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Miscellaneous Textiles
No. 5903 c. 1920s Silk Hand Embroidered Shawl: The shawl centre is embroidered all over with silk threads in a floral pattern. It has the traditional netted and fringed edge and is in excellent condition. Price: $395.00.
No. 5907 c. 1940s/50s Quilt: This tied quilt has a mix of calico fabrics and feedsacks. In very good condition it has some minor wear at the tie points on the reverse. 1.85m x 2.2m. Price: $485.00.
No. 5704 c. 1964 Machine Embroidered Pineapple Fibre (Phillipines) Wedding Dress: The cotton embroidery has been done by machine onto pineapple fibre (considered an upmarket fabric in the Phillipines) and then the background has been cutaway.It carries a Manila label and has a metal zip in the back. A size 32 inch bust it is small but displays beautifully as you can see from the photos - imagine it with a coloured silk slip underneath. In excellent condition. It was made for an Australian bride of Filipino descent. Price: 575.00.
No 5760 Late Qing Dynasty (China) c. 1890/1900s Women's Pleated Silk Satin Skirt: With brace like straps this skirt was worn with an over jacket - it is a small size. Carrying the Qing emperor's dynastic motifs of the 5 toed dragon and phoenix this skirt has been embroidered by a master using the or nue technique of couched metallic threads. A silver purl purl fringe extends along the bottom edge. I believe it was of sufficent quality to have been worn at the imperial court but sadly comes with no provenance. In very good condition with the exception of an ink stain on one panel which is quite obvious - for some reason that photo did not turn out so wil ltake another. Price: $985.00.
No 5761 Early 20th Century Chinese Woman's Skirt: Cotton and silk skirt with a jacquard woven dragon design. Extremely small with chinese knot buttons and ties - the colours are still strong. In excellent condition with some minor wear to the lining. Price: $395.00.
No. 5906 c. 1950s/60s Quilt: Tied and Buttoned this quilt contains a mix of dressmaking and upholstery/curtaining style fabrics including barkcloth and seersucker. The main fabric appears to be a reasonable quality calico. In very good condition it measures 1.9m x 2.3m. Price: $465.00.
No. 5905 Vintage Double Bed Quilt: This large double bed size quilt (2.3m x 2.6m) is a woven cotton jacquard weave in greens. In excellent condition. Price: $128.00.
A selection of antique Japanese silk brocade fabric lengths (Maru Obi Fabric - oldest of the Obi fabrics) c. 1890/1900 - please ask for more photos if you are seriously interested:
These fabrics have been woven on a jacquard loom with gold and silk threads (the gold threads have been made by the traditional method of applying gold leaf to rice paper). Prices vary from $120 - $220 per metre (online prices average $250 to $400 per metre).
I may be interested in selling cut pieces at least a metre long – please contact me to discuss this.
No. 5667 Victorian Smoker's Hat: Chenille work embroidery on deep red silk velvet - this hat has a little wear to the velvet pile and some shattering to the quilted blue silk lining but otherwise displays very well. Approx 18 cm in diameter and 9cm high. Price: $165.00
No. 5440 c.1920s/30s Detachable Lace Collar: Machine Embroidered Net Lace collar - similar in style to Carrickmacross lace. This detachable cotton lace collar has cotton velvet ties. It is approximately 96cm in length and approximately 16cm wide. Trimmed with cotton lace flowers. In excellent condition with some wear to velvet on ribbons. Price: $78.00
No. 5439 c.1860s Maltese Lace Lappet:
Approximately 150cm long in cream Spanish silk from Barcelona. Maltese lace is a continuous bobbin lace which is made in individual sections and then rather loosley pieced together to form a large piece. Traditional Maltese lace patterns carry the Maltese cross design seen here in the central motifs at each end. The actual piece's use as part of a mid 19thC head covering, the fine thread used to join the pieces and the compact lace design all indicate it was made around 1860. Some very minor damage in the form of a couple of loose threads and a small light stain otherwise excellent. Price: $245.00
No. 5005 c.1930s/40s Lingerie/Pyjama Bag: Quilted and smocked padded light lime green lingerie bag has a metal teeth zip with a matching tassel and a loop for hanging on a hook. Measures 36cm x 28cm. It has a very light age stain on one side but is otherwise in very good used condition - there is also no musty smell. Price: $75.00.
No. 4983 c. 1920/30s Hand Embroidered Silk Crepe Collar: Pale pink silk crepe finely embroidered with a scrolling floriate design and cross stitch silk roses. Scalloped edge possibly machine done. 40 cm around neck edge. In excellent condition. Price: $75.00.
No. 4836 Late 19th Century Chinese Fan Case: A beautifully hand embroidered (possibly tambour work) fan case. It is on a dark blue silk satin ground and hand bound in black thread with black cording/tassels in the same black thread. It has seen some use and there is some wear around the throat where the the silk satin is drawn up. The chinese knot closure at the top is there but has come undone. The embroidered panels which are the same on both the back and front appear undamaged with unfaded, vibrant colours. Otherwise in very good condition. 28cm long. Price: $195.00.
