Pin Cushions

No. 5483 c.1890/1900 Celluloid Apple Shaped Pin Cushion: This pincushion has very good colour and looks unused. It is in excellent condition and is 4.5cm high. Price: $225.00.

No. 4314 c.1900/1910 Edwardian Silk Pin Cushion: With a basket of silk ribbon flowers embroidered on top - this pincushion appears unused and in excellent condition. 16.5cm long and 8.5cm wide. Price: 185.00.

No. 4252 c. 1890s Victorian Cockleshell Pin Cushion: Silverplated tripod stand. Cushion in very good condition - no other damage. 5cm in diameter and 5cm high. SOLD

No. 2380 c. 1870s/80s Mauchlineware Pin Wheel: Padded blue velvet is a little worn but no holes otherwise excellent condition. The transfer is of "The Marina St Leonards" with a plain reverse. 5cm wide. Price: $380.00.

No. 304 c. 1900/1920 Eastern European Woven Leather Pin Cushion: Shoe shaped with a woven cotton "sock", this pin cushion is in excellent used condition. 9cm long. Price: $85.00.

No. 2378 c.1860s/70s Souvenir Silk Beaded Pincushion: This pincushion has a silk woven stevengraph? of Emperor Franz Josef with his personal standard and the flag of the Austro-Hungarian Empire underneath. Firmly stuffed - probably sawdust. It has "Best" on one side and "Wishes" on the other picked out in pinned beads. Most likely a souvenir of his assumption of the Emperor's position for the British market. The silk has shattered over most of the pincushion but appears a stable ground for the beading. The Royal purple silk fringe is a little tatty but is all there. A large item - it is 24cm x 18cm. Price: $285.00.

No. 2694 c.1890/1900 Glass Beaded American Indian Pin Cushion: Hand beaded pin cushion - no beads missing but staining on plain blue fabric on underside - otherwise good condition. Shows a bird on a branch. 12.5cm square. Price: $395.00.

No. 1586 c. 1900/10 Crazy Velvet Pin Cushion: Stuffed with what feels like sawdust this pincushion has been stitched together using velvet and embossed velvet diamonds. It is backed on the base with a lovely metallic gold and dark blue jacquard. It is piped in a burgundy velvet edging. The diamonds are picked out by rows of pinned blue and white glass beads and gold sequins. In excellent condition with only a 1cm piece of the binding on one corner that has unravelled. 14.5cm x 15cm. Price: $365.00.

No. 2058 c. 1850s Silk Brocade Pin Cushion: Made to celebrate the birth of a baby - the design is picked out in original pins. The cushion is fringed has a 1 cm gusset (looks like a grosgrain ribbon) around the side and has a soft, firm padding. It measures 16.5cm x 12.5cm. A few pins are missing and it is a little discoloured but otherwise it is in very good condition. Price: $465.00.