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patchwork quilts. Tightly rendered and very refined for the type with excellent color selection including marled yarns intended to mimic the patterned fabrics traditionally found on patchwork quilts. 1959 Created by a very talented rug hooker and from the collection of the famed quilt and Americana collector Jonathan Holstein, known among things for his seminal exhibition at the Whitney Abstract Design in American Quilts in 1971.
Midcentury Quilt Inspired Hooked Rug - 4'10 x 7'
$3,500.00
Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of Panama. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is creating by cutting away different layers. It features a Bull which is the symbol of The National Patriotic Coalition which is a right wing nationalist party. The text can be translated to
Political Guna Mola Cloth - 1'3 x 1'5
$450.00
This quilt was hand-sewn in North America during the early 20th century. It features a variation of the log cabin pattern in various hourglass shapes. The nine squares are composed of pieced-together patterned fabrics and backed with wonderful patterned fabric. In very good condi
Antique Log Cabin Quilt - 3'3 x 3'4
$350.00
Crazy quilts are so-called
Antique "1895" Crazy Quilt - 5'6 x 6'8
$1,500.00
Crazy-quilting reached its peak in the late 1800s. This particular quilt was composed during the height of this movement and epitomizes the Victorian design sense. It features many symbols, a variety of fabrics and tiny detailed embroidered
Antique Crazy Quilt by "Mary Elizabeth Ward" - 4'5 x 5'4
$975.00 Sold out
19th century American crazy quilt. This particular quilt is composed of pieced together fabrics, sewn together with a decorative feather stitch. Very cheerful and fun, with polychrome stitching being and a variety of fabrics. The main colors in the fabrics are reds, blues, and grays. . Various flowers, a simple bird and the initials
Antique Crazy Quilt - 4'7 x 4'10
$850.00
Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of Panama. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is creating by cutting away different layers. This Mola features a wonderfully abstracted bird carrying a fish against. Great use of red, yellow, green, pink, turquoise, blue and black against a vibrant orange backdrop.
Bird with Fish Guna Mola Cloth - 1'3 x 1'5
$250.00
Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of Panama. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is creating by cutting away different layers.
Animal Head Guna Mola Cloth - 1'1 x 1'4
$250.00
Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of Panama. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is creating by cutting away different layers. This Mola features two sets of confronting birds amongst a scrolling maze-like backdrop.
Maroon Bird Guna Mola Cloth - 1'1 x 1'5
$250.00
Antique NW Persian Shahsavan Mafresh fragment featuring a field of well-staggered octagons that float above a midnight blue ground. Each octagon is filled with a latch-hooked protection device in a spectacular range of contrasting but balanced tones of red, green, pink, purple, and blue. It is neatly framed on the top and bottom by thin and tight
Antique Shahsavan Mafrash Fragment - 1’5 x 1’8
$850.00
Antique NW Persian Shahsavan Khorjin fragment featuring a lovely field of wonky diagonal lines in various soft and patinated tones of red, pink, blue, green, and yellow. Framed by multiple small borders that include repeating rosettes, a classical meandering vine, and most interestingly a border of matching diagonals. Woven completely of hearty undyed brown wool which makes its presence known in the worn areas as well the coarse fringes.
Small Antique Shahsavan - 1’6 x 1’8
$350.00
Antique Shahsavan Mafresh fragment featuring a central concentric latch hooked device in blues, green, and ivory on a red ground and flanked by strong and distinctive borders on top and bottom. Each segment features two minor borders of smooth
Antique Shahsavan Mafrash Fragment - 1’4 x 1'4
$750.00
Antique Veramin bagface featuring central hooked device on a navy ground filled with various animals and protection symbols. Framed by a wide main border of multicolored eight-pointed stars on an ivory ground which is flanked by two minor borders of multicolored ovals on a soft red ground. It is finished with a slit kilim top and dotted skirt end. Nicely embellished with a salt and pepper weft float on end.
