An exquisite 17th century Italian hanging of raspberry/red silk damask brocaded with gold metal threads embellished with Baroque flourishes, tulips and birds. The hanging is made up from several pieces, edged with a gold metal braid and backed with Dupioni silk.   This piece was de accession ...

A beautiful 18th century Italian valance made with forest green silk velvet edged with a wide, 2 ¾”, gold metallic tape on top and 1” tape on the bottom. Finished along the bottom with the thickest gold eyelash fringe. Backed with a cotton green lining ...

A rare circa 1730 – 1740’s French, possibly Lyons, silk brocade table cover from the Naturalism period. A rich ground of blue silk with islands depicting a castle surrounded by large flowers and leaves woven in polychrome silk threads. The colored silks show a prime ...

A late 17th, early 18th century Beauvais tapestry fragment that more than likely came from a border from a larger tapestry. Beauvais, a northern town in France, was established in 1664 and wove tapestries for the wealthy bourgeoisie and nobility of France, as well as ...

A French or Italian 1710 - 30 silk and silver metal brocaded lampas cover with symmetrical patterns of flower and leaves on a melon/orange silk ground. Patterns such as these were typically nicknamed “ lace patterns” for they generally included areas of small scale diaper ...

An amazing silk velvet wall hanging made from two lengths joined together. The ground is a rich navy blue, the design of woven silk and gold gilt threads. Rarely seen metallic threads of blue and pink are in the design with a floral motif with ...

Imagine, Michelangelo was alive when this textile was woven, probably just finishing “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel. Presenting an amazing circa 1540 Italian brocaded/voided silk velvet featuring an ogival pattern of branches with a central pomegranate motif. The ground is an ivory satin ...

An outstanding example of 19th century French needlepoint/petite point on this table cover stitched in wool and silk threads. Mythical winged lions and angels flitter among scrolling foliage and acanthus flowers all on a chocolate brown ground. Edged in a small French metallic trim with ...

An 18th century French silk brocaded table cover with a rare ground of royal blue woven with small silk polychrome flowers throughout. Edged in a small French silver metallic galon. Lined on the backside with a brilliant lemon yellow silk. Brocade is a rich silk ...

Velvets were some of the most luxurious fabrics created but also laborious and costly. This being an Italian, Genoa, 16th century cut and voided two-colored silk velvet in red, a commonly used color and green, a rare color, pile on a natural tabby ground. An ...