon, GB
Produced for British Railways to promote rail travel to the Scottish Highlands, this scarce British quad royal travel poster for the Western Highlands features a picturesque and peac...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter alphabet, followed by a cursive alphabet, a lower case alphabet, and the numerals one...
Category
Early 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Silk
GOLDFINGER - JAMES BOND 1964 UK Quad Film Poster, Style B, ROBERT BROWNJOHN
Located in Bath, Somerset
One of the highlights of our new collection, the exceptionally rare first-year-of-release country-of-origin British UK Quad Style B film poster for James Bond classic Goldfinger.
Th...
Category
20th Century British Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 Italian Oversized Film Stills Posters
Located in Bath, Somerset
Very rare and fantastic deluxe oversized stills for Stanley Kubrick's seminal sci-fi 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Printed in Italy in limited quantities for use in premiere/roadshow scree...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
1979 Alien Original Vintage Poster
By Bill Gold
Located in Winchester, GB
One of the greatest and most influential sci-fi films of all time, Ridley Scott's classic space horror "Alien" was released in 1979 and terrified audiences around the world. Starring...
Category
1970s American Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Early 20th Century French Lithographic Poster, 'Cachou Lajaunie', c. 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 20th Century French Lithographic Poster, 'Cachou Lajaunie', c. 1900
This poster is advertising a breath mint which helps to disguise the smell of cigarettes. This is an orig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted canvas representing animals on an exotic background. Contemporary.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas representing a monkey, two birds and a parrot against an exotic forest background.
Work of contemporary French artists.
Dimensions: H 220 x W 120 cm
Reference: LS6...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 UK Quad Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful first-year-of-release, country-of-origin UK Quad film poster for Hammer Horror's Sherlock Holme's classic The Hound of the Baskervilles. Superb design.
The iconic Hammer...
Category
20th Century British Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof R1966 Italian 2 Foglio Film Movie Poster, Silvano Campeggi
Located in Bath, Somerset
The artwork by legendary poster artist Silvano "Nano" Campeggi on this 1966 re-release Italian locandina is simply stunning. Surely the best artwork of Paul Newman and Elizabeth Tayl...
Category
20th Century Italian Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
1959 Michelin Pneumatici Velo Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
A wonderful poster printed by Verga Printers Milano, this advertisement poster for Michelin tyres was created in 1959 and depicts Michelin mascot Bibendum aka the Michelin Man pushin...
Category
1950s Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$1,383 Sale Price
20% Off
LE MANS R1971 French Grande Film Movie Poster, RENE FERRACCI
Located in Bath, Somerset
Stunning first-year-of-release French film poster for Steve McQueen's racing classic Le Mans featuring a great design by Rene Ferracci.
This original vintage move poster has been pr...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
J.G Domergue Galerie des Champs-Elysees Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
J.G Domergue Galerie des Champs-Elysees Original Vintage Exhibition Poster
This is an original exhibition poster by Jean-Gabriel Domergue, a French painter who specialised in portra...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
You Only Live Twice 1967 UK Quad Style B Film Movie Poster, Frank McCarthy
Located in Bath, Somerset
Starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond in the classic You Only Live Twice. One of the most collectable poster formats. Fantastic poster for a fantastic film e...
Category
20th Century British Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 Japanese 2 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Exceedingly rare first-year-of-release Japanese 2 Sheet film poster for Jacques Demy's masterful musical Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (Umbrellas of Cherbourg).
The Japanese Tatekan (...
Category
20th Century Japanese Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Mid-Century Style Rioja Raw Cotton Tapestry
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This dramatic piece is an impressive statement piece for almost any room.Custom sizes and others colours available by request.
Each piece is completely made to order and is availabl...
Category
2010s Argentine Other Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1959 UK Quad Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this original first-year-of-release UK Quad for 50s classic sci-fi Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Great colours and dino design.
This original vintage movie poster ha...
Category
20th Century British Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Sven Markelius "Pythagoras" for Knoll Textiles Drapery Panel
By Sven Markelius, Knoll
Located in Hanover, MA
Sven Markelius (1889-1970), Pythagoras drapery panel produced in 1952 by Ljungberg's Textile AB, Sweden for Knoll Associates, New York, NY.
