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Lot 310
A pair of printed curtains,'A Time Present' by Elizabeth Armstrong for Hull Traders Ltd.,260 x 200cm (2)Hull Traders was a unique textile and manufacturing enterprise, whose fabrics and furniture epitomised the creativity of sixties art and design. Although Hull Traders takes its name from its founder Tristram Hull, rather than the city, Hull happens to be the birthplace of Shirley Craven who spearheaded the company for much of its heyday.Artists who carried out work for the company included Eduardo Paolozzi, Althea McNish and Humphrey Spender. Hull Traders was initially based in London before moving to a converted mill in Trawden, Lancashire. All the designs were screenprinted by hand using pigment dyes. The aim was to produce short runs of avant-garde textiles, sold in Hull Traders' showroom off Oxford Street in London. Hull Traders closed in 1980, but Shirley Craven’s designs, and those of other artist-designers who worked for the company, still look as fresh and original t
Lot 739
A selection of ladies costume and textiles from the 19th century onwards, to include; a black silk top with tassels and beaded detail circa 1920, a black dress with sequin and bead detail and gauze side panels along with assorted white work to include undergarments, childrens robes, lace, trims etc (Qty)
Lot 192A
Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), Middle Horizon, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A wonderful basalt carving of a stylized feline - probably a puma based on similar ones from Tiahuanaco - colored with cinnabar and decorated with incised lines and small round seed-bead-like turquoise insets on its chest and nostrils. The puma stands with his head up, mouth slightly open, with canine teeth clearly carved out. The ears are back and the tail is flat along the back. Size: 5.9" L x 2.3" W x 4.8" H (15 cm x 5.8 cm x 12.2 cm)Tiahuanaco stone carving is often like this, with densely ornate incised designs. This is a style associated with the Middle Horizon in the Andes, a fascinating time period of new urban capitals in the highlands of Peru (the Huari/Wari) and near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia (Tiahuanaco). As the cities grew, this iconography spread. It was first documented by archaeologists at Tiahuanaco (and called Coast Tiahuanaco and Epigonal), but because that city seems to have been the center of a vast empire, the artistic style has since been found far and wide and is more accurately called the SAIS (Southern Andean Iconographic Series). This style is repeated on architectural features, small stone carvings like this puma, pottery, and textiles throughout the Tiahuanaco region of influence, which extended far south from the city into the Atacama of modern day Chile. Part of the definition of empire is the replication of social ideas through material culture (like this stone figure) that spreads from the center to the hinterlands. The reason for spreading this material culture was not just to build an economy in trade objects, but also to share ideas about how the empire would be run, and specifically, who held power. The feline image was used throughout pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America as a stand in for a deity/ruler who was intimidating, powerful, and could be violent if they chose to be. It also reminds the viewer of the supernatural power of the ruler, by linking them to the supernatural power of an anthropomorphic feline. Particularly in Andean iconography, the feline is also associated with other animals