Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles

Modernist Textiles
Click image to enlarge textiles

Designed, woven and block printed by Raymond Duncan
In wool crepe
In the 1920’s
Similar piece in Metropolitan Museum, New York.

DETAIL
Designed, woven and block printed by Raymond Duncan
In wool crepe
In the 1920’s
Similar piece in Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Designed by Donald Hamilton-Fraser for David Whitehead
Circa 1960
Measurements 48 inches x 66 inches or 122 cm’s x 176 cm’

Japan

America and the Uk made war propaganda textiles in the form of handkerchieves and head scarves for both men and woman and very much to be seen .

The Japanese made theirs solely for boys and men. They were mostly in forms of linings of men’s kimonos or small boys house kimonos . On the whole never seen publicly.

This printed cotton has symbols of power and skill.
Words printed Kuibu, Yushoki and Nippon Keira Kyokwai.
The Japanese associated military power with modernism.

Japanese war propaganda textile.
Screen Printed cotton, Japanese 1930- 1945
Measurements: 14x32 inches or 36 cm’s x 81 cm’s

Japanese war propaganda textile.

America and the Uk made war propaganda textiles in the form of handkerchieves and head scarves for both men and woman and very much to be seen .
The Japanese made theirs solely for boys and men. They were mostly in forms of linings of men’s kimonos or small boys house kimonos . On the whole never seen publicly.

This printed cotton has symbols of power and skill.
Words printed Kuibu, Yushoki and Nippon Keira Kyokwai.
The Japanese associated military power with modernism.
Screen Printed cotton
Japanese 1930- 1945
Measurements: 14x32 inches or 36 cm’s x 81 cm’s

Japan

Hand printed cotton twill
Designed by Althea Mcnish
For Hull Traders, 1960
Measurement: approx. 3metres

England

Hand printed cotton twill (DETAIL)
Designed by Althea Mcnish
For Hull Traders, 1960
Measurement: approx. 3metres

England

Printed linen,
Rubra, for Hull Traders, Designed by Althea McNish, 1960
Measurements: 120 cm’s by 64 cm’s.

England

Printed linen, (detail)
Rubra, for Hull Traders, Designed by Althea McNish, 1960
Measurements: 120 cm’s by 64 cm’s.

England

Printed linen
Orina, designed by Althea McNish for Danasco In 1960
Measurements: 130 cm’s x 255cms

England

Printed linen (detail)
Orina, designed by Althea McNish for Danasco In 1960
Measurements: 130 cm’s x 255cms

England

Wild Orchid
Designed by Jane Daniels for Heals
England 1966
Condition unused fabric
Measurements: 1metre 50 x 1metre 25

England

Entitled - The Red Bridge
Medium - Austrian wool on linen
Dated and Signed Marian Stoll 1928
Measurements:18 by 20 inches
Provenance: the family of Elizabeth Morison
See research Marian Stoll

Embroiderd picture reflecting artificial light on buildings
Medium : Austrian wool
Signed Marian Stoll 1925
Measurement: 23 x 18 inches
Provenance: family of Elizabeth Morison
See research: Marian Stoll

Screen printed cotton crepe
Designed by Lucienne Day for Heals 1961
Excellent condition
Measurement :48 inches x 70 ins
or 1m22cm’s x 1 m78cm’s

Emglish

Screen printed slubby linen
Designed by Joe Tilson for Edinburgh Weavers 1961
Joe Tilson was married to Alistair Morton’s daughter Joslyn (A.M. founder of Edinburgh Weavers) The design is almost a direct copy of Tilson painting - Collage b/w -1961
Measurements: 48inches x 70 inches or 122cm’s x178cm’s
Condition- bottom half has wear but the slubby linen has worn in a very appealing way

English

Post modern textile designed by
George Cambell for David Whitehead
Warp faced cotton .
This design was part of
"The Living Art Collection" 1967
Measurements: 58 ins x 48 ins or 148 cm's x 122 cm's
Similar piece in David Whitehead collection.

England

Printed cotton entitled Planation
Designed by Lucienne Day
For Heals 1959.
Measurement: 48 x 60 ins or 123cm's x 155cm's
Published in Robin and Lucienne Day by Lesley Jackson . Page 102.

