Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover Part of the metal thread

Part of the metal thread weaving you can see at one side and in some of the leaf designs where the top threads have slightly worn leaving the metal threads exposed

traditional hand embroidered Abochini wedding shawl from Hyderabad

Another extraordinary and original handmade silk and silk velvet crazy patchwork quilt from our studio collection and dating from the late 1800’s

Measurements: 261cm X  52cm + 5cm gold fringe at either end

one split and an overall patina of age as you would expect in a textile from this era

Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover Part of the metal threadA rare antique tambour embroidered wallhanging featuring a French style decorative design based on 'Les Douze Mois Grotesques' circa 1726, after designs by Claude Audran Le Jeune, Antoine Watteau AND Alexandra Franois Desporte. Each month woven with the sign of the Zodiac and the corresponding deity. Originally designed for the apartments of the Dauphin later Louis XV. This wallhanging depicts a central female figure playing a tambourine, surrounded