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Tapestries For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
pair of 19th century Aubusson tapestry - n° 1156
Located in Paris, FR
a very nice pair of 19th century Aubusson tapestry in very good general condition .
Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how,
we are pleased to present ...
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1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Rare Antique Ottoman Silk and Metal Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century Turkish ottoman embroidery with nice design and green field color, entirely hand embroidered with golden metal on silk foundation.
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"Experience the ep...
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Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Early 20th Century Bhutanese Wrapping Cloth / Bhundi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Bhutanese wrapping cloth / bhundi
A beautifully preserved example of a rare Bhutanese wrapping cloth (bhundi), which would have be...
Category
Early 20th Century Bhutanese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Madame de Andrada, Art Deco Printed Fabric Design, c. 1925
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very rare example of Cubist interior upholstery fabric design, by Madame de Andrada for Maison Paul Dumas. Examples of this fabric pattern are in the collec...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Coating
Old Japanese Kimono / 1912-1945 / Wall Hanging Decoration / Tapestry
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I think this is a kimono woven from the Taisho era to the early Showa era (1912-1945) in Japan.
It is a modern design.
In the Taisho era, various things were made with reference to...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Antique French Tapestry Handwoven French Tapestry Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Handwoven Antique Tapestry Handmade Tapestry 4'4" x 4'7" 133cm x 140cm 1920
"Beautiful antique French tapestry depicting a s...
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1920s French Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Vintage Decorative Wall Panel, Middle Eastern, Textile Frieze, Sequins
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage decorative wall panel. A Middle Eastern, ornate textile frieze with sequins and faux gemstones, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Enthusiastically decorated panel with fascinating finish
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Distinctive sections of unique patterns and materials
Sequins and faux gemstones glisten in the light
Complete with 16 metal hoops to upper edge for ease of wall hanging
This is a highly distinctive vintage wall panel...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Pierre Adrien Chabal, Louis XVI Style Beauvais Tapestry Panel, France - C.1855
Located in Chatham, ON
Pierre Adrien Chabal-DUSSURGEY (1819-1902) Designer - BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY MANUFACTORY Maker - Important Antique Louis XVI style floral tapestry settee back fragment - the floral tapestry finely woven in wool and silk threads with garlands and swags and tassels - all centered by a powder blue ground cartouche with white roses within an oval frame - suitable for framing - France - circa 1855.
Excellent antique condition - minor fading and loss - areas of wear/thinning - no apparent restoration - minor stains and soiling with signs of age and use.
Size/dimensions - 35" (91.5 cm.) wide x 24" (61 cm.) high.
Pierre Adrien Chabal-DUSSURGEY - born Pierre Adrien Chabal in 1819 in Charlieu and adopting the professional name of CHABAL-DUSSURGEY - well known for his paintings and studies of flowers in gouache and oils - attended the School of Fine Arts in Lyon - exhibited at the Paris and Lyon salons - he worked with the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory and the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory after 1849 designing tapestries, rugs and tapestry covers for seating - he designed tapestries for the Élysée Palace and worked with Empress Eugenie on furnishings for the small salon at the Élysée Palace and two salons in the palace of the Empress in Biarritz - tapestry covered furniture...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
78197 Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Tapestry Wall Hanging 03'07 x 05'00. Design a room that feels well-traveled and effortlessly inviting with this w...
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Early 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Antique English Needlepoint Tristan and Isolde Tapestry with Medieval Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78092 Antique English Needlepoint Tristan and Isolde Tapestry with Medieval Style 02'04 x 03'05. Drawing inspiration from Viking love-romance history and Celtic legend, this handwoven wool antique English needlepoint tapestry beautifully embodies Medieval style. The wall tapestry depicts Isolde and Tristan drinking the love potion. This is a Petit Point with metallic thread (possibly silver/gold). The colors join to create a truly compelling dance, and inaudibly speak with a timeless voice that is characterized by sensual decadence, as well as by stately action. All facets of this piece collectively entwine to form the striking and grand charm of a textile that is worthy to depict the tender, emotive, and vibrant details of humans and histories, no longer known. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this Medieval style tapestry...
