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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Vintage Costume, Textiles and Dolls | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 22nd November 2014 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing Thursday 20 November, 9.00am to 5.00pm Friday 21 November, 9.00am to 5.00pm Morning of sale |
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| Auction Lots - Page 4 | |||
| 151 | |||
| Late 19th/Early 20th Century Cream Figured Silk Robe, embroidered with butterflies and floral motifs, pink ground silk cuffs, woven cream silk applique trims, blue silk lining; Pink/Dark Peach Silk Pleated Skirt embroidered with flowers and butterflies, applique trims to the hem and green figured silk lining (2) £200 - 300 |
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| 152 | |||
| Early 20th Century Chinese Jacket in figured fuchsia silk, appliqued to the front and back with silk embroidered floral motifs, applied trims and a blue silk lining; Early 20th Century Ivory Fan with painted guards, printed and hand coloured paper mount, in card box, 30cm; Purple Silk Cap with sequin and metallic thread embroidery; Childs Blue Velvet Slipper with embroidered detailing (4) £150 - 250 |
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| 153 | |||
| Late 19th/Early 20th Century Chinese Blue Silk Robe embroidered with floral motifs and applique trims, peach silk floral embroidered mounted cuffs, with a pale blue lining £200 - 300 |
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| 154 | |||
| A Chinese Export Black Lacquered Hinged Shawl Box decorated in gilt with figures, enclosing a card board lining box, with a hand painted cover of a lady and two attendants, 49cm by 49cm; Chinese Cream Silk Shawl embroidered in cream silk with floral motifs, 150cm by 170cm (2) £100 - 200 |
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| 155 | |||
| Late Qing Chinese Rank Badge embroidered in blue and white silk, gilt and bronze metallic threads, in a modern mount and frame, 46cm by 46cm £70 - 100 |
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| 156 | |||
| Late 19th Century Eastern Woven Paisley Type Shawl, 160cm by 170cm £100 - 150 |
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| 157 | |||
| Early 18th Century Possibly Indo-Portuguese Embroidered Panel worked on a cream silk backing cloth, depicting horned goats, exotic birds and foliate motifs in coloured silk and metallic threads, 56cm by 145cm £300 - 500 |
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| 158 | |||
| Late 19th Century Chinese Dragon Robe in blue silk embroidered in gilt and silk threads depicting five clawed dragons, bats, gilt embroidered ocean, clouds, with pleated black lower sleevesPurchased from Liberty in the 1950's, with original box £1000 - 1500 |
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| 159 | |||
An Exceptional 1832 Large Chinese Red Silk Embroidered 'Thank You' Wall Hanging, exquisitely embroidered in gilt and silk threads with figurative subjects and text, it has a cotton backing cloth and bears an exhibition label, 'Chinese Curtain lent by Dr Weir St Mungho's Malvern', 399cm by 188cmWe have been very fortunate to be given a detailed translation of the wall hanging;'Never to ForgetOur village has had flooding problems for years and the harvest has halved over the years. Mr Zhang Neihan suggested from year Renchen (1832) each four commune to be on guard, in turn to receive 500 liang for their own dispense. We should always thank Mr Zhang for being such a gentleman and his kind suggestion.'Then it lists 40 names of the beneficiaries from the Longjiang Village (translates as Dragon River), in the Guandong Province, South China. The embroidered figures are all symbolistic and wish longevity, prosperity, good fortune, happiness and immortality. Please see images for detailed translation.Provenance: the wall hanging belonged to the vendors great great grandfather Dr Archibald Weir (1828-1894), formerly of St Mungho's, Avenue Road, Great Malvern. The embroidery was displayed in the music room where it could be greatly admired. The family were led to believe that the curtain was possibly shipped from Shanghai by either, the Blue Funnel Line owned by his friend Alfred Holt, or his brother in law George Holt another shipping merchant, who resided at Sudley House (now part of the Liverpool Museum). £800 - 1200SAMPLERS AND WOOLWORK PICTURES |
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| 160 | |||
| A Sampler Worked by Jane Lock Aged 11, Dated 1841, worked in silk cross stitch with religious verse, decorative motifs including stags, birds, squirrels, flowering trees within a foliate border, 44cm by 58cm, in a simulated rosewood frame £120 - 180 |
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| 161 | |||
| A Silk Embroidered Picture depicting a pre-Raphaelite style lady, with auburn hair and wearing a green cape, in a gilt oval frame, 32cm by 39cm. Bearing a paper label to the reverse 'V H Wise, Royal School of Needlework, shown at the Loan Exhibition St James Palace 1951' together with a souvenir catalogue from the exhibition (p.46).Miss Violet Wise worked on the embroidery for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation robe, along with other contemporaries at the Royal School of Needlework, Kensington, London £150 - 200 |
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| 162 | |||
