18th Century and Earlier Ephemera

18th-19th century France Large border of furniture in Louis XVI style chiseled velvet . Caramel taffeta background, plum-colored curly velvet drawing of a wide ribbon of tied and beaded medallions...

This rare antique Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese handmade inro is a curved lozenge-shaped hand-dyed woven-silk hard carrying-case container sheath that features intricate embroidery with rock-crystal or glass beadwork and thin leather-wrapped thread appliques. For its "Kimono Style" exhibition, TheMet museum noted: "the dying, weaving, and embroidery techniques for which Japan is famed reached their peak of artistic sophistication during the Edo period." On the burgundy finely-braided silk obijime cord that suspends the inro hang adjustable ojime fasteners of glazed earthenware, which are hand-painted with underglaze and overglaze enamels. The imagery includes signature-like branches, mountains, and a pine tree. Each knotted end of the cord dangles from the bottom of the inro with two rice-paper tubular beads. We could not find any Japanese beads...

18K yellow gold bezel. White dial with blue steel hands Black Roman numeral hour markers. Minute markers around an inner dial. Date display between 4 and 5 o’clock position. 18K yell...

Late 16th century Italy or Spain Precious panel in Brocatelle woven with arms, cherry silk warp, and linen and silver silk weft. Skilful weaving in two widths complete with their selvedges (56 cm wide), with a satin of 5 for the warp decoration, and an edged background for the weft in flock silk. Large Renaissance decoration with medallions in fleurons and pomegranates, and mullions ringed with knots. This type of lampas was used indifferently for the furniture or the dress. On the back, the three-turn stamp, indicating the origin of the archives of the Manufacture Le Manach...

Circa 1720-1740 Italy Venice Beautiful Baroque hanging in cream silk satin applied and embroidered à la Grotesque with flowered cups and draped architectural elements of extreme ref...

Late 16th - early 17th century Italy Rare and precious complete Italian chasuble (back and front) dating from the end of the 16th century. Rich curly and chiseled cut velvet in a sh...

Circa 1780/1810 Canton/ China for export to Europe Large bedspread or hanging in sky-blue chiné satin silk embroidered with polychrome mercerized satin silk thread and couched stitc...

Late 17c, early 18c for the embroidery 19c for the velvet tablecloth Italy Rare tablecloth in green-yellow silk velvet cut (XIXth century) with wide...

Circa 1700 France "Bonne-grâce" (We call "Bonne-grâce" the half-curtains of a bed that are on both sides of the bedside) of a Louis XIV bed in needle point embroidered dating from t...

Circa 1780/1810 China for Export in Europe/Portugal Large bedspread or hanging in cream satin embroidered with polychrome mercerized silk threads. Large orderly and architecturally ...

Circa 1720/1750 Coromandel Coast India for the Palampore France Provence for the quilting A large quilted bedcover or hanging of an early printed indian Palampore...