Tapestries

Rifle scabbard on brain tanned elk. Exceptional beading. Warrior with double trailer headdress. Coupstick on war pony one side, two florals on reverse. ...

Beautiful little tapestry / wall hanging or table decoration with a geometrical Navajo design pattern. Woven with wool on cotton. Very good vintage condition. Dimensions excludes the...

Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value. While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads. Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being. The "Holy People...

This colorful rug is handwoven in the Southern state of Chiapas in Mexico by Javier Intzín. This beautiful cozy wool tapestry is hand knotted in fixed loom, a very traditional indigenous folk art...

Two large, 18th century, French figural tapestries, each with a central male figure standing in nature, one blowing a hunting horn and one with his arm raised in a searching gesture....

Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite vintage South American Peru tapestry. Adorned with a captivating native design showcasing a vibrant town w...

Title: Large Vintage Silk Scarf Pale Blue Description: Beautiful and rare vintage designer silk scarf. Very pretty with multiple detailed p...

Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug...

An antique Silk and Metal thread embroidery. Three 18th century figural vignettes surmounted by an armorial device, all in coloured silks and with metal thread borders. The somewhat...

Vintage Pair Yei Navajo Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5 234cm 176cm 226cm x 143cm "This is a pair of magnificent vintage Yei Navajo tapestries. This pair can be...

19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet ( 5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218 )

Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Optical Illusion Handwoven 2x3 Tapestry 2.3" x 3.2" 97cm x 66cm. "Magnificent Navajo rug with a super rare geometric optical illusion."-ARC Navajo rugs made from the Crystal area are known for their soft, beautiful, muted earth tones achieved by vegetal dyes. Some colors you can expect from these natural rugs are tan, grey, white, brown, orange, red and yellow. Geometric patterns are usually the focus of these Crystal rugs which are handwoven. The rugs come in a variety of sizes from under four feet to over seven feet long. Though inspired by J.B. Moore more than 100 years ago, by the 1940's, the Crystal style changed with the times. Original J.B. Moore era Crystal Navajo rugs...

This vintage scenic tapestry shows courting couples in an idyllic country setting by a lake and a cherub statue, waterfall. It is made in a soft, light color palette of greens, pinks...

Monochromer (braun/beige) Gobelin mit Festmotiv am königlichen Hof. Dekorativer opulenter Rahmen aus Buchenholz. Entstehungszeitraum: 1905 (geschätzt) 155 x 211 cm

This large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, is designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and handloomed by women weavers in a remote community, Ollantaytambo, Pe...

This colorful vintage tapestry shows the European hunting scene in the 18th century. It is 100% wool quilted and comes with 4 loops for easy hanging. This wall-hanging tapestry is m...

18th century Italian hand-carved mecca tassels strung on an antique braid. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. The braiding...

This blue Oasis Alpaca large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and hand-loomed by women weavers in a remote community, O...

Nice mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design with eagle and brown and yellow colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotto...

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...

Early 18th Century French Tapestry 3' X 6' - 90 X 185

Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops. ...

Chippewa bandolier bag with a pocket. Unique outer edging around center bag with bugle beads, and white and red bugle beads ending in white tuffs at bottom. Matching shoulder straps having bugle beads and green fringe at divide. Nice and visual vintage piece of Native American...

- Exceptionally rare pair of large, Rococo Chinoiserie blue & white cotton bed curtains. Measures: 4ftwide 7ft9"hig. - Chinoiserie was the height of fashion during the Rococo and these hangings would have been a luxury item, making a exotic statement in the bedroom. They have been used as wall hangings for the last 35 years. - From a private collection, purchased 35 years ago from a set of six removed from a Chateau in France. One was purchased by Nina Campbell...

Have you ever stared up at the stars on a clear night sky and felt that surreal sense of awe, wondering what’s out there? Through her weaving, master artisan Yolanda Hernández giv...

Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder s...

Genuine native Assiniboine fully beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Floral and leaf design with green bugle bead drops ending in pompoms. Full...

This colorful handmade rug was woven in Aubusson, France in the early 20th century. The rug depicts a traditional Aubusson style with floral motifs which began and are often seen in ...

Navajo crystal with graphic black and red borders. 6'2" x 3'7". Great for hallway as runner length. Little wear. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: circa 1910 Dimensions: 6'2" x 3'7...

Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...

This is a lovely antique 19th century square French Aubusson tapestry depicting a on a beautiful spring day in the countryside with lush trees and vegetation with a woman on a swing and her husband and two children beside her. It is a lovely silk and wool tapestry with in the classic Rocco style...

Genuine geometric Native American Sauk people bandolier bag with loom beaded geometric panels. Blue and black yarn tuffs. Minor deterioration on red salvage, not distracting. Great v...

Nice mid century Navajo tapestry with a native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmansh...

Wide ruins; hand spun. 36" x 58". Colors of browns, orange and yellows. Great wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: Circa ...

