30 Tuesday Jun 2009
Nothing says summer heat spell like a galvanized tub outdoors..
Wire Orchid baskets
Wire mesh food covers on zinc table…
French Home
Rustic courtyard dining
with scattered glass jar votives…
French Home
French Home
Josephine Ryan
1stdibs
29 Monday Jun 2009
Posted in Antique Fabric, Beds
Ceil du lit
Polonaise style bed corona
1stdibs
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19th century muslin applique lace over skirt……
bits of muslin tamboured
by hand into net…
Carrickmacross or Belgium applique…
24 inch waist…
imagined as over bed curtain …
28 Sunday Jun 2009
Posted in Antique Fabric
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18th century clothing, 18th century German settee, Antique Fabric, Antiques, Metallic embroidery
From Bonhams archives…
An 18th century floral embroidered open robe
Worked in bouquets of flowers to include tulips, roses and carnations, in brightly coloured wool, in shades in pinks, blues and yellows, with green foliage, to a cream ground
Estimate: £4,000 – 6,000
18th century embroidery
Early 18th century silk bodice…
Ecclesiastical Costume…Chasuble
c. 1735-1740
Bologna, Italy
Robe a la Francais
1760-1770
the pale pinky mauve shot silk taffetta brocade
woven with a simulated lace meander alternating
with large petalled flower sprays in white/silver thread..
fabric samples…
18th century
Habit a la Francaise
Ebay France
18th century fixed fan
French
18th century Man’s cap
Switzerland
18th century German
Metropolitan Museum of Art
