{"title":"Textiles \u0026 Embroidery","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique and vintage textiles and embroidery, from intricate silkwork and expressive stitched pictures to decorative robes, woven rugs and wall hangings. Explore rich colours, tactile surfaces and traditional needlework, with pieces to frame, display or bring warmth and pattern to your home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vintage-embroidered-japanese-silk-uchikake-kimono-wedding-robe-hou-ou-phoenix","title":"Vintage Embroidered Japanese Silk Uchikake Kimono Wedding Robe Hou-ou Phoenix","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn extremely well made early to mid 20th century Japanese silk uchikake robe embroidered profusely with gilt thread depicting the mythical Hou-ou bird and floral motifs complete with padded hem.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe traditional Japanese wedding ceremony takes place in a Shinto shrine. The bride wears a white under-kimono and heavy white outer-kimono known as a shiromuku. Before joining her family and friends for the reception, the bride exchanges the white outer-kimono for an elaborate and brightly-coloured one. This example is decorated with a design of Hou-ou birds flying over a landscape of gold, orange and white flowers on a bright red ground.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn Japan, as earlier in China, the Hou-ou 'phoenix' was adopted as a symbol of the imperial household, particularly the empress. This mythical bird represents fire, the sun, justice, obedience, fidelity, and the southern star constellations.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn great condition for its age, full of colour and complete. Has a few dark marks on the inside lining.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLength (including collar): 187 cm - Width: 140 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGreat for an occasion or even displayed on the wall as a piece of art in its own rite. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tommy's Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44638357291236,"sku":"","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/4856\/7268\/files\/57_a8afba5b-a045-4b61-9b02-7d4b86ca5e07.png?v=1708881387"},{"product_id":"victorian-upholstered-hourglass-ottoman-footstool-stool-antique-19th-century","title":"Victorian Upholstered Hourglass Ottoman Footstool Stool Antique 19th Century","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eA Victorian footstool \/ ottoman dating to the latter half of the 19th Century.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eFeaturing the popular hourglass or waisted pedestal form, giving it a sculptural, elegant profile. It is upholstered in a tightly woven, neutral-toned fabric over the side panels whilst the top cushion is finished in a decorative needlepoint depicting a central floral bouquet. The base features a wood trim, accented by decorative nailhead rivets along the bottom edge. A functional antique piece perfect for adding warmth and texture to an interior.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHeight: 41.5 cm - 45 x 51 - 6.5KG\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn great condition for its age with some light surface wear.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tommy's Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857212080356,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/4856\/7268\/files\/57_46dfbc19-4851-46af-b63a-2a2f09c7f9b6.png?v=1792929401"},{"product_id":"chinese-qing-suzhou-silkwork-embroidery-peacock-birds-art-antique-19th-century","title":"Chinese Qing Suzhou Silkwork Embroidery Peacock Birds Art Antique 19th Century","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eA Chinese late Qing Dynasty silk work embroidery featuring a central peacock with a fanned tail, intricately rendered in the Suzhou style with fine silk threads.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eThe peacock stands upon a rocky outcrop amidst a lush landscape of flowering peonies and delicate blossoms, with another bird in flight and a smaller bird perched below. The needlework showcases a variety of textures and colours, including shades of grey, cream, and red, all set against a neutral silk background.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eThe embroidery is presented in a gold-finished frame with a green-tinted mat, which shows some light age-related wear and minor surface marks. The silk panel itself exhibits the fine detail and subtle shading characteristic of 19th-century Chinese textile art, remaining in good antique condition with well-preserved colours.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrame: 61.75 x 53.5 cm - Embroidery: 42.5 x 35 cm - Weight: 3.35 kg\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn great overall condition ready to be displayed.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tommy's Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857340236004,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/4856\/7268\/files\/57_3252bd50-fdda-41f5-99b1-220ac3ef3390.png?v=1792929515"},{"product_id":"vintage-embroidery-the-wild-swans-elisa-textile-art-fabric-picture-vintage-queen","title":"Vintage Embroidery The Wild Swans Elisa Textile Art Fabric Picture Vintage Queen","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA lovely vintage textile art piece depicting Elisa from \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Swans \u003c\/i\u003efairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFlaunting a mid-century style, utilizing appliqué, embroidery, and other fabric elements along with beads and metal rings. The artwork shows the princess with stylized yellow hair and a dark crown holding a large plant which represents the stinging nettles she gathers to weave shirts for her cursed swan brothers, a task which she performs while maintaining a vow of silence. This takes place after she has fled her wicked stepmother's influence and before she is crowned. However, she is often depicted as a crowned figure in art due to her royal birth and eventual vindication, thus it is a popular artistic choice to show her in an elevated state fitting her ultimate victory and marriage to a king.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe figure's garment is made from various textured materials, including a dark pink silk-like fabric and a dark-grey patterned textile, creating a distinctive graphic and slightly sombre illustration of the princess during her period of hardship, which is framed in light wood with a gold inner border.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSimply signed 'Sue' on the picture and scribed on the back \"Elsie.. Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Swans\u003c\/i\u003e 1968\" perhaps referencing the Paul Hamlyn's 1968 publication of the tale and its illustrations, or perhaps just coincidence. I wonder whether it is an early work by Sue Stone, she was born in 1952 but her mother was a talented seamstress who was professionally trained as a tailor so Sue was surrounded by cloth and making at this time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDimensions: 60 x 47.5 cm \/ 54 x 41.5 cm - Weight: 3.3kg\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn great condition and a joy to behold.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tommy's Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857346789604,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/4856\/7268\/files\/57_1b7d4c55-f74b-4212-b486-838b166de842.png?v=1792929524"},{"product_id":"victorian-antique-mahogany-needlepoint-cushion-footstool-bun-feet-19th-century","title":"Victorian Antique Mahogany Needlepoint Cushion Footstool Bun Feet 19th Century","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eA 19th-century Victorian footstool featuring a thickly padded, round cushion resting on a dark, circular mahogany base supported by bun feet.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eThe top of the cushion is upholstered in a dark, complex floral tapestry fabric, surrounded by a simple rope trim. 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