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Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz

Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Exceptional Banner of Pageantry with Multicolor Tapisserie Squares with 8 Weave Ornaments in Relief. On the inferior part the ornaments float with the wind. (2 are missing) Very good...

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15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton

Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Chinese Asian Silk Flowers Old Embroidery Panel in Gold Bamboo Frame
Large Chinese Asian Silk Flowers Old Embroidery Panel in Gold Bamboo Frame

Large Chinese Asian Silk Flowers Old Embroidery Panel in Gold Bamboo Frame

Located in Cookeville, TN

A long tall beautiful rectangular framed Chinese silk tapestry. A lovely addition to any wall. This tapestry portion of this piece is framed inside of a gold bamboo wood frame. The t...

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Mid-20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Wood

Early 20th Century Tobacco Girl Cloth Advertising Banner
Early 20th Century Tobacco Girl Cloth Advertising Banner

Early 20th Century Tobacco Girl Cloth Advertising Banner

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1900s; J. C. Winter & Co. - Red Lion, PA Antique painted cloth cigar advertising banner. This piece advertises Tobacco Girl cigars, a line of cigars from the long-defunct J. C. ...

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Early 1900s Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Verba Volant Pink Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Verba Volant Pink Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

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...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. These piece is mounted on a black shadowbox frame. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird
Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird

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...

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20th Century Indian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Authentic & Certified Aubusson Framed Tapestry Panel, Rococo Style, 1980
Authentic & Certified Aubusson Framed Tapestry Panel, Rococo Style, 1980

Authentic & Certified Aubusson Framed Tapestry Panel, Rococo Style, 1980

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in COLMAR, FR

An authentic Aubusson panel of this size, in this condition, with its original certificate intact, is a genuinely rare find. Woven in 1980 by a qualified bas-lissier — a master low-w...

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1980s Rococo Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Wood

Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Peru 200-300 AD
Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Peru 200-300 AD

Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Peru 200-300 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Complete Nazca unku with white, red, green, black and yellow step zig-zag design with red bottom with fringe and maroon upper part and beige trim around the arm and neck openings ...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD
Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD

Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A semi-ovoid rectangular panel with heavily fringed border having a very tightly woven multi-color geometric pattern consisting of two scroll devices containing multiple stylized zoo...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Vintage French Wall Tapestry from the Paris Colonial Exhibition of 1931
Vintage French Wall Tapestry from the Paris Colonial Exhibition of 1931

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...

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1930s French Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Flemish Style Shepherd in a Bucolic Landscape Tapestry
Flemish Style Shepherd in a Bucolic Landscape Tapestry

Flemish Style Shepherd in a Bucolic Landscape Tapestry

Located in Germantown, MD

A Mid 20th Century Flemish Style Shepherd in a Bucolic Landscape Wall Tapestry. Measures 64" in width and 51" in height.

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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Revival Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Mini Intarsio Red Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Mini Intarsio Red Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

Created on silk velvet, this small tapestry is dyed with natural red pigments and painted with colored pastes to achieve a deep, intense chromatic effect. The artist's unique techniq...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Albero Silk Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Albero Silk Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

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 ...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Mini Scacchiera Hand-Painted Tapestry

Mini Scacchiera Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

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...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Blue Garden Velvet With Gold Leaf Details Hand-Painted Tapestry

Blue Garden Velvet With Gold Leaf Details Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This velvet tapestry features an innovative technique that combines natural pigments and colored pastes to create a rich, three-dimensional chromatic effect. Accents of Murano glass ...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Orange and Purple Vortex Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Orange and Purple Vortex Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This tapestry features a unique artistic technique using natural pigments and colored pastes on a velvet base dyed in shades of purple and orange. The artwork presents a dynamic vort...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s
Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s This vibrant wall tapestry, created in France around 1970 by an unknown artist, is a textile work of art featuring a geom...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980
Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980

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...

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Late 20th Century Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"
Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"

Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"

Located in Dayton, OH

Large antique Oriental cross stitch Bayeux style textile / tent decoration or tapestry featuring primitive figures / warriors, camels, birds, bats, antelope / deer and geometric acce...

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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry
Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry

Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Traditional Small Rug Middle Eastern wall art Tapestry Handmade Persian prayer Rug 21.25 x 34.75 h Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Antique Japanese Textile Art Campaign Jacket Jinbaori with Mon
Antique Japanese Textile Art Campaign Jacket Jinbaori with Mon

Antique Japanese Textile Art Campaign Jacket Jinbaori with Mon

Located in Atlanta, GA

Known as Jinabori during 16th century when warfare was common in feudal Japan, the sleeveless jacket was created to be worn outside of the armor by samurai warriors. In addition to s...

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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Silk

French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France
French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France

French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

French Cubist Art Tapestry Needlepoint, Title " Musique Tropicale" Tropical Music by St Epin Paris Tapestries. Inspired by the work of kandinski, Picasso, Braque, Fernand Leger, and more French cubist and fauvisme artist. Handcrafted in a kaleidoscopic array of bright colors, tangerine, emerald green, yellow, purple, deep sky blue and black. This Cubist vintage needlework...