Overall dime...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
Yokai Monsters 100 Monsters 1968 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderfully illustrated first-year-of-release country-of-origin poster for classic Japanese horror Yokai Monsters/100 Monsters (Yôkai hyakumonogatari). A very rare poster in wodner...
Category
20th Century Japanese Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cote Basque 1952 SNCF French Railway Travel Poster. Jean Garcia
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful original Cote Basque French Travel poster from 1952 designed by Jean Garcia. Created for French railways SNCF this poster was part of the post war effort to stimulate touri...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Goldorak 1979 French Grande Film Poster, Covillaut
Located in Bath, Somerset
Superb first-year-of-release French Grande poster for a cinematic release in France of much-loved Japanese anime Goldorak (UFO robo: Gurendaiza).
We love the design by Covillaut. Br...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$2,229 / item
Elvis Presley 'Love Me Tender' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
Long harbouring a dream of becoming a movie star as well as a chart topping rock and roll idol, Elvis Presley made his acting debut as Clint Reno in this 1956 Western, starring as th...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Märta Måås-Fjetterström Grodbla Tapestry, 1940's
Located in Uccle, BE
"Grodbla" (frog) created by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, is a beautifully handwoven flatweave tapestry from Sweden. Handmade in linen, it has a framed dimensions of H42 x W45.5 x D3 cm a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak, Linen
Zabihi Collection Antique Bakshaish Rug on Fabric Textile
Located in New York, NY
Mid-19th Century Persian Bakshaish Rug hand-stitched on a fabric textile. Best to use on wall or as a throw piece
Details
rug no. r4808
size 3' 8" x 5' 2" (112 x 157 cm
Category
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Linen
Original Vintage Poster 'Campari Liquor Le Saint Bernard' by Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster 'Campari Liquor Le Saint Bernard' by Leonetto Cappiello.
Beautiful linen backed Campari Liquor poster from 1925
Artist
Leonetto Cappiello
Year
1925
Dim...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest R1970s Italian 2 Foglio Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Jack Nicholson's character rightfully takes centre stage in the visually impressive Italian 70s re-release 2 sheet. The simple but effective artwork and size of the poster combine to...
Category
20th Century Italian Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Art Nouveau Poster The Garden Pavilion World of Women by Carl Schnebel Berlin
Located in Hannover, DE
This poster from around 1905 is something extraordinary. It was created by the Art Nouveau artist Carl Schnebel, it was printed by the Hollerbaum & Schmidt art studio in the German c...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
1977 Monaco Grand Prix Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster is for the 1977 Monaco Grand Prix, with the brilliant illustration design by Carpenter. The vibrant and modern artwork depicts the speed of the racers.
The 1977 Monaco G...
Category
1970s Monacan Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
1978 Monaco Grand Prix Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster is for the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, with the brilliant illustration design showing the car of the legendary Niki Lauda racing ahead of the chasing pack. The vibrant and mo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithograph Posters, Avedon
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore these iconic and psychedelic vintage poster prints by Richard Avedon of the Beatles for Look Magazine.
In 1967, at the height of the "Flower Power" era, acclaimed American ...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Batman R1970s French Grande Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous original Batman re-release French film poster from early 1970s. Superb artwork and colours on a scale that packs a serious Kapow!
This original vintage movie poster has bee...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$3,210 / item
Large Tapestry “Tuppamattan" by Marianne Richter for Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare handwoven and large tapestry rug mural designed by Marianne Richter (1916-2010) for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateliers in Båstad, Sweden. The composition is called "...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Linen
1905 Peugeot Cycles, Thor Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
This beautiful poster was created in 1905, with artwork from German painter and illustrator Walter Thor. Promoting Peugeot Cycles in the Valentigney commune in Doubs, France, the artwork shows a woman cycling alongside her dogs ina wonderful scene.
Cycles Peugeot...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Restored Lithograph SNCF French Rail Travel Poster, Languedoc c.1956
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Original restored SNCF French lithograph rail travel poster and linen backed.
CREATOR Artist: Jean Jules Louis Cavailles (1901 - 1977). Printer: Perceval, Paris.
