This 19th century French upholstery cotton came from the headboard of an upholstered bed. I love the autumnal motifs of hops, harvest and the Green Man.
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French silk complex brocade c1770
Toile de Nantes c1795
Early 19th century Toile de Nantes/bordeaux?
Toile de jouy or Nantes, c1795
19th century Toile de Rouen 'A Henry'
Early 19th c toile 'The Oath of the Horatii'
Toile de Jouy Le Romain by Huet, 1811
Possibly Toile de Jouy c1820
Toile de Bordeaux with a colonial theme, c1795
Toile de bordeaux or Nantes, Mary at the feet of Elizabeth c1820
Toile de Bordeaux or Rouen, c1790
Possibly Toile d'Alsace c1830
Toile de Rouen with a Scottish theme c1800
Toile de Jouy c1815
Woodblock pelmet c1780
Toile de Nantes La Draperie c.1795
Toile de Nantes 'Socrates a Nantes' c1830
Toile d'Alsace c1810-20
Mort du Prince Poniatowski
The Flowering cornucopia, Beautrian, Bordeaux c.1790
About Me
- Lois
- I am an obsessive textile addict, funding my 'habit' by unwillingly selling some of the beautiful antique and vintage textiles that I come across. As well as private sales, you can find me on ebay under the name vanye90, or see my ebay shop, Morgaine Le Fay Antique Textiles. A web site may be on the cards soon... I sell mostly French textiles, but also come across English and European pieces from time to time. I enjoy ferreting out all sorts of interesting items, for example, 19th century French cottons & linens, huge chateau curtains, 18th century silks and embroideries, 16th and 17th century lace (occaisionally, when I can bear to part with them), fine linens, haberdashery as well as unused and pre-used antique and vintage fabrics such as florals, tickings, hemp runners, silks etc for projects such as cushions or pillows, framing, drapes, whatever your imagination can think of! My new blog, Interesting Antique Textiles will discuss some of my more obscure, strange and often quite damaged textile finds with the hope that people may want to join in the discussions, and make some suggestions about the pieces based on their own experiences and textile knowledge!
Toile de Nantes c1825
Toile de Nantes? c1790
Toile de Rouen pelmet c1825
Tolie d'Alsace c1825
What exquisite colors and design. You find the most beautiful textiles, Lois!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phyllis, seeking out and researching (and simply stroking and loving) textiles such as this seems to have become my life's work! I am always thrilled when others appreciate them too xx
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