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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry
Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry

Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Small Rug Middle Eastern Wall Art Tapestry Handmade 24.5 w x 28.5 tall Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging
Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging

Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging

Located in Doha, QA

This is a truly exquisite antique silk velvet wall hanging with hand woven floral peacock design and metal threads as a patchwork. The history of V...

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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Alpujarra Rug (230 cm - 91 inches)
Alpujarra Rug (230 cm - 91 inches)

Alpujarra Rug (230 cm - 91 inches)

$5,040Sale Price|30% Off

Alpujarra Rug (230 cm - 91 inches)

Located in Porto, PT

Alpujarra rug. Made of fabric decorated with geometric shapes and plant motifs. Dimensions: 230 x 196 cm.

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18th Century Spanish Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Rampicante Velvet Silk Hand-Painted Tapestry

Rampicante Velvet Silk Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This green silk velvet tapestry features natural pigments using a unique artist-invented technique, enhanced with colored pastes for deep chromatic intensity and a sophisticated thre...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Lunare Brown Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Lunare Brown Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This tapestry features a unique hand-dyeing technique with natural pigments and colored pastes, creating rich, layered hues reminiscent of a forest glow. Accented with Murano aventur...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object
Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object

Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object

Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE

This textile art object originates from the estate of an architect whose collection, built over decades, comprised international art and design pieces from the 1960s to the early 200...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

“Singer” Textile Wall Hanging by Mathilde Renes, Netherlands, 2019
“Singer” Textile Wall Hanging by Mathilde Renes, Netherlands, 2019

“Singer” Textile Wall Hanging by Mathilde Renes, Netherlands, 2019

Located in DE KWAKEL, NL

A striking textile wall hanging titled Singer by Dutch artist Mathilde Renes, created in 2019. The work depicts an expressive female singer, rendered through a combination of textile...

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2010s Dutch Textile Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Textile

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Located in Zohor, SK

This is a great vintage find - a vintage mid-century tapestry of a cartoon girl in a frame. Originally used in a children room. We bought it from a lady who actually grew up with thi...

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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Wood

Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed
Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed

Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed

Located in Zohor, SK

Beautiful vintage piece of wall art. This embroidery vintage art piece is picturing a beautiful country scenery. Gentle colors ob browns in combination with blues create a trully poe...

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1950s Czech Bohemian Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Glass, Wood

Antique Silk Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Meiji Period
Antique Silk Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Meiji Period

Antique Silk Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kesa, known as "Jiasha" in Chinese and "Kasaya" in Sanskrit, is an out-layer garment worn by the ordained Buddhist monks. Bearing a basic rectangular form, it developed originally in...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Brocade

Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads
Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads

Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-woven by a workshop in the early 1700’s, this tapestry fragment features a lush fruit and floral display with swag and rams’ heads. The rams’ heads are located in the upper corn...

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Early 18th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Wool, Silk

Chinese Embroidery Framed
Chinese Embroidery Framed

Chinese Embroidery Framed

Located in Tampa, FL

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

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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève
"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève

"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève

Located in Lake Charles, LA

A striking wall tapestry titled "Barques à Aveiro" by French artist Robert Debiève. Inspired by the colorful traditional boats of Aveiro, Portugal, the composition features a dynamic...

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1970s French Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann
Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann

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...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract
John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract

John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

John Piper (British,1903-1992) : Stones of bath, blue screenprinted fabric, by Sandersons, London, 1962 In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles...

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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Framed Nazca Textile Panel with Step Design
Framed Nazca Textile Panel with Step Design

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...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Located in Zohor, SK

This is a great vintage find - a vintage mid-century tapestry of a cartoon dog in a frame. Originally used in a children room. We bought it from a lady who actually grew up with this...

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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Wood

Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940
Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940

Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Important Vietnamese Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Vietnam, circa 1940. Discover a rare and elegant piece of Indochinese craftsmanship created during the Fr...

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1940s Vietnamese Art Deco Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Silk, Glass, Wood

Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD
Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD

Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A woven textile shirt of rectangular form having small rectangular panels on the front and back, all with fringed borders, and open head slit in center. Decorated with zigzag rows of...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment
19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment

19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment

Located in Esbeek, NL

19th century ancient Egyptian cloth fragment.

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19th Century Egyptian Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile

John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson
John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson

John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson

By John Piper

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

JOHN PIPER CH (BRITISH,1903-1992) :CHIESA DELLA SALUTE, VENICE Screenprinted fabric, printed by Sandersons, 1959 In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked colour "The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960's was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnessed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics". The painterly design is one of five fabrics designed by John Piper (1902-1993) for A Century of Sanderson 1860-1960, Sanderson's prestigious Centenary Collection. This study of the Chiesa della Salute church in Venice was taken from Piper's 1959 travels when he was commissioned by the Arthur Jeffress Gallery in London. He then regularly made paintings of the city, and drew illustrations for an edition of Adrian Stokes...

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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Vintage Textile Wall Tapestries for Sale on 1stDibs

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.