Italian Mid Century Modern Tapestry circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Mid Century Modern Tapestry, Italy, circa 1960s. Abstract architectural design.
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries
Fabric, Textile
Italian Mid Century Modern Tapestry circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Mid Century Modern Tapestry, Italy, circa 1960s. Abstract architectural design.
Fabric, Textile
Margo Farrin O'Connor Fiber Art Wall Hanging CIrca 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Fiber art wall hanging by California textile artist Margo Farrin O'Connor, circa 1970s. Margo and her husband William founded their jewelry making, meta...
Textile
20th Century Flemish Style Wall Tapestry with Hanging Bar
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Flemish Style Wall Tapestry with hanging bar. A great way to transform any space. Origin Belgium. Materials Wool. Condition/Notes Very good condition. Free of stains, ...
Textile
Antique Italian Religious Banner Mary Our Lady Sorrows Oleograph Wall Tapestry
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful 19th Century Italian religious textile banner with beautifully colored Our Lady Of Sorrows Mary, Mother of Jesus oleograph, original backing, rod, rope, fringe and tassel...
Metal
$2,760 / item
Sibylle#1 Bordeaux Wall Hanging by Studiopepe
By Once Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Sibylle Collection, the first collaboration between Studiopepe and Once Milano, is a celebration of the senses viewed as precious tools for exploring and interpreting reality. The fr...
Textile
$1,340Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Wall Tapestry from the Paris Colonial Exhibition of 1931
Located in COLMAR, FR
A fabulous, vintage souvenir from the Paris Colonial Exhibition in 1931. This rare wall tapestry has been well preserved by a French owner for many years and is therefore in very goo...
Textile
$1,645Sale Price|30% Off
Antique English Regency Mahogany Pole Screen Fire Hearthware Tapestry Stand 66"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Regency / Georgian style pole or fire screen on stand. Made of mahogany featuring scrolled pierced / reticulated adjustable screen framing a floral tapestry backed w...
Textile, Mahogany
18th Century Italian Silk & Silver Metallic Thread Lampas Brocade Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
An exceptionally fine 18th century Italian silk and silver metallic thread lampas brocade panel with nicely aged original color. Red silk backing w/ attached strip of fabric for a ha...
Metallic Thread
Pre-Columbian Nazca Nasca Stepped Textile Tunic Poncho Peru
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A very rare surviving Pre-Columbian Nazca Stepped Textile Tunic, Nazca Peru, 200-600 AD. Museum mounted on a linen covered panel. Impressive piece overall. Stepped design and frin...
Textile
Grau Garriga Limited Edition Tapestry, Mid-Century Modern, Circa 1975
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Limited edition tapestry by the Spanish textile artist Grau Garriga, circa 1975. Artwork number 290/500. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservi...
Textile, Wood
Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Woven wall tapestry by Brazilian textile artist Kennedy Bahia circa 1980. Hummingbird, butterflies and flowers. “Known nationally and internatio...
Textile
Framed Japanese Embroidery Dragon Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period presented in a gilt wood frame under glaze. The design features four dragons coiling and slithering in the clouds. The most auspicious mythological creature, dragon was a very popular motif in Japanese textile art. Viewing this particular piece, one is struck by the superb craftsmanship with the profuse use of silver threads in satin stitches and complex chain stich coiling that create the background. The slight relief technique was also used on parts of the dragon heads, rendering the piece a strong sense of dimension and motion. The textile itself measures about 32.5"x46". 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. As there is no brocade border present, the piece is likely the main part with the central motifs of a larger tapestry and was later framed for display. For two similar dragon tapestries...
Textile, Wood
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...
Textile
French 18th Century Tapestry Fragment
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vibrant botanical theme tapestry fragment comes from 18th century France, at the peak of the Verdure tradition. Two narrow panels were hand-stitched together as one hanging, wit...