La Jeunesse (Youth) Tapestry Polychrome wool and silk France, Aubusson, circa 1750 It measures 107.08 in height x 104.33 in (272 cm height x 265 cm). State of conservation: good The tapestry is accompanied by the engraving from which the subject was taken. The engraving measures 23.50 in x 25.86 in (59.7 cm x 65.7 cm) with the frame. The Aubusson tapestry has controversial origins: some believe that it was the Saracens who imported this type of work into Europe while other authors believe that the production began at the same time as the marriage between Louis I of Bourbon and Maria de Hainaut in 1310. It was at this time that a considerable importation of tapestries from Flanders into France began, followed shortly thereafter by the importation of their production techniques. At the beginning of the seventeenth century a royal edict from Henry IV halted the importation of Flemish tapestries, contributing to the subsequent Expansion of Aubusson production. The status of royal manufacture was to be granted only in 1665, even though the Nantes edict caused a drop in production because of the forced migration of weavers to Germany. The full recovery and the success of the manufacturing took place during the eighteenth century when the great painters and the tapestry manufacturers began to collaborate. Great French artists of the time and specialist painters, the “cartonniers”, painted “cartons de tapisserie” in oil or tempera, all of which were to be a source for the tapestries. As an alternative to the “cartons”, scenes taken from prints and engravings were freely used. The tapestry in question, made of wool and silk, is in good condition; the colors are still fresh and the silks, which give brightness to the scene, are well preserved. There are a small number of integrative restorations present, while the lining and the suspension system have been recently refurbished. The work is made with a flat-weave, according to the custom of the Aubusson manufactures, which is clearly demonstrated by this work since it shows all the technical and material characteristics typical of the first half of the eighteenth-century production: the “Jeunesse” was probably woven in the middle of the XVIII century. The scene itself is compelling: a rural clearing is depicted, centered around a tall tree with dense fronds with lance-shaped leaves. In the shade of this tree some scenes of courtship can be seen. A couple hugs each other, one is caught stealing a kiss and another, lying softly on the grass, is still at the early stages of courtship: together with the suitor the girl looks with smiling malice at the kissing couple. On the right, two young men practice archery while aiming at a target placed on top of a pole. The scene, with male and female characters intent on games and gallantry in a festive atmosphere, is taken - faithfully, but in mirror-image - from an engraving, which in turn was itself taken from the painting (now kept at the National Gallery in London, inv. NG103 and part of a series with the four ages of man) by Nicolas Lancret, produced around 1735. The tapestry is accompanied by a copy of the engraving, which bears, at the bottom, the name of the author (“N. Lancret pinxit”), the name of the engraver (“N. De Larmessin sculpsit”) and four short verses on the subject of love disputes: Pourquoi tous ces combats si chers a la jeunesse, Quels frivoles talents veut-elle mettre au jour? Non: chacun voudroit vaincre aux yeux de sa Maitresse, La Lice est une Scène ou triomphe l’Amour. Why all these fights so dear to youth, What frivolous talents does it want to bring to light? No: everyone would want to win in the eyes of his Mistress, The Lice is a Scene where Love triumphs. At the bottom we read: “A’ Paris chez N. De Larmessin graveur du Roy Rue de Noyer à la 4 (?) porte cochère a droite entrant par la Rue St. Jacques A.P.D.R. [Avec Privilège Du Roy]”. Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743), along with Antoine Watteau, was a pupil of Pierre Durin and Claude Gillot...

Cree, Assiniboine or Stony (all Canadian Assiniboine) gun scabbard for a lever action rifle. Beaded panels top and bottom, brain tanned deer hide. Beautif...

Large vintage Lanvin silk scarf pale blue butterflies fruits French Beautiful and rare vintage silk scarf Very pretty with butterfly and d...

Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down through her husband's family, Joseph Silvey (Silverfish). His father was "Long Hair Hanging" (Kiowa Comanche) and his mother...

19th century Sioux war shirt of brain tanned buffalo with red ochre quill wrapped hair locks. Bead strips have stylized buffalo heads, pipes and teepees. Nice patina from use inside and out. The pipes are a great icon and make us believe that the warrior it was made for must have been an important individual in his tribe. It is hard to determine tribal attribution, possibly as far west as Fort Peck Yankton Sioux...

77259 Tree of life design vintage Hereke Turkish prayer rug, Garden of Paradise tapestry wall hanging. This hand knotted silk vintage Turkish Hereke prayer rug displays a tree of lif...

On offer is a Navajo chief blanket of the third phase circa 1895-1920s. The chief blanket is the highest achievement of the Navajo textile develop...

74030 Antique French Rococo Romantic Pastoral Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher 04'04 x 10'02. This handwoven wool antique French tapestry depicts a romantic pastoral scene of a young woman walking behind a young man playing a flute. The couple Meander beneath a path of tall trees in an idyllic French countryside. Renaissance and French Rococo paintings come to mind, of endless summer hours romancing in the outdoors. While this image is specific to its time period, in the clothing and coiffures, the theme is timeless and universal. A testament to French culture and history, this antique pastoral tapestry...

Navajo Chinle, banded with geometrics. 3'6" x 6'. Great colors in naturals. Perfect wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Perio...

Navajo crystal area weaving. Exceptionally bright with nice variations in the dyes. Great condition. Period: circa 1920s Origin: Navajo, Southwest Size: 7'5" x 9'9". Family Owned &...

77269 Antique Persian Silk Kashan Prayer Rug, 04'04 x 06'08. Behold, a vision of paradise! Feast your eyes upon this exquisite hand knotted antique P...

72967 Vintage Venetian Tapestry Inspired by Tiepolo, The Minuet, Carnival Scene. This vintage Venetian tapestry with Rococo style was inspired from a...

74341, vintage Pictorial rug with Native American couple, tapestry wall hanging. This vintage pictorial rug displays a beautiful use of naturalis...

Navajo crystal with white center having multiple cross design, bright Ganada red with variations. 37" x 56". Beautiful, bright reds and creams. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: ci...

77024, this opulent antique Turkish silk and gold Hereke tapestry with flower of the seven mountains. Featuring a central medallion of cinnamon-red floating in a cut out medallion of...

On offer is a rare antique Navajo rug, a truly magnificent piece of textile, circa 1920s-1930s. Distinguished in its massive size (68 by 131 inches), intricate designs and superb wor...