Antique Veramin Trapping - 1’8 x 3’5
$950.00
peruvian tapestry featuring a depiction of Andean life with three women walking in front of a snow-capped mountain. One woman has a small child strapped to her. They are all wearing traditional dress including distinctive hats.
Vintage Peruvian - 4’5 x 5’6
$375.00
Antique Bengal Kantha featuring a wild and asymmetrical scene with a small off-center mandala. It is full of various motifs from fish, horses, elephants, and people. The people can be seen in pairs stacked on top of one another, riding a horse and an elephant as well as inside a Vimana or flying palace. The whimsical borders add to the wonderful chaos as they completely shift from large floral symbols to rosettes and eventually to triangles in different sections.
Large Antique Kantha - 4’6 x 5'6
$750.00
Silk Mid century Rabari camel cover featuring brightly colored applique in a very distinctive format. This format is made by the Rabari people of the Kutch region of Gujarat and specifically for a camel. In Fair condition with some wear and color run. Some of the fabric and metallic have worn down.
Mid Century Fine Camel Cover, Rabari People - 4’8 x 7’1
$850.00
Antique large Bengali Kantha featuring a repeat field of flowering vines and curving lines as a backdrop to a small off-center mandala and large-scale floral forms. The addition of a peacock and a Vimana or flying palace adds some serious interest. The large-scale floral forms almost feel like fireworks exploding in the sky. The whole composition is flanked by richly rendered paisley or
Antique Nakshi Kantha - 4'1 x 7'11
$1,750.00
large Antique Bengali Kantha featuring a repeat pattern of quatrefoils in a grid. It has a limited palette of various red and black threads on a plain white cotton ground which is subtle but intriguing. The stitching gets fuller and more saturated in the center and small pinwheel motifs have been added giving the piece a more traditional focal point. The patterning is broken in a section in which the inclusion of an elephant adds some interest.
Large Antique Nakshi Kantha - 3'7 x 5'5
$1,250.00
Antique rare Bengali Kantha referencing Ram or Rama who is one the most popular Hindu deities and likely intended as a mantra in
Rare Calligraphy "Ram" Kantha - 1'7 x 2'3
$1,200.00
Antique Bengali narrative Kantha that tells a story over multiple scenes. It may display a classic folk story or something relevant to the maker. A variety of scenes of village life are showcased including collecting wood, making of chapathi, and a conflict where the participants are holding sticks or other weapons. A very intriguing piece that incorporates many varied scenes into a visually balanced whole.
Antique Nakshi Kantha - 1'9 x 2'
$1,200.00
Large Antique Nakshi Kantha - 4'5 x 5'8
Large Antique Nakshi Kantha - 4'5 x 5'8
$1,350.00
Bengali Kantha featuring an off-center mandala with reciprocal panels on top and bottom. The central mandala is squished to one side by three elephants and one horse form. The top and bottom panels both feature a row of plant forms that blossom into birds. Soft red, blue, and yellow on a soft pink ground.
Pink Antique Nakshi Kantha - 2'8 x 3'10
$1,350.00
Antique Nakshi Kantha featuring an off-center mandala with three reciprocal panels on top and bottom. The panels feature an elephant, a person on horseback, and what appears to be a rendition of the British hunter motif. It is framed by an alternating rosette and leaf border reminiscent of the classical egg and dart style. At the four corners of the border is a single rosette.
Antique Circus Nakshi Kantha - 1'1 x 1'8
$650.00
Antique pastel Kantha featuring a central mandala with pinwheels at its focal point as well as its four flanks. The patterning is a variation of different abstracted forms consistent in form as well as color with a limited palette of navy and red faded to soft pink on a white cotton ground. The consistency is slightly thrown by some moments where the original red has not faded packing a small punch. The red moments in combination with the pinwheels give this piece a hypnotic effect.
Antique Hypnotic Nakshi Kantha - 2'1 x 2'2
$575.00