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Spetchley park, Bargello, silk, bed curtains adapted into wall hangings in the 19th century • The use of silk, patterning and size suggests that these striking Bargello hangings were almost certainly conceived as bed curtains. In the Green Chamber at Parham House the State Bed is hung with Bargello curtains, pelmets and valences c1620. Like the Parham bed curtains, the Spetchley Park bed curtains have two horizontal pattern repeats in each drop. Needless to say, surviving bed curtains from this period are exceptionally rare as they had value as hangings and for upholstering domestic objects when removed from the bed. • The Spetchley Park bed curtains are really beautiful and luxurious. They were made as elite objects and have not lost their gravitas or their character and charm. • The Spetchley Park bed curtains were adapted into wall hangings in the 19th century. They are versatile and could easily be reinstated as curtains or panels within larger curtains. • Bargello work has a classic timeless quality to it and blends with most decorative schemes whether period or contemporary Each panel is made from two sections of bargello. The step (pattern) comprising two rows of short vertical stitches over two threads of graduating numbers of stitches up and down with two rows of long vertical stiches over six threads of graduating numbers of stitches up and down. Worked in graduating shades of blue, green, brown, red, tan and ivory silks on a hessian ground. The four edges of each hanging are faced with a 19th century, dusky pink fan...

JUST PURCHASED MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW OR BY REQUEST, photos taken with iphone Woven in shades of green, blue ochre and red on an ecru ground with a bold strapwork pattern creatin...

The mentmore towers, stateroom curtains magnificent & exceptionally rare set of three, massive, Gothic Revival, silk velvet, rust coloured, embossed & gilt embroidered & applique curtains Exceptional Provenance : The Staterooms, Mentmore Towers, Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild, Mentmore Towers. Bernard Nevill (1930-2019), Fonthill, Wiltshire acquired from the Mentmore sale Sotheby Parke Bernet, Mentmore House, May 1977 Ilustrated World of Interiors, Positively Victorian, 20.02.02 The silk velvet embossed...

JUST PURCHASED, MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW OR BY REQUEST, photos taken with iphone A rare opportunity to purchase a large set of floral embroidered silk curtains from an historic ho...

Naomi Clark paints abstract, vibrant, amoeba-like shapes in single solid colors on silk noil fabric to create Amoeba Curtains fabric. Sold by the yard (36" x 55"), these curtains can...

Naomi Clark paints abstract, vibrant, amoeba-like shapes in single solid colors on silk noil fabric to create Amoeba curtains fabric. Sold by the yard (36" x 55"), these curtains can...

Naomi Clark paints abstract, vibrant, amoeba-like shapes in single solid colors on silk noil fabric to create Amoeba Curtains Fabric. Sold by the yard (36" x...

Made in 2013 by Naomi Clark Wool blanket with dye, paint and appliqué Naomi Clark’s Quilt Paintings are made from vintage camp blankets culled f...