| Framed Alphabet Sampler Worked by Ruth Abell, September 7th 1730, in coloured threads, embroidered with floral motifs, 19cm by 26cm, in a later frame; Alphabet Sampler With Verse Worked by Mary Challinor, Cliff Bank Dated 1796, with a verse taken from the Oeconomy of Human Life, which had been published and translated into English from an Indian Manuscript in 1751, 23cm by 31cm, in a later frame (2) £200 - 300 |
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| 163 | |||
| Early 19th Century Felt Applique and Wool Embroidered Picture, depicting a young girl in a white empire style dress with pink sash, painted dark hair and face, reading a book and holding some flowers, with a spaniel by her feet and plantation style fencing to the back ground, with a crop of maize/cotton, possibly American, in a gilt frame with oval mount, 37cm by 40cm £150 - 250 |
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| 164 | |||
| 18th Century Appliqued and Embroidered Ecclesiastical Picture, worked on cream silk with a central image of God looking down with cherubs and an angel, at a kneeling Mary, incorporating blue, red and silvered grosgrain type fabric for the costume appliques, bordered with metallic trim, the face details and hair are embroidered in silk, within a floral embroidered and silvered applique foliate border, initialled GV A1644 R1749, 82cm by 168cm £300 - 500 |
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| 165 | |||
| 17th Century Silk Embroidered Panel depicting Charles II seated at a table with attendants, embroidered in coloured silks on a cream silk ground, in a fixed mahogany frame, 30cm by 26cm £100 - 200 |
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| 166 | |||
| Quaker Alphabet Sampler Worked by Sarah Clarissa Pearson, 1844, worked in a black silk cross stitch, within a double stripe and geometric border, framed, 42cm x 35cm £500 - 800 |
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| 167 | |||
| Framed York Quaker School Darning Sampler Dated 1801 Worked by S Haworth illustrating several darning techniques, worked in black and cream threads, in a later frame 33cm by 33cmSusanna Haworth and her twin sister Mary attended the York Quaker School when it was in Trinity Road in 1801, the sampler was completed when she was 15 years old. The Haworth family were listed as residing at Shuttleworth Hall, Hapton, Lancashire £600 - 800 |
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| 168 | |||
| Quaker Extract Sampler 'On Charity' Worked by Jane Oxley Dated 1819, worked in black cross stitch, in a gilt frame, 33cm by 28cmJane Oxley was born on the 24th January 1810 in Norwich, Norfolk to a prosperous Quaker family. Janes grand parents Joseph and Elizabeth Oxley, were travelling preachers and well known in Quaker circles. Unfortunately we are unable to find an entry for Jane at one of the Quaker Schools of the period. It is possible that, as her family were wealthy, she had a private tutor, who was Quaker, hence the style of this sampler. £400 - 600 |
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| 169 | |||
| Circa 1840's Naive Wool Work Picture depicting a fashionable lady of the period wearing a blue dress, worked in wool cross stitch to the centre, surrounded by floral and star motifs, by Jane Kellet, in a later frame 34cm by 35cm; Another Similar of a lady in a mauve and pink fashionable dress with a blue feather plumed hat, with red rose and flowering tree motifs, initialled 'JK', in a later frame 33cm by 35cm (2) £800 - 1200 |
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| 170 | |||
| Late 18th Century Bristol School Alphabet Sampler worked by Lizzie Alexander in red and blue cross stitch, with decorative motifs including a horse, butterfly, lion, stags head, snail, sailing boat, anchor, dove, 'Bear The Cross' and 'Wear The Crown', in a later frame, 40cm x 45cm £800 - 100 |
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| 171 | |||
| A Framed 'Map of the World' by Amelia Smith 1806, worked on a cream silk ground depicting the 'Western Hemisphere of the New World' and 'Eastern Hemisphere of the Old World', each corner embroidered with scenes of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, compass point embroidered between the two hemispheres, 84cm by 52cm £700 - 1000 |
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| 172 | |||
A Quaker Medallion Sampler Dated 1780, worked on a loose weave linen incorporating four medallions in red cross stitch, resembling Ackworth motifs, dated and initialled 'AC 1780' 'HS 1780' 'ML 1782' 'SARA H SHC 1815' in different coloured threads, in a modern frame, 53cm by 22cmAll the sets of initials match up with the Ackworth School children registered from 1779. The two concentric heart shapes are similar to an early Quaker medallion sampler recently discovered in the Friends Historical Museum, Dublin. It shares similarities to one illustrated and discussed in C Humphrey's book Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth, p72 Mary Allcard medallion sampler, using similar coarse fabric and hemming technique £2000 - 3000END OF SALE |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Vintage Costume, Textiles and Dolls | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 22nd November 2014 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing Thursday 20 November, 9.00am to 5.00pm Friday 21 November, 9.00am to 5.00pm Morning of sale |
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