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Weekly featuring Textiles and London Festival Opera Costumes  - Monday 21st October 2024
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Lewes, East Sussex
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United Kingdom
Weekly featuring Textiles and London Festival Opera Costumes - Monday 21st October 2024

Auction dates
21 Oct 2024 09:30 BST
Viewing dates
18 Oct 2024 09:00 - 16:00 BST
19 Oct 2024 09:00 - 13:00 BST
21 Oct 2024 08:00 - 09:30 BST
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There are 649 lots within this auction
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Two 19th century Chinese silk embroideries, one of a Chinese a musician on horseback and a boy
130 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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A hand woven hand dyed Ikat Sumbanese Hinggi (shoulder cloth), together with an Indian chain
0 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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A turquoise satin floral silk brocaded panel of four 59cm widths, boldly embroidered in yellow and
50 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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A framed, 19th century, possibly Scandinavian, red felt circular multi-coloured silk embroidery of
0 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Three Chinese early 20th century embroidered roundels of five claw dragons, embroidered in gold
40 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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Two pairs of 18th century embroidered silk dress panels, one pair sleeve panels, the other pair
100 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Two unusual 19th century intricately white worked children’s dresses, one hand worked with fine
100 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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An unusual framed Chinese embroidered cloud shaped child's collar, embroidered with figures and
150 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A framed Chinese ornate embroidered collar with scalloped edge, embroidered on cream silk, with
150 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A late 18th century polychrome floral silk work embroidery of a cornucopia of flowers and a
100 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A 19th century unused Berlin beadwork tea cosy, worked in pink, turquoise, brown and white beads,
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80 - 120 GBP
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Two framed pairs of early 20th century Chinese silk embroidered sleeve bands; one pair embroidered
50 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Two samplers; one late 18th century, the other early 20th century, the 18th century sampler by
180 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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A fancy crochet and anglaise hand worked tablecloth, together with a collection of lawn and linen
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Three inspired Christopher Dresser white linen embossed bedcovers, with wide borders and ornate
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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An 18th century cream silk sprig embroidered child’s bodice (unfinished) with two later 19th century
160 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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An Edwardian table cover in brightly coloured wools, with a floral design, together with a later
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Twelve large damask dinner napkins, eleven smaller damask napkins, together with a cream monogrammed
95 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Three late 19th century white linen ‘Marcella’ style bedcovers, with inspired Christopher Dresser
30 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Four 19th century ornately hand made, lace inserted and anglaise worked Christening gowns. Condition
30 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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A grey 19th century linen bedcover, four wide table runners and a novelty tennis racket
0 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Two Chinese polychromed silk embroidered panels, early 20th century, one on a black silk ground of
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A 19th century ornately carved paw foot, Berlin beadwork upholstered footstool, the bead work a
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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An early 20th century West Bengal Kantha embroidered quilt, embroidered on cream cloth (possibly
180 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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A gilt framed 19th century Spanish hand painted and decorated paper and sandalwood fan, from the
120 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A late George III / George IV gentleman’s cream silk embroidered and cut steel waistcoat front,
110 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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A Hannah Hack, York School, 1801 sampler, sewn within an embroidered black oval border, headed
260 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A gilt framed, fine French 1820’s blonde tortoiseshell brisé fan, originally from the Norte
190 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Two early 20th century Japanese cream silk polychromes embroidered panels of flowers birds and
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Four 19th century needlework samplers, one by Ellen Anna Waite, 1878 and three by Louisa Harriet
120 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A 20th century Suzani wall hanging, possibly Uzbekistan, embroidered in bright polychrome silk
150 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Two Victorian framed samplers; a large colourful floral sampler with short verse by Mary Burton 1862
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A Chinese framed Kesi gold dragon embroidery, probably originally part of a robe, together with a
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Two early 19th century finely worked samplers: One 'A Sublime Thought', dated 1822 by Ann Dudley,
340 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A 19th century Arts and Crafts floral polychrome silk embroidery on cream silk, in the William
130 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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An unusual charming circular gilt framed sampler, by Elizabeth Hughes, aged 11 years, dated 1795,
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A large framed cross stitch sampler, by Helen Rae, dated 1851, worked mostly in red and green,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A framed Continental late 18th / 19th century heavily embroidered and deeply couched gold thread and
100 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Two framed 19th century Indian Kalamkari boteh block printed prayer Niches, possibly from
650 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Two mid 19th century samplers worked by Elizabeth White, one dated 1842 aged 8 years, the other 1844
260 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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A Victorian fire screen inset with a Japanese cream silk embroidered panel of a cockerel, hen and
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A gilt framed finely worked Regency gauze sampler, by Amelia Artus, aged 8 years, dated 1813, worked
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A sampler with spot motifs and central cartouche, embroidered with Ann Richardson, her work aged
70 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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A framed cross stitch, alphabet sampler, by Kathleen Pearson, aged 8, dated 1911, worked in cross
40 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A spot motif and verse sampler, by Sarah Stow dated 1833, worked in multi-coloured silks, with a
90 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A 19th century cross stitch sampler by Mariah Williams age 15 dated 1879, worked with an outer
110 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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An early 19th century sampler dated 07, by Sarah Baker, ‘Henry IV’s Soliloquy of Sleep’, together
80 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A framed 1835, dated sampler, embroidered by Mary Walker, worked in fine coloured silks, with a
380 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A George III needlework sampler, by Sarah Brotherton, dated 1815, a simple graduated monochrome
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A framed sampler, initialled and dated 1874, worked with nine detailed pictorial motifs below a band
60 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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An Edwardian French black velvet and elaborately beaded evening over collar, with makers label, ‘
240 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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A late 1930’ early 40’s black sequin evening jacket and black chiffon beaded evening stole, the
90 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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An Edwardian ladies white lace bolero, a tape lace Edwardian cap sleeve bolero with hand sewn
80 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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An early Edwardian fine lawn ladies hand made and embroidered crochet dress, embroidered with a
160 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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A 1930s printed sheer bias cut summer dress, hand made in a bright floral pattern silk organza style
80 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A 1930s black lace evening dress and matching jacket, together with a black taffeta and lace evening
65 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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An Edwardian black velvet and black lace evening cape together with a purple chiffon and cream lined
55 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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A 1930’s Harrods labelled saffron silk chiffon evening dress and jabot, lined in the same coloured
500 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A 1940’s multi coloured striped silk and taffeta evening dress, designed with a blue taffeta
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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An early 1940’s floral lurex evening dress and bolero, handmade brightly coloured floral lurex, bias
380 GBP
120 - 150 GBP
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