Antiques, Jewellery & Historic Textiles

* Bizarre Silk. A large panel of bizarre silk, circa 1710, hand-stitched pieced panel, brocaded in coloured silk and gilt metal threads, with a pa...

* Brocade Panel. A large gold brocade panel, French, 18th century, pieced silk brocade panel, woven with coloured threads and silver metallic thre...

* Buttons. Three packets of livery buttons, London: Firmin & Sons, 1880s, 3 sets of 24 buttons (one packet with 4 missing), each button with Daven...

* Chinese. A collection of embroidered silk items, 19th-early 20th century, including a child's hat, a cloud collar, a phoenix tail skirt, an appl...

* Chinese. A firescreen of appliqué embroidery, 19th century, panel of repurposed motifs (mainly flowers and birds), hand-worked in Chinese knots,...

* Chinese. A goldwork rank badge, late Qing Dynasty, hand-embroidered in gold thread on a black ground, with a pheasant flying above waves towards...

* Chinese. A painting on silk depicting ladies in an interior, early 20th century, watercolour and gouache on a cream silk ground, depicting 6 lad...

* Chinese. An embroidered rank badge, late Qing Dynasty, hand-worked in silk threads in shades of blue, orange, and white, incorporating gold meta...

* Chinese. Five panels of painted silk brocade from a court dress, circa 1750, 5 irregular pieces of brocaded cream silk, with woven pattern of 4 ...

* Clothing. A child's silver bonnet, Northern Germany, early-mid 19th century, woven to simulate brocade with meandering flower and leaf stems in ...

* Clothing. A collection of adult garments, late 18th century and later, comprising: a gentleman’s theatrical 18th century style mustard-coloured ...

* Clothing. A collection of children's garments, early 19th century & later, comprising: a white cotton piqué jacket, with frilled neck and cuffs,...

* Clothing. A collection of Victorian and Edwardian dolls' and infants' clothes, mostly white cotton lawn and whitework, including several dolls' ...

* Clothing. A fine needlework infant's cap, early 18th century, 3-panelled cream linen baby cap, finely-worked in quilted cord on a ground of semé...

* Clothing. A lady's jacket, mid 19th century, hand and machine-stitched fitted and boned jacket of white cotton piqué, with round neck, three-qua...

* Clothing. A pair of Native American beaded gloves, early 20th century, fringed hide gauntlets, lavishly embellished to one side with polychrome ...

* Clothing. A pair of Native American beaded moccasins, early 20th century, hide moccasins, embellished with seed beads in white, red, blue, green...

* Clothing. A Regency silk evening dress, circa 1815-20, hand-stitched cream figured silk gown, with fitted bodice, round neck trimmed with interw...

* Clothing. A Ukrainian linen smock, early 20th century, thick white linen, with gathered long sleeves and tucks to front, hand-worked geometric p...

* Clothing. Powell's Templer Cap, probably American, circa 1843, night cap of fine woven knitted cotton striped in blue and pale beige, self chin ...

* Clothing. Wedding dress belonging to Mrs Frederick Smythe, circa 1840s, hand-stitched cream moiré silk gown, with fitted boned bodice, shallow v...

* Embroidered Basket. A Regency layette basket, early 19th century, large cream silk-covered basket divided into 4 compartments and with segmented...

* Embroidered. A pair of embroidered coverlets, early 20th century, hand-embroidered in polychrome silk threads (lightly faded), with all-over pat...

* Embroidered Panel. A hand-embroidered linen panel, Chelsea Textiles, late 20th century, hand-worked in chain stitch and french knots, using colo...

* Embroidered Panel. A needlework silk altar front, probably Italian, 18th century, finely worked in polychrome silk threads in shades of red, blu...

* Embroidered Panel. Scenes from the Life of Christ, probably Swiss or South German, early 17th century, needlework panel finely worked in silk an...

* Embroidered Picture. An 18th century-style oval needlework picture, early 20th century, hand-worked in silk threads in muted pastel colours, usi...

* Embroidered Sleeves. A pair of fine whitework sleeve panels, early 18th century, finely-worked in quilted cord and eyelet work on a ground of se...

* Embroideries. Four portions of metalwork embroidery from a Regency robe, circa 1810, 4 pieced irregular portions of cream fine Egyptian cotton, ...

* Fabric. An 18th century brocade panel, pieced silk brocade panel woven in colours and gilt metal threads, with a pattern of large stylised flowe...