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool
$5,080 / item
Big Fish Green Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry
Located in Milan, IT
This piece is an intricate small-sized tapestry featuring a vibrant fish motif crafted on silk velvet. Natural yellow pigments and colored pastes are painted to produce an intense ch...
Textile
Large Framed Japanese Embroidery Dragon Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Textile, Lucite
Vintage Nude Woman Textile Artwork by Don Freedman
By Don Freedman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage textile wall art depicting a woman sitting nude with back turned. Designed by mid-century textile artist Don Freedman, circa 1970s. Original maker’s mark embellishment and ta...
Textile, Yarn
Wall tapestry sculpture attributed to Sheila Hicks
By Sheila Hicks
Located in Haaltert, BE
Large tapestry in the manner of Sheila Hicks , textile artwork of braidings with tresses. Made of cotton bundles string wrapped with colored silk yarn. Situated between textile art a...
Textile, Wood
Pair of Antique Tapestry Borders from Flanders, circa 1580
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of tapestry fragments, hand-woven in Flanders (now Belgium), circa 1580. At roughly 132 inches (11 feet) long, the fragments were, originally, vertical borders to a very large and brightly colored tapestry. The colors have maintained their vibrancy over the last 400+ years, with deep blue, brown, green, and red accents over a gold and cream background. Although the fragments do not have identical scenes, it is readily apparent that they originated from the same source. At the top of each fragment is a bearded warrior clad in golden armor with a flowing blue cape and green greaves. A shield rests on the ground, supported by the soldier’s left hand, while his right hand lifts a spear into the air. Towards the center of the textile is a pair of musicians, one strumming a lute, while the other plucks a lyre. At the bottom of each tapestry is a single female figure, well-dressed and sitting on a bench with one arm overhead. The remaining areas have been filled with fruit bouquets, architectural elements, and other figurative representations. A more recent navy blue border surrounds the scenes and the backs have been lined with a mauve colored linen. Our hand-woven tapestry borders...
Textile, Wool, Silk
Set of Four French Antique Needlepoint Theater Panels, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally used in a French theater during the 1800s, this set of four needlepoint panels features whimsical images. The panels are influenced by Italian grottesche, a style of decor...
Textile, Wool, Wood
$28,570 / item
Verba Volant Pink Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry
Located in Milan, IT
This tapestry features a vivid pink velvet base dyed with a unique technique using crimson and bordeaux pigments, creating dynamic light and perspective effects. Painted with natural...
Textile
Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage decorative panel. A Continental, needlepoint tapestry, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Wonderfully Italianate scene depicting an idyllic European bridge...
Textile
Framed Nazca Textile Panel with Step Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique textile panel from Nazca culture on the south coast of nowadays Peru circa 600 to 800AD. The panel with short fringes was likely part of a tunic and was professionally mou...
Textile
Vintage Mid Century Modern Style Handmade Wool Shag Wall Hanging Fiber Art
Located in Seattle, WA
This stunning vintage wool wall hanging features a richly textured Tree of Life design in beautiful earth tones of green, blue, and cream. C...
Textile
$6,200
French Verdure Tapestry
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A wonderful large old French Verdure Tapestry, a true work of art, beautifully hand-woven depicting a lush European landscape with birds and a castle in...
Textile
French tapestry "Fanfare"by Jean Lurçat, Ed. Corot 1950
By Jean Lurçat, Corot
Located in Renens, CH
French silkscreen tapestry "Fanfare"by Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) Jean LURÇAT (1892-1966) Tapestry hand-printed on woolen fabric with polychrome decoration. Published by Maison Coro...
Textile
Woman Playing the Lute Tapestry in Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) tapestry featuring a woman playing a lute, alongside an open book and flowers, Set in a wooden, bronze-finished frame carved with acanthus leaf designs. Losse...
Textile, Wood
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Inter...
Textile, Linen
Collection of Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Panels Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of two fragments of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. The panels were presented in...
