Antique Needlework and Sewing

Stunning French Tapestry Code BO105 156 x 75 cms Country of Origin. France Passed in 1890, the McKinley Tariff Act set new laws and fees for importing goods into America from other countries. ...

Impressive hand sewn bedspread quilt made of hexagonal scraps of colourful cloths to create a unique overall pattern : this uniqueness is perhaps the real charm of such handmade ...

An early 20th century woolwork picture of the liner RMS Lusitania in coastal waters, flying the Union flag, American stars and stripes and the red ensign, with a zeppelin L10 ...

A stunning antique late Victorian tea cosy or tea cozie. It is made from deep cobalt blue padded silk and it has glass bead decoration with silk embroidered leaves. The cosy also ...

This is a beautiful and really decorative Tibetan Buddhist Thangka dating from the early 20th Century. The detailed polychrome painting on cotton shows the enlightened one in lotus position surrounded ...

This is fine early 19th century sampler by Harriet Humpage in excellent original order dating from around 1830. The sampler has a beautiful central panel with dense needlework of a ...

We have for sale a late 1930s Dewhurst's of Skipton Sylko haberdashery shop display cotton reel box complete with a a total of 66 Dewhurst's Silko cotton reals dating from ...

This antique wool winder dates from the first half of the nineteenth century. It is of a nice size and retains its attractive original green paintwork. It is adjustable and ...

An enchanting Victorian Egg shaped brass thimble holder. Silver thimble by Henry Griffiths and Sons. Birmingham 1882.

Antique early silk stumpwork embroidery of a woodland scene. The picture has a lovely perspective with threes and stumpwork flowers in the foreground looking through to the forest floor and distant ...

A delightful pair of Chinese Silk Embroidery Landscape Work of Art in Rosewood Frame.

Antique French Thimble Holder complete with brass thimble, the egg shape case engraved and chased with floral motifs with chain for hanging from ladies Chatelaine nice unusual collectable item.

A petite vintage wall hanging tapestry. mid 20th Century, I would wager, though after a c15th mille-fleurs tapestry, entitled La Dame à la licorne, the Lady and the Unicorn. 20 inches ...

A super quality tapestry panel. Wool stitches create a scene from antiquity in the manner of an old master (possibly a depiction of Esther before Ahasuerus). Glazed and smartly framed. Vibrant, unfaded colours ...

A super quality tapestry panel. Wool stitches evoke a touching family scene. Glazed and smartly framed. Vibrant, unfaded colours and excellent detail to the image. Hours and hours of work. A fine furnishing piece.

A magnifcent & impressive vintage French wall hanging tapestry. Late c20th, though in the manner of the c16th original 'Depart pour la Chasse' which hangs in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The ...

A good quality needlework sampler dated 1867 by Esther Kingshott. Good strong colours and no damage or degradation to background. Images of trees, birds, lovehearts, and an interesting early 19th ...

A magnifcent & impressive vintage French wall hanging tapestry. Late c20th, though in the manner of a c17th Aubusson tapestry in the typical vedure style: a rambling mill set against a ...

Stand not included. Thank you for viewing my items, Everything you see is sourced by me personally on my travels around the UK, Then restored upholstered etc in my workshop on ...

Antique Needlework School Sampler a colourfully stitched childs sampler bearing the name Rachel Maw Scarborough, nicely and neatly executed by this little girl in the mid 19th Century in Scarborough ...

A delightfully naive silkwork picture depicting a shepherdess with two woolly lambs or sheep, trees and the background with further away a pine tree and a church. The girl's face ...

Engine turned coquilla nut pin cushion , it has its original velvet cushion top, it dates back to 1840. It measures 5 by 5 and stands 7 cm high.

This delightful sampler, wool on linen, was made by Sarah Spencer, but no further detail is given as to how old she was or when it was made. ...

Free delivery in England and Wales Excellent condition, vivid colours Measurements Height including frame = 31 inches / 79 cm Width including frame = 27 inches / 69 cm

Free delivery in England and Wales Lovely condition and vibrant colours Measurements Height including frame = 30 1/2 inches / 77.5 cm Width including frame = 25 1/4 inches / 64 ...

This unusual and beautiful 19th Century Chinese antique wool work picture depicts 2 sages and a kylin in a gilt decorated frame. It measures 26 ¾ in – 68 cm by ...

This stunning and beautifully designed early 20th C. Indian silk wall hanging, which could easily also be used for a bed covering, features an intricate and detailed design of geometric ...