Dominic Winter

TEXTILES & FURNISHINGS
Lot 135 Lot 137 Lot 143
135* Carpet. An Oriental silk carpet, with
arabesque design on a blue and red ground,
with multi-banded border, approximately 215 x
130cm, together with two other wool carpets
Provenance: The actor & historian Robert Hardy.
(3) £100-150
136* Carpet. A large Oriental woollen
carpet, with foliate geometric decoration
on a red ground within multi-banded
border, approximately 360 x 260cm
(1) £200-300
137* Christening Gowns. A collection of
eight Victorian and Edwardian christening
gowns, together eight white or ivory cotton
gowns variously embellished with pintucks,
lace, drawn threadwork, etc., some lightly
marked and in need of repair, various sizes,
together with a large early 20th century
coverlet composed of cotton squares handembroidered
with floral and tennis motifs, in
shades of blue and cream, joined with lace
inserts, some light staining and lace worn,
backed with pink cotton, approximately 186
x 214cm (73 x 84ins), plus a quantity of large
and small fragments of old lace, some handmade,
including collars, edgings, bonnets,
cuffs, trains, mats, runners, etc.
(2 cartons) £100-150
138* Curtains. Two matching pairs of large
heavy curtains, late 20th century, four lined
and interlined curtains, thick printed cotton
depicting sporting and musical trophy motif
alternating with deer within a woodland
motif between vertical floral stripes
incorporating a hare, in terracotta and
shades of green on a cream ground, lined
with ivory cotton, width 390cm (153.5ins),
drop 256cm (101ins), together with two
matching padded pelmets with velcro
fixing, and four tasselled gold tie-backs
Provenance: The actor and historian Robert Hardy.
(4) £100-150
139* Curtains. A pair of large curtains, late
20th century, two lined curtains, thick cotton
printed with a pattern of classical pillars,
flowers, and fruit, in shades of pink and
green, lined with thick yellow hessian, width
241cm (95ins), drop 252cm (99.25ins),
together with matching padded and piped
hold-backs, plusA pair of large heavy curtains,
two lined and interlined curtains, thick cotton
with an armorial print on a chequered ground,
in shades of orange, yellow, and green, lined
with glazed ivory cotton, width 264cm
(104ins), drop 232 (91.5ins), together with
matching padded and piped hold-backs, plus
another pair of large curtains, lined and
interlined thick cotton, with a blue, red, and
beige stripe, ivory cotton lining, width 256cm
(100.75ins), drop 257cm (101.25ins), together
with matching hold-backs
Provenance: The actor and historian Robert Hardy.
(6) £100-200
140* Embroidered Picture. A large
embroidered picture of a young lady at a tomb
in a landscape, circa 1820, worked in silk and
chenille threads on cream silk, mainly in
shades of green, yellow, and brown, with the
tomb in beadwork in red and other colours,
some tears in silk ground to edges of design,
contemporary dealer’s engraved label on
verso ‘P. Boscetti & Co., Amsterdam’, 63.5 x
52cm (25 x 20.5ins), together with five other
textile pictures, including an oval chenille
embroidered and watercolour landscape with
figures by a river and a fortification in the
background, early 19th century, verre
eglomise mount, framed, with contemporary
framer’s engraved label on verso (Marnoch,
Edinburgh), and an oval picture embroidered
in silks and chenille, with a Biblical scene of
three figures, early 19th century, framed, with
contemporary engraved label on verso
‘Kearney’s Looking-Glass Ware-House, No.49
Henry Street, Dublin’
(6) £100-200
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141* Embroidered Picture. Rustic figures
by a cottage and stream, circa 1800, oval
woolwork picture on silk, showing two
young peasant women, and an older
woman talking to a man with staff, beside
a cottage, with a young goatherd carrying a
bindle, worked in wool, in long and short
stitch and stumpwork, in a variety of
shades, with hand-painted faces, silk
perishing to upper left, 33.5 x 42cm (13.25
x 16.5ins), mounted, framed and glazed
(1) £80-120
142* Household Linen. A collection of
table and bed linen, late 19th/early 20th
century, including eight white or cream
coverlets, mainly knitted or crocheted, one
chenille, sixteen tablecloths, mostly lace,
but some linen or embroidered, a bolt of
napkin damask stamped ‘Richardson &
Sons Belfast’, a crocheted skirt, a large
embroidered linen purse, a
monogrammed damask runner, etc.,
various sizes and condition
(approx 30) £150-200
143* Kimono. A hand embroidered silk
kimono, early 20th century, pale green silk
kimono, embroidered overall with roses
and sprays of cherry blossom, in padded
satin and stem stitch, lined, with matching
tasselled sash, both with some minor
wear and marks, length 140cm (55ins)
A very pretty and beautifully worked kimono.
(1) £70-100