Textile, Linen
1960s Carlos Frederico Bastos Fine Art Original Warrior Wall Tapestry
By Emiliano Di Cavalcanti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brazilian Artist Carlos Frederico Bastos Fine Wall Art Tapestry Signed 71 w x 53.5 h Original vintage preowned condition Please refer to...
Textile
Carolina Yrarrazaval Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This woven Contemporary textile sculpture was done by Chilean fiber artist, Carolina Yrarrázaval (b. 1960).
Textile, Jute, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Panel Inca Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large pre-Columbian textile fragment from Inca period in nowadays Peru, circa 15-16th century. The piece consists of three narrower panels woven from fine camelid yarns and were se...
Textile, Wood
17th Century Aubusson Verdure Bleue Tapestry depicting The Grape Harvest
Located in Dallas, TX
In 1665, Louis XIV gave workshops in Aubusson (France) the royal charter, making them responsible for producing tapestries for the King and nobility. A beautiful example of such an Aubusson tapestry is our verdure bleue wall hanging that depicts four grape harvest...
Textile, Wool, Silk
Framed Japanese Festival Kimono with Tsutshugaki Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival kimono expertly mounted and displayed in a large acrylic shadow box. This impressive ceremonial garment circa late 19th-early 20th century was made from a thick l...
Textile, Acrylic
"Tutankhamun" - Textile Patchwork Tapestry c 1925
Located in Kastrup, DK
When the British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, it created a great interest in Egyptian pharaohs. This wall hanging...
Textile
Mid-Century Modern Large Mountain Forest Landscape Tapestry Art Wall Hanging
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging large Mid-Century Modern tapestry/wall hanging. The piece appears to be made of yarn or wool using a hand latch hook technique. The piece features a ...
Textile, Burlap, Yarn
$5,080 / item
Mini Scacchiera Hand-Painted Tapestry
Located in Milan, IT
Mini Scacchiera features a compact, textile-based tapestry distinguished by a unique technique that blends natural yellow pigments and colored pastes to achieve an intense, deep chro...
Textile
$14,285 / item
Albero Silk Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry
Located in Milan, IT
The Albero velvet tapestry features a unique technique that combines natural pigment dyeing with colored paste painting to achieve a deep, intense chromatic effect and sophisticated ...
Textile
1970s Large Textile Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
Large vintage Textile wall Art. Circa 1970s Features a stretched canvas with a forest inspired design printed in vibrant earth tone colors. ...
Textile, Wood
Wall Art, Unique Hand Crafted Neck Tie Tapestry, Dark Moody Blues MCM
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A unique tapestry consisting of hundreds of neck ties, wrapped and arranged in a random pattern. Moody dark blues mix with neutrals, and pops of color draw your eye across the piece...
Fabric, Textile
Asian Large Vintage Burmese Kalaga Beads Embroidered Tapestry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fabulous large Kakaga Burmese bead embroidered adorned with sequins and beads tapestry wall hanging . This vintage handcrafted needlework wall hanging tapestry shows ten different scenes from the ancient epic Hindu poem, the Ramayana, or from Buddhist mythology. You can imagine how many hours went into producing this piece of work. The figures are sewn using a combination of metallic threads and adorned with sequins, beads and glass stones. Most Kalagas are best hung in a frame but not under glass so that the detail and texture can be fully appreciated. They can also be hung as-is without a frame. Such a large tapestry could take months to complete. Asian figural Kalaga hand embroidered with jeweled tapestry...
Textile
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Embroidered Textile from Chimu Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture in central and Northern coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Hori...
Textile, Linen
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragments Inca Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two pre-Columbian textile fragments presented in wood frames. Handwoven in colored yarn, possibly camelid fibers, these pieces were from Inca period circa 15-16th century. One panel is a classic Inca weave that was likely part of a mantle or cape. It has a multi-panel design with eight-point stars alternating with stylized animal and homomorphic figures, steps-design and abstract scrolling patterns. The second one features a multiple stripe design also with eight-point star and a mysterious figure sandwiched between stripes of geometrical patterns and plain borders. Presenting in a thin gilt wood and a carved dark wood frame...
