Greenwich - Tapestries

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

Finely worked in colored woolens and depicting hunters and two lovers, signed: 'J.V.D.VELDE' Date; c. 1950-70's A charming tapestry in very good condition and representative o...

Early 18th Century Antique Silkwork Embroidery Picture. The embroidery is worked in silk on linen ground, in tent stitch or petit point. Colours pinks, blues, cream, gold, greens and...

Rich in history and artistry, our Ottoman Pomegranate Motif Silk Hand-Embroidered Suzani Tapestry is a masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship. Inspired by the opulence of the Ottom...

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 Horizon circa AD. 1000-1470 until it was incorporated by Chimu Culture on the further northern coast. The panel appears to be an intact shawl or head scarf, indicated by the overall integrity with the finished edges. It is a gauze-like linen/cotton open-square woven panel with supplemental embroidered horizontal bands that alternate between hooked diamond motifs and silhouettes of perched seabirds, one of the most favored animal forms in Chancay art. The color is quite vibrant with red contrasted by two shades of yellow on a darker brown background. The scarf such as this is thought to be associated with ceremonies and magic realm of death and burial practice. The textile is displayed on a dark line background under a newly made acrylic shadow box. Reference: For reading on the bird motifs in Chancay textile art, see page 141-183 of the book "Ancient...

A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1960s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west. It is overall black, decorated only with patterns of bright colors on the bottom. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white silk in its interior. On the front, it features exposed white stitches around neck and breast, a very subtle and elegant touch. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish woven design with embroidery accents that depicts a group of pheasants among peonies and other blossoms along a flowing stream. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. An very elegant textile for wall...

Chinese navy blue Silk Short Jacket with Floral Embroidery. The jacket is front buttoned with black piping and buttons and wide sleeves. The applied round collar band is black silk e...

Voided Olive Green silk velvet showing the Ferronerie pattern Left and Right panels from a dismantled Chasuble Joined and made up from several sections Florence or Venice dating...

This is an antique Aubusson tapestery made in Europe during the end of the 19th century and measures 302x196 CM in size. This piece has a floral design with two bouquets inside of b...

Early 20th century pair of Indonesian handmade textiles. Pictures with inlays.

The shepherdess is lovely. She is seated near her flock under the shade of a leafy tree, wearing a green and white dress and a hat with red trim....

Early 19th century English framed sampler, unsigned. Simple with a Georgian brick manor house, crowns, etc. below an alphabet & numbers. Frame scuffs. ...