* Fabric. An 18th century metallic brocade panel, possibly French, hand-stitched pieced panel, woven with a pattern of roses in pinks and greens b...

* Handkerchief. London and its Environs, for 1832, printed in brown on a rich tan cotton ground, with a large street plan of London, within a volu...

* Lace. A Brussels lace cream veil, early 20th century, needlelace on machine net, scallop-edged, with all-over trailing floral and foliate tendri...

* Lace. A cloth of needlepoint lace, Italy, circa 1700, chequerboard cloth of linen needle lace, composed of large and smaller squares alternating...

* Lace. A collection of handmade lace, 19th-20th century, mostly white and cream, but also several pieces of black lace, various: Brussels, Honito...

* Lace. A collection of lace, 18th century and later, comprising: a handkerchief edged with Valenciennes lace, circa 1730, fine cotton lawn, with ...

* Lace. A collection of lace, 19th-early 20th century, a varied collection of lace, both hand and machine-made, mostly white and cream, but also s...

* Lace. A large cloth or bedcover of lacis lace, early 18th century, chequerboard cloth of linen needle lace, composed of large and smaller square...

* Lace. A large flounce of Flemish or Milanese lace, 18th century, cream lace flounce, hand-worked with scrolling flower and leaf stems, and drawe...

* Lace. A large flounce of Point de Gaze needlelace, Brussels, circa 1880, cream scallop-edged flounce, worked on a hand-made net ground, depictin...

* Lace. A large lacis lace panel, reputed to be half of Queen Elizabeth I's christening canopy, probably Italian or French, early 16th century (or...

* Lace. A length of linen lace, possibly Milanese, 18th century, handmade ivory linen needlelace, composed of volutes and scrolls, with picot edge...

* Lace. A pair of Honiton lace baby shoes, early 19th century, two boottees with square toes, composed of cream bobbin lace applied to hand-made n...

* Lace. A pillowcase edging, possibly Scandinavian, 1783, wide hand-made linen lace border, depicting stylised birds, flowering stems, and chequer...

* Louisa Caroline Alberta (Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1848-1939). A large finely embroidered lawn handkerchief, hand-stitched with wide w...

* Messel (Oliver, 1904-1978). Commemorative scarf for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Cresta Silks Ltd for Jacqmar, 1953, printed in gold an...

* Mezzaro. A 19th century Italian panel, cotton panel, one machine-stitched vertical join, lavishly block-printed in shades of pink, purple, green...

* Mezzaro. A large Italian panel, Genoa, early-mid 19th century, cotton panel, with two hand-sewn vertical joins, lavishly block-printed in shades...

* Miniature Doll & Clothes. A Victorian doll and garments, bisque porcelain doll with limbs articulated at shoulders and hips (left arm and sleeve...

* Needlework. Specimens of juvenile handiwork, 19th-early 20th century, comprising: a finely-stitched white cotton lawn shirt with stitching at ne...

* Ottoman. An Algerian embroidered sash, 18th century, embroidered in brick stitch, using coloured silks in reds and blues, with smaller blocks of...

* Playing Cards. A set of five Regency hexagonal quadrille baskets given to Jane Martha Hicks Beach, 1801, one large pool basket and five smaller ...

* The Queen's Royal Hussars. A hat belonging to an E.II.R officer of the Queen's Royal Hussars, Herbert Johnson, New Bond Street, London, red felt...

* Sampler. A needlework by Phebe Pearson, Crowley Plain Seminary, 1836, worked in cross-stitch in coloured silks in shades of green, brown, and ye...

* Sampler. An 18th century needlework by Deborah Sparke, 1745, worked in cross-stitch and Algerian eye stitch, in polychrome silk threads (some fa...

* Sampler. An 18th century sampler by Dolly Horsey, 1771, worked in cross-stitch and Algerian eye stitch, in black and cream threads, on a beige l...

* Sampler. An early 18th century needlework, Dutch, 1726, neatly worked in cross-stitch in polychrome and black silks, on a beige linen ground, wi...

* Sampler. An early 19th century needlework by Eleanor Stephenson, Aged 12, 1811, worked in cross-stitch in polychrome and black silks, on a beige...

* Sampler. An early 19th century needlework by Emily White, 1825, neatly worked in cross stitch, satin stitch, and tent stitch, in black and colou...