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Early 20th Century English Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
78198 antique Uzbekistan Suzani tapestry wall hanging 3'06 x 5'01. Design a room that feels well-traveled and effortlessly inviting with this wov...
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Mid-19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
1870 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Tapestry Beige Handmade Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Rare Antique French Tapestry Fine Wool & Silk
Beige
5'2" x 8"
158cm x249cm
Circa 1870
"This is a very fine Authentic Antique French Tapestry in Wool & Silk....
Category
1870s French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Sampler, 1830, by Eliza Jones, Friendship
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1830 Sampler by Eliza Jones with Friendship verse. The sampler is worked in wool and silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering strawberry border. Colours red, light ...
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1830s Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Pole Screen, English Fire Screen, Needlepoint Tapestry circa 1900s
Located in Ely, GB
An Antique Adjustable Pole Screen.
English oak fireside screen with hanging tapestry panel, dating to the late Victorian / Edwardian period, circa 190...
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Early 1900s British Late Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Late 19th Century Chinese Silk & Metal Embroidery ( 1' 9'' x 12' 9''-53 x 387 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Chinese Silk & Metal Embroidery
1' 9'' x 12' 9''-53 x 387
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Landscape Scene Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
76928 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Landscape Scene Wall Hanging. This hand-woven silk and wool late 19th-century antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. Displaying dense foliage, greenery, fauna and flowers, this verdure tapestry portrays a tranquil setting. The floral scroll and bird border seamlessly blends into the pictorial scene without taking away from the majestic style. An outer border composed of a zigzag chevron add interest and a pop of color. Rendered in variegated shades of brown, ecru, taupe, pale green, slate blue, red, pink, lavender, beige and charcoal. The hues of brown range from chocolate brown to lighter shades of brown reflecting a fallow color to sand. Other colors range from ecru (greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown) to old gold (yellow color that varies from light olive or olive brown) and hues of olive and sage green. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this antique Aubusson wall hanging...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts he also functions as a dharmapala, or 'Dharma-protector'. The buffalo head deity Vajrabhairava is one of the three principal meditation deities of the Gelug School. He is shown with nine faces in the Yab Yum...
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Early 19th Century Large Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th Century very fine quality Large French Tapestry .
Measures: 7' wide x 10'11'' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Antique Chinese Textile
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A spectacular antique Chinese embroidery panel dated from (circa 19th century), professionally framed with linen mat, purchased from A...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Bamboo
19th Century William Morris Style Tapestry, Handmade, Earth tones, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
William Morris wrote that tapestry is "the noblest of the weaving arts," allowing the weaver to achieve "depth of tone, richness of colour, and exquisite ...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century Italian Religious Banner Ave Maria Oliograph with Tassels
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Beautiful oleograph of Mary and Jesus. Flowers on border. On bottom reads "Ave Maria". Embroidery still in great shape with gold thread. Original tassels and bar on top and bottom to...
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19th Century Italian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
Large Art Nouveau Painting C. 1908
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally rooted in the Italian word cartone, a cartoon is a full-scale preparatory drawing for a fresco, oil painting or a tapestry. This cartoon was prepared for the dining room mural in Charles M Schwab's Riverside Dr mansion at the turn of the century.
It has painstakingly restored revealing the gorgeous colors and details of this piece of history. Last photos show cartoon before restorations...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Tapestries
Materials
Paint
Pierre Adrien Chabal, Louis XVI Style Beauvais Tapestry Panel, France, C.1855
Located in Chatham, ON
PIERRE ADRIEN CHABAL-DUSSURGEY (1819-1902) Designer - BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY MANUFACTORY Maker - Important Antique Louis XVI style floral tapestry chair back - the floral tapestry finely woven in wool and silk threads with garlands and swags and tassels - all centered by a powder blue ground cartouche with white roses within an oval frame - suitable for framing - France - circa 1855.
Excellent antique condition - minor fading and loss - areas of wear/thinning - no apparent restoration - minor stains and soiling with signs of age and use.