England

Cotton and Rayon mix
Design attributed to Duncan Grant for Alan Walton.
Alan Walton was very interested in reflective effects and textiles that played with the light.
Without concrete evidence we can not be 100 % sure of this attribution, another possibility is Ashley Havinden for Campbell fabrics.
English. 1930 s
Measurement: 116 cm's x 110 cm's

England

Gallenga 1

Gallenga 2

Gallenga 3

Gallenga 4

Gallenga 5

Linen Table cloth with 12 napkins.
Embroidered with two grades of silver and silk on light linen.
The drawing in the textile is truly delightful
and pulsates with whimsy and activity.

The various animals are playful and full of character,
creating humorous scenes and intriguing patterns.

The embroidery consists of a repetitive border of small animals and insects and a central symmetrical scene.

Designed by Maria M. Gallenga for her shop in Rue Miromesnil, Paris.
Circa 1928
106 x 66 inches, 2.69 x 1.86 m

SOLD

French

Henry Moore .
Silk Artist square entitled Family Group.
0riganal designs 1944.
First Printed by Ascher 1945.
Exhibited: at the Britain Can Make it in 1946 .
Lefevre Gallery .1947.
Measurements: 36 inch square or 92 cm's square

English

SOLD

Gallenga 1

Gallenga 2

Gallenga 3

24. Linen Table cloth with six napkins.
On light cream linen.
The drawing in the textile is truly delightful and pulsates
with whimsy and activity.
The various animals are playful and full of character,
creating humorous scenes and intriguing patterns.
The embroidery consists of a repetitive border of small animals and insects and a central symmetrical scene.
Designed by Maria M. Gallenga for her shop in Rue Miromesnil, Paris.
Circa 1928
106 x 66 inches - 2.69 m x 1.86 m

SOLD

Italy

A printed linen panel entitled 'Maud',
Attributed to Roger Fry.
Manufactured by Besselievre at Maromme Rouen,
For Omega workshops,
('Omega' printed on selvedge)
1913
32 x 36 inches - 81 x 90 cm's.

English

Silk screen printed on Irish linen
Late 1960's early 1970s After Patrick Caulfield
Measurement : 120cm 's by 140 cm's

England

Painter's Smock
Fine Linen, embellished with cotton embroidery, depicting the yin/yang symbol of balance and harmony.
This smock is a rare find and an indication of Asian philosophical links that existed with European artists.
English, circa 1920.

England

Woven wool and cotton mix.
Designed by Cecil H Judge.
1936 designed name Roadhouse. published page 163 British Textile Designers Today H.G. Hayes Marshall Published by F. Lewis Ltd. Leigh on Sea 1939 Measurements: 58inches by 80inches

English

A modernist stainless steel chair circa 1924.
Covered in original Barron and Larcher block printed cotton indigo.
For further information: LINK

English

Acrylic on Linen.
Jacob Kramer circa 1926.
Similar work . The Three Graces
Measurements:237cm's x 163cms

English

SOLD

Eleusis Embroidered wool picture.
Made in Oxford 1927
By American Marian Stoll.
Published in The Studio September 1927
Provenance : V.M. Allom, contempory of W.H.Auden (poet)
at Oxford
Measurements: 45 cms x 38 cms

England/American Artist

Paul Nash Block printed on fine Linen.
Designed by Paul Nash, printed by Footprints England,
circa 1925
Measurements: 92 cms x 55 cm

English

Hand screen printed cotton.Circa 1920 by Dorothy Martin.(mentor of Enid Marx)

Block printed and hand finished cotton, English, circa mi1920's

In the 20's these lively childlike designs were very popular. After the devastaion of the First World War, designs that involved hand finishing were very avant-garde. They were a refreshing contrast to machine made products. Many viewed machines as the cause of so much devastation.

Exhibited at the British industrial fair at the V& A. 1920 Published in Twentieth Century Textiles by Sue Kerry Page 112 plate 57.

Measurements:46x60 ins.- 117cm's x153cm's

England

Full length linen dress block printed by Crysede (Newlyn) circa 1928.
The design is called 'Flowers of Lelant' and is by Alec Walker, the founder of Crysede.

Refs:
This fabric is illustrated in Peyton Skipwith's FAS catalogue 'Britain Between The Wars'

England

SOLD

Cotton panel.Entitled "Carrick"
Designed by George Campbell
For David Whitehead as part of the Living Art Collection 1967
Measurements: 60in x 25in, 153cms x 114cms.