Textile, Wood
Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann Designer Hans Widmann (1939–2018) Brand Hans Widmann, Germany Era 1970’s Material textile Size 195 cm x 173 cm x 8 cm Cond...
Textile
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment Chimu Chancay Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two framed pre-Columbian textile fragments from Chimu or Chancay culture (1000AD-1470AD) in nowadays Peru. Both panels are of a similar red background and poss...
Textile, Wood
Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediat...
Textile, Linen
Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped “V” Design, Peru, 200-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete Nazca Unku in vibrant red with blue, green, yellow and white squares forming V design around the brown neck opening. The multicolor squares in stepped design make a diamond ...
Textile
Pre-Columbian Inca Mantle with 16 Figures, Peru, 1476-1534 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Mantle with 16 figures in cubist form with multi-color fringes. This pieces with a Certificat de Bien Culturel from France. For the Incas finely worked and highly decorativ...
Textile
Bettina Nelson, "The Elena Tapestries" no 4, Handwoven Formio Textile, 2020–2024
Located in Odense, DK
A tactile and evocative work by Swedish–English artist Bettina Nelson (b. 1989), The Elena Tapestries no. 4 (2020–2024) is a handwoven meditation on nostalgia, memory, and material s...
Textile, Natural Fiber
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Indian embroidered needlepoint tapestry inside large shadowbox frame, featuring a colorful arrangement of Elephants, Birds, Peacocks, Flowers, pinwheels, figures and geometri...
Textile
17 Foot Long Signed Flemish Tapestry from the Series of 7 Liberal Arts, C. 1670
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Originally part of a series of tapestries from Flemish weaver Michel Wauters, depicting the Seven Liberal Arts. This massive tapestry (well over eight...
Textile, Wool, Linen, Silk
Middle Eastern Wall Art Tapestry Traditional Large Prayer Rug Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Middle eastern Wall Art Wool Tapestry Traditional Large Prayer Rug Runner Signed Handmade Persian prayer Rug 20W x 80L x 2H Original Unrestored Vinta...
Textile
Large modern geometric mosiac tapestry
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A fabulous mosaic tapestry inspired by the work of Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt. Unique and one-of-a-kind embroidered textile patchwork mosaic, each fabric its own pattern. The tape...
Textile, Wood
Framed Color Textile Wall Tapestry After Pablo Picasso - "Los Pichones", 1980s
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introduce a touch of artistic brilliance to your space with this framed color textile wall tapestry, inspired by the renowned artwork "Los Pichones" by Pablo Picasso. Created by an u...
Textile
Embroidery Silk Azarbaijan
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is an antique silk Azerbaijan embroidery woven during the 18th century and measures 76 x 74CM in size. It has an all-over highly geometric floral design with muted pastel colors...
Textile, Silk
Antique Framed Tapestry, Continental, Needlepoint, Decorative Panel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed tapestry. A Continental, needlepoint decorative panel, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming t...
Textile
Framed Large Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Inter...
Textile, Linen
Multicolor Quilted Paper and Thread Wall Tapestry by Kelly Kozma
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Magma & Reef" is a one-of-a-kind wall-hanging statement piece as part of Kelly Kozma's newest collection "Watch Me Backflip". This large crafted piece is hand-sewn by the artist in ...
Textile, Paper, Thread, Tapestry
Framed Finely Woven Pre-Columbian Pictorial Textile Chimu Musuem Quality
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved and rare pictorial antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu culture. Located in Northern Coast of nowadays Peru, Chimu culture thrived in the late Intermediate/...
Textile, Linen, Wood
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950. This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, d...
Textile, Beads
Vintage textile wall tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming.
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.
Find a collection of vintage textile wall tapestries for your space today on 1stDibs.