English Victorian Framed Floral Beaded and Wool Work Embroidery

English Country Victorian maple framed embroidered woolwork clipper ship with brown and white hulls.  

English (20th century) ebonized framed memorial embroidery of flags and ships with photograph of a sailor in a life raft. Text embroidered at top, "Victory f...

English Victorian Country style (19/20th Century) oak framed embroidery of English setter dog.  

American Country small embroidered sampler with green and red alphabet in stained wood frame (signed ELIZ. PENN,1820).  

American Country (early 20th Century) folk art embroidery of a US flag portrayed with small pompoms in a wood frame behind glass.

English Victorian Country style maple framed embroidered clipper ship with black and red hulls.  

This is an antique framed needlepoint scene. An English, stump work tapestry panel, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1870. Beautifully pre...

A mid 18th century Chinese embroidery probably from a Chinese robe. It's beautifully embroidered. Embroidery is depicting scenic birds, cherry bloss...

This is an antique framed sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry panel, dated to the Victorian period and later, circa 1850. Delightful ea...

This is an antique framed sampler. An English, cross-stitch apprentice piece from the late Victorian period, dated to 1896. Sought after Victorian sampler...

This tall Chinese silk embroidery depicts Asian figures and scenes of boats, bridges and Asian landscapes. Features red, green, salmon and whit...

An impressive Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period, presented with brocade border on linen canvas in a Lucite shadow box. The stunning design features three dragons coiling and flying in the clouds. The high relief technique used to render the dragons using mostly the silver threads gives this piece a tremendous sense of motion. The most auspicious mythological creature in Japan and China, dragons were a very popular motif in textile art. In this particular piece, it is the impressive size, the superb craftsmanship, the profuse use of silver threads and near perfect condition that set it apart. Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. It is likely this estate piece was from one of the expositions based on its high quality. For two similar dragon tapestries...