Size/Dimensions - 20" (51 cm.) Wide x 19 1/2" (49.5 cm.) High.
PIERRE ADRIEN CHABAL-DUSSURGEY - born Pierre Adrien Chabal in 1819 in Charlieu and adopting the professional name of CHABAL-DUSSURGEY - well known for his paintings and studies of flowers in gouache and oils - attended the School of Fine Arts in Lyon - exhibited at the Paris and Lyon salons - he worked with the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory and the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory after 1849 designing tapestries, rugs and tapestry covers for seating - he designed tapestries for the Élysée Palace and worked with Empress Eugenie on furnishings for the small salon at the Élysée Palace and two salons in the palace of the Empress in Biarritz - tapestry covered furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Black Lacquered and Gilt Wood Victorian Foldable Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A black lacquered and gilt wood Victorian foldable fire screen
Composed of four panels, each one with Petit point tapestry upholstery, two of them decorated with stylized horses, th...
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1860s British Late Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile. From Dahomey (Benin), Circa 1925.
The same piece is in the permanent collection of Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
There has been a lot ...
Category
1920s Beninese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Mid 19th Century Silk Chinese Buddhist Embroidery ( 3' 6'' x 6' 2''- 106 x 188 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Silk Chinese Buddhist Embroidery ( 3' 6'' x 6' 2''- 106 x 188 )
Category
1840s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Flemish 18th-19th Century Verdure Landscape Tapestry Panel Centered with a Tree
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine flemish 18th-19th century Verdure landscape tapestry, the wool and silk tapestry centered by a scene of a tall tree within a forest background and a foliage border. Circa: 180...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century tapestry with beautiful design of a hunter at the town, and beautiful golden colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool and cotton.
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Aubusson Tapestry, Handmade, Ivory, Taupe, Cream
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson tapestry is tapestry manufactured at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France. The term often covers the similar products made in the nearby town of Felletin, whose products are often treated as "Aubusson". The industry had probably developed since soon after 1300 in looms in family workshops, perhaps already run by the Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century.
Aubusson tapestry of the 19th century managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry, although generally regarded as not their equal.
As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
668 - Aubusson French Antique Textile , 19th century.
Located in Paris, FR
Textile of the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson of the 19th century.
Representation of some flowers.
Perfect state of preservation.
Reinforced by a fabric on the back of the work
Dimen...
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1840s French Romantic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Blue Wool & Silk 3x6 Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Green Blue 2'8" x 5'6" (3' x 6') 81cm x 168cm Circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry with Rococo style. It has very rare in...
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1920s French Rococo Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wool
Late 19th Century Wrapping Cloth / Furoshiki, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th century wrapping cloth / furoshiki, Japan
Hand-drawn resist-dyed (tsutsugaki) in natural indigo, this large wrapping cloth (furoshiki) disp...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
1920s Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3' x 3' 6" - 92 x 107 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3' x 3' 6" - 92 x 107 cm )
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Late 19th Century English William Morris Large Leaf Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An English William Morris verdure tapestry from the turn of the 20th century, featuring several peacocks within a verdant setting of large leaves and floral sprays. Enclosed within a...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Circa 1900 in Soft Autumnal Colors
Located in Port Washington, NY
This enchanting antique tapestry beautifully illustrates the remarkable depth and richness that was perfected by French artisans of the 19th-20th century. A remarkable Tapestry displ...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century 3-Panel Chinese Minority Wedding Bed Cover, Miao People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century 3-Panel Chinese minority wedding bed cover, Miao People
A rare and early example of a brocade-woven Miao wedding bed cover from ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Mid 19th Century Pair of Chinese Silk & Metal Embroidery (7" x 1' 9" - 18 x 54)
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Pair of Chinese Silk & Metal Embroidery (7" x 1' 9" - 18 x 54)
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1850s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Important Monumental Italian Church Altar Frontal Antependium
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Italian church antependium altar frontal, acquired from the estate of the iconic American oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens. The last photo show...