DAT...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$995 Sale Price
23% Off
John Lennon Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon for Look magazine, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of posters that would visually capture the new psychedelic direction of 'Sgt. Pepper...
Category
1960s American Post-Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Dracula has Risen from the Grave 1969 US International 1 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
When Castle Dracula is exorcised by the Monsignor, it accidentally brings the Count back from the dead. This International US 1 sheet, has real bite! Great design for this English, ...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Horror of Dracula 1958 US 1 Sheet Blue Style Film Poster, Joseph Smith
By Joseph Smith
Located in Bath, Somerset
The fantastic first-year-of-release US 1 Sheet film poster for classic Hammer horror Dracula (released in the US under the name Horror of Dracula). The first in the highly successful...
Category
20th Century American Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Liberte 1950 Cie Gle Transatlantique French Line Travel Poster, Edouard Collin
Located in Bath, Somerset
Liberte 1950 Cie Gle Transatlantique French Line Travel poster, designed by Edouard Collin A lovely design with wonderful bright colours!
Founded by the Pérei...
Category
20th Century French Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 UK Quad Film Poster, Tom Chantrell
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love the colourful and dramatic artwork by Chantrell for 60s sci-fi classic Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. A very scarce and wonderful poster.
Tom Chantrell (1916 - 2001) argua...
Category
20th Century British Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Large Vintage School Chart Tulip Flowers Jung Koch Quentell 117cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large vintage school map, school poster about the tulip, paper on linen, originally from 1958 by Jung Koch Quentell, reissued by Hagemann in 1973, Germany.
Educational pos...
Category
1970s German Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paper
Peru c1950s Travel Advertising Poster, Sabino Springett
By Springett
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage Peru c1950s travel advertising poster featuring a fantastic design by design by Sabino Springett.
This vintage movie poster is si...
Category
20th Century Peruvian Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Barbarella 1968 Japanese B2 Film Movie Poster, Linen Backed
Located in Bath, Somerset
There are some great Barbarella posters and the Japanese version featuring Jane Fonda floating in space is one of our firm favourites. Great colours ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Antique Mamluk Revival Egyptian Khedival Khayamiya Cotton Appliquè Hanging
Located in Milan, IT
Derived from the Arabic 'khayam' (tent), the Egyptian khedival khayamiya are elaborately hand-stitched appliquè cotton hangings, woven in the golden period between 1867 and 1914. Wha...
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Antique Italian Renaissance Silk Brocade Fragments Florence Mid-16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
An exquisite and very rare 16th century renaissance Silk brocade fragments mounted and artistically displayed in the Glas case on the antique linen. Both fragments are greatly preserved and originated by its design from famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The ornaments contain flowers, jaguars, birds and Fleur De Lis- the symbol of royalty. The colours remain vibrant and parts of golden embroidery/ threads are in very good condition considering the age.
Both fabric...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Don Roberts Hard Edge Abstract Painting California 1970
Located in Oakland, CA
Don Roberts original hard edge abstract large-scale painting c1970. Roberts was a San Francisco artist that was active during the 1950s to the 1970s. We have acquired the estate of t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Wood
Scandinavian Modern "Green Twig" Vintage Wall Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern vintage handwoven wall tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, from Märta Måås Fjetterström workshop in Båstad, The name is "Green Twig", (Grön kvist). Monogramsign (BN). (46...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Linen
Large Format Mixed Media Painting Strata XVII, 1992, by Alfonse Borysewicz, NYC
Located in Morristown, NJ
Contemporary School (American, 20th c.), "Strata XVII', signed, titled and dated in pencil verso, unframed with canvas on wood stretchers. An abstract oil and wax work on linen.
Dimensions:
70"h x 83"w x 2"d
Condition:
Good. No visible condition issues observed.
About the Artist:
Alfonse Borysewicz...
Category
1990s American Modern Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Linen
Art Deco Embroidered Baby Bib Pictures
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of Art Deco embroidered baby bib pictures from the 1930s. Amazingly graphic embroidered and pieced colored linen baby bibs in the form of cat in clown costume...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Linen Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
$550 / set
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