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Antique Kantha featuring a vibrant central lotus mandala on a colorful backdrop of abstracted forms and pinwheels. The pattern flares out from the center in a series of concentric squares with concave corners that make room for pinwheels on the diagonal. Great visual movement and energy appear to emanate outwards like a firework exploding in slow motion.

Concentric Nakshi Kantha - 1'11 x 2'

Antique Kantha featuring a detailed weblike central mandala flanked by four blossoming bouquet cornices. Each is similar yet distinctive and pokes and squishes the mandala distorting its form. The simple rendition is energized by colorful and vibrant leaf-like forms in red, blue, orange, and green cutting across the white cotton field at various angles. The whole is framed by a thin, red

Colorful Nakshi Kantha - 2' x 2'3

Antique Bengali Kantha featuring a field full of columns from pinwheels and floral meanders to zig zags and simple shapes. Crisply and meticulously rendered with a wide and vibrant color palette on a white cotton ground. Framed around the perimeter by mixed scroll borders of flower buds on the vertical and pinwheels on the horizontal.

Antique Nakshi Kantha - 2'4 x 2'11

This Vintage Peruvian Kilim features three concentric diamonds with a

Vintage Peruvian Kilim - 1'8 x 4'6

$275.00 Sold out

A pardeh is used for a variety of purposes including partitioning tents, covering textiles or for special ceremonies and rituals like weddings. They are warp facing and flatwoven in narrow panels which are later stitched together. sivas kurdish pardeh

Antique Kurdish Pardeh - 4'11 x 14'

This Signed Tigers Needlepoint features a pair of tigers lounging amongst tall grass and wildflowers. It is simple and straightforward yet still striking in its warmth and beauty. The tigers are impeccably executed and stand out against the open cream backdrop and are perfectly framed by three increasingly wider bands of red, black, and copper. The intitials

Signed Tigers Needlepoint - 4'9 x 6'8

This particular quilt was composed during the height of this movement and epitomizes the Victorian design sense. It features an incredible amount of symbols, detailed needlework, and a variety of fabrics giving it a powerful graphic impact. The symbols range from cats, crescent moons, teas sets, fans, butterflies, flowers, and even a beaded horseshoe with

Exceptional Victorian Era "1889" Crazy Quilt - 4'10 x 5'1

Woven Apsara Wall Textile - 2'5 x 2'8

This Midcentury Moroccan Shawl is very finely woven of soft wool and features horizontal bands in black, white, and purple with moments of colorful turquoise and creamsicle. Other those few unadorned colorful moments all the other stripes feature a black and white chain stitch embossed through their center.

Midcentury Moroccan Shawl - 3'10 x 6'4

This Vintage Peruvian Kilim features a grid of diagonally repeating squares full of various abstracted shapes and symbols. It is woven in two panels which are sewn together and utilize tones of soft cochineal purples, undyed browns, and greens with pops of yellow. The colors and style suggest it was woven by the talented weavers in the Ayacucho region. Very soft and lightweight, can double as a multifunctional textile or wall tapestry.

Vintage Peruvian Kilim - 3'10 x 5'3

This Three Elephant Kantha features a main panel with a central flower surrounded by organic flowering vines and free-flowing running stitches. The bottom panel has a lovely rendition of three elephants. Elephants are a very auspicious and potent symbol in local culture. They represent wisdom and strength as well as having regal and divine connotations dependent on the intention of the artisan.

Three Elephant Kantha - 2'9 x 3'9

$950.00 Sold out

This Durga & Kali Nakshi Kantha features a representation of Kali the Hindu goddess of power, time, change, creation, and destruction. Durga has transformed into Kali who has gone on a rampage destroying the universe. She is seen holding the decapitated head of Mahishasura while those around her calm her including Shiva who is underfoot.

Durga & Kali Nakshi Kantha - 18" x 17"

Raas Leela Arshilata Kantha - 27

Raas Leela Arshilata Kantha - 27" x 9"

$850.00 Sold out

This Vintage North American Quilt features a grid composed of yellow and white diamonds on a red ground. The grid is framed by solid yellow, white and red borders. The whole quilt has been stitched together in a pattern of concentric diamonds adding another subtle layer of interest.

Vintage North American Quilt - 6'4 x 6'4

Portugese Needlepoint Pillow - 21” x 21”

Portugese Needlepoint Pillow - 21” x 21”

Embroidered Uzbek skull cap cross stitched of silk and features a variety blossoming palmettes in bright reds, greens, purples and yellow on blue ground. The edge of the skull cup is finished nicely with a thin border panel of opposing tridents.

Embroidered Uzbek Hat

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