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19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Set of 3 Map Samplers by A Charles. Italy, Spain & France
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Set of 3 Map Samplers by A Charles. All depict countries, cities, seas and landmarks of the respective countries. The first entitled, 'SPAIN and PORTUGAL'. The second, 'MAP OF FRANCE...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Rare and Early Neo Gothic British Arts & Crafts Textile Wall Hanging
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely rare embroidered hanging distinguished by a repeat pattern of roundels containing confronting birds alternated to an endless knot moti...
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Mid-19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over meandering motif woven in black and natural raffia. Kuba cloths are construc...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Handmade Vintage Cotton Suzani, Charcoal, Orange and Red
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Vintage cotton suzani, charcoal, orange, and red geometric designs.
Measures: 60.5" x 52.5".
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Antique Little French Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century French embroidery with silk, originally, seat cover element.
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Massive Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Display Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive Japanese embordered tapestry professionally displayed in a custom acrylic shadow box. The fine work of textile art is dated to 1890-1920s, late Meiji (1868-1912) or possibl...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3'9'' x 5'2'' - 115 x 157 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Silk Chinese Embroidery ( 3'9'' x 5'2'' - 115 x 157 )
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1920s Chinese Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Handmade Vintage Cotton Suzani, Red, and Charcoal
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Vintage Cotton Suzani, Red, and Charcoal geometric designs.
Measures: 59" x 64".
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
19th c Pair of French Aubusson Tapestry Entre Fenetres
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine pair of mid 19th century Aubusson Tapestry Wall panels created for hanging between windows or doors and were known as Entre Fenetre panels. Hand w...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca Wool Poncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca wool poncho
Woven of alpaca wool and dyed with natural dyes, this small poncho from the highlands of Bolivia is patterned with two simple wide stripes i...
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Early 20th Century Bolivian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Child's Sampler, American Dated "1887"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming child's diminutive needlepoint on linen, American sampler, measuring 10" x 10"; incorporating the proverbial 26 letters of the alphabet and t...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Vintage French Hanging Tapestry
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early 20th century French tapestry makes a wonderful wall decoration.
Category
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Framed Alphabet Embroidery Sampler
Located in New York, NY
American Country small embroidered sampler with green and red alphabet in stained wood frame (signed ELIZ. PENN,1820).
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wood
Handmade Vintage Cotton Suzani, Rust, Orange, and Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Vintage Cotton Suzani, Rust, Orange, and Yellow
Measures: 126" x 96".
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Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Early 19th Appliqué Collage Sir Percival Radcliffe 3rd Baronet of Rudding Park
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A beautiful applique collage of late Georgian silkwork figures and decorative section, no doubt from a larger textile hanging. They have later been to remounted in 19th century into ...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Pair of Framed Chinese Silk Brocade Chair Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These framed silk brocade tapestries are two halves of a magnificent Qing-dynasty chair panel, or chair strip. Because traditional Chinese seating was n...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Moroccan Primitive Azilal Rug as Modern Artwork with Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive and dramatic Moroccan rug with modern taste : to put on wall, as an artwork.
No comment: the colors and the drawing expresses a remarkable creative force
(nr. 106 C.P. pri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Primitive Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Light Blue 19th Century Floral French Aubusson Portière Decorative Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Called portière, these antique wall hanging tapestries were handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century. They both feature floral and foliage decor in a deep red and beige palette. Portière tapestries were traditionally used in French chateaux and palaces in past centuries, they are unique in that they are designed to fill narrow wall spaces. A portière is a hanging curtain...
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1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Japanese Fukusa Relief Embroidery Textile Art of Dragon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A visually stunning Japanese fukusa panel with an embroidered dragon on a swirling cloud background, nicely displayed on a scarlet felt matt in a carve...
Category
1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 16'6" x 22' - 503 x 670 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 16'6" x 22' - 503 x 670 )
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Shop Vintage Tapestries on 1stDibs
Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.
Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.
“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.
Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.
For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.
Antique, new and vintage tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming — find yours on 1stDibs now.
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