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Collection of Greek island textiles
from Roddy Taylor  collection 

Greek

Panel from a Bed tent
Silk on linen in Rhodian cross stitch
Greek Island of Rhodes
Circa 1700
Formerly in the collection of Roddy Taylor
and published in "Embroidery of the Greek Islands"
by Roderick Taylor, page 84

Measurements: 83cm’s x 53cm’s

Greek

A delightful professional art nouveau embroidery . Depicting dragonflies , with strong Japanese influence with faux mon.
Silk embroidery on cotton
English 1900’s
Measurements: 24 inches x 45 inches
or 61 cm’s x 114cm’s

English

Detail of a delightful professional art nouveau embroidery . Depicting dragonflies , with strong Japanese influence with faux mon.
Silk embroidery on cotton
English 1900’s
Measurements: 24 inches x 45 inches
or 61 cm’s x 114cm’s

English (Detail)

A Rare Irish Arts and Crafts Embroidered Textile

Silk on warp faced cotton
Attributed to Lily Yeats c.1895
Adapted from May Morris’s design
Measurements: 62cms x 63cms

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Ireland

Bizarre silk brocade
Circa 1690 -1720
Italian with strong Turkish influence
Wonderfully modern design with stealth bombers and pomegranates.
Measurements: 21 inches by 41 inches or 53.5x104 cm's
Similar piece in the National Gallery of Victoria. Asc no D145-1977

Italian

Greek island embroidery,
Silk on linen.
Naxos, 18th century
Measurements: 21 inches x 33 inches or 52cm's x 84 cm's.

Greek

Detail
Greek island embroidery,
Silk on linen.
Naxos, 18th century
Measurements: 21 inches x 33 inches or 52cm's x 84 cm's.

Greek

Greek island silk embroidery on linen
Naxos 18th century
Measurements: 20 inches by 33 inches or 51 cm's x 84 cm's

Greek

Detail

Greek

Italian embroidered net, known as burato.
Burato is from the Latin bura, which means course cloth.
17th century.
It is extremely rare to find coloured burato.
Provenance: Embroiders Guild collection.
Measurements: 42 inches by 62 inches or 107 cm's. x 157 cm's

Italian

Italian embroidered net, known as burato.
Burato is from the Latin bura, which means course cloth.
17th century.
It is extremely rare to find coloured burato.
Provenance: Embroiders Guild collection.
Measurements: 70 inches by 43 inches

Indigo on woven linen
Made in Austria. circa 1900.
Possibly Hoffman Measurement.
90 inches x 60inches

Anning Bell Cotton damask tablecloth and napkin
by Anning Bell commissioned for Wilsons of Bond Street 1890. Anning Bell was one of three designers including Walter Crane and Lewis F Day who were the elite and much lauded designers for Wilsons at end of 19th century

Detail

Art Nouveau Irish lace
A collection of 5 Art Nouveau Limerick lace collars and stoles. First decade of 20th century
(Priced as a collection £call)

Linen Table cloth with twelve napkins and place settings. Embroidered in two grades of silver on fine peppermint green linen. Depicting creatures of the night: owls ,bats, cats ,mice, fairies and elves encircled by an ourobors.
Designed by Maria M. Gallenga for her shop in Rue Miromesnil, Paris 1928.
(Priced as a collection £call) STOLEN

Embroidered Collage 1950
Worked by the students of Goldsmiths' College under the guidance of Constance Howard.
Measurements: 64cms x 106cms
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Polychrome Silk Buratto and silk embroidery on linen.
Circa 1570
Re-centred
Measurements: 30ins x 58 ins

God and Beer
A Domestic Furnishing Fabric Block printed on cotton in the last quarter of the 18th century in Alsace.
Measurements: 76in x 43in - 193cm x 111cm P.O.A.