England

Cotton Panel entitled "Rock Rose"
Designed by Lucienne Day
For Heals. 1969.
Measurements: 44in x 100in, 112cms x 254cms.

England

Ballet Russe or Russe Ballet
What it is! :
It is a costume made for a male dancer. Constructed in in a typical manner for ballet.
It is lined in orange and blue warp faced cotton.

Russian

Ballet Russe or Russe Ballet
What it is! :
It is a costume made for a male dancer. Constructed in in a typical manner for ballet.
It is lined in orange and blue warp faced cotton.

Russian

Paul Nash
Block printed on fine Linen.
Designed by Paul Nash, printed by Footprints
England, circa 1925

Measurements: 92 cms by 55cm

England

Fragment of Cotton Velvet
"La Jungle" designed by Raoul Duffy ( 1877- 1953)
Circa 1919 .
Woven by Bianchini et Feriier. Lyon,France
Measurements: 18 inch square or 46cms square.

France

Two Panels of silk embroidery on cotton
Depicting lilies in the Japanese style
English circa 1920
Measurements:aprox. 43inches x 50 inches or 110 cms X 130 cms.

England

Glasgow School,
Indigo Cotton Curtain with Appliqué border,
Attributed to Ann Macbeth.
Circa 1910
Measurements: 86 x 71inches. - 218 cms x 181 cms.

Scotland

A hand block printed cotton velvet
with stylised rose and bluebell motifs.
Circa 1923
Measurements: 37 x 23.5 inches - 94 cms x 60 cms
This piece is in very good condition and the colours have remained vibrant.

England

Hand Blocked printed cotton velvet.
Designed by Paul Follit
Circa 1926
Measurements: 24 x 21 inches. - 61cms x 53 cms.

England

Block print with ships and bird design.
Cotton gauze block print.
For Footprints. Possibly designed by Paul Nash
Circa 1925
Measurements: 41. 5 x 63 inches - 106 cms x 160 cms.

England

Egyptian Curtain
Circa 1923
Cotton Madras,
Woven in Scotland with brocaded cotton
Measurements: 104 x 44 inches - 264 cms x 102 cms..

Scotland

Waistcoat
Circa 1928
Embroidered on tightly woven raffia,
Lined in fine linen,
Labelled Becker Fils,
Excellent condition.
36 cms

French

SOLD

Roller printed cotton velvet.
Selvedge to selvedge
Design no. RG 178938.
For Eaton Rural Fabrics
Mid 1920s,
Measurements: 42.5 x 30.5 inches - 108 cms x 78 cms.

England

SOLD

Screen Printed Rayon.
For Allan Walton Textiles, possibly designed by T. Bradley or H J Bull.
Circa 1935
49 x 132 inches.
Measurements: 125 cms x 335 cms.

England

Roller printed gazed cotton,
depicting sporting activities.
American.
Circa 1935
Selvedge to selvedge
Measurements: 47.5 x 35 inches - 121 cms x 89 cms.

North America

1939 World Fair,
American Roller Printed Cotton.
1939
Measurements: 35 x 17 inches - 89 cms x 43 cms.

North America

White modernist textile.
Nautilus
Cotton Panel
Designed by Mary Warren for Heals
Early 50s
Measurement: 48ins selvage to selvage and 60ins long.

England

"Bologna"
Cotton printed panel
Designed by Jane Daniels for
David Whitehead (marked on selvedge)
Late 1950's, early 1960's
England
Dimensions: 7' 8"/2m 34cm x 46"/1m 17cm

England

Cotton printed panel
Designed by Barbara Brown for
Heals, London
1955
Dimensions: 4'/1m 22cm x 71"/1m 80cm

England

Cotton printed panel
Designed by Barbara Brown for
Heals, London
1955
Dimensions: 52"/1m 32cm x 45"/1m 14cm

England

Silkscreen-printed Headscarf
Designed by Topolsky for
Zika Ascher
1946
England
Dimensions - 35" x 34"/ 89cm x 86cm

England

SOLD

Silkscreen-printed Headscarf
Designed by A. G. Boumeester for
Zika Ascher
1946
England
Dimensions - 35" x 32"/ 89cm x 82cm

England

Embroidered Collage
1950
Worked by the students of Goldsmiths' College
under the guidance of Constance Howard.
Measurements: 64cms x 106cms

For further information on Constance Howard - Click Here

England

Art Nouveau Irish lace

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

Ireland

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)

France

Top