Antique Block Printed Kalamkari

Impressive antique block printed tent panel (Qanat) Deccan or Rajesthan India 19th Century Comprising four arched panels hand stitched together....

Antique Kalamkari Textile Panel. Huge Kalamkari panel. Circa 1900 The centre of the panel with scrolling flowers on a red ground. In very good vin...

Superb Antique Paisley Shawl Intricately block printed onto a fine quality light weight cotton Circa 1860 Good antique condition throughout...

Antique Indo Persian Kalamkari Dating from early 1900's Skillfully hand block printed in India for the Persian market on a cotton ground depicting a Cypress Tree of Life , numerou...

Antique Iranian Kalamkari prayer mat Persian, Late 19th Century Height 128cm, width 92cm Crafted in the late 19th century by skilled Iranian craftsmen, this cotton prayer mat features a plethora of religious and nature-inspired motifs. Its surface is adorned with a selection of patterns and motifs created using the traditional woodblock printing technique called kalamkari (or Qalamkari). The 400 years old technique originating from Isfahan, utilises only natural and local materials, celebrating and supporting the local communities. A selection of repetitive, organic motifs adorns the cotton textile. The patterns are coloured in various shades of red, cream, and blue, their design inspired by religious Islamic architecture, in particular that of a mosque. The central prayer niche (also called a mihrab) is identical in shape to that of the arch-shaped prayer niches found in mosques. Arabic markings feature above it. This Persian prayer mat...

Vintage wool tapestry depicting a floral and musical motive. Beautiful flowing lines of green, black and orange. Signature Jean Claude Bissery and ERF

Manufacture Robert Four. "Baillée of the roses" silkscreen printed tapestry on woven wool after a 16th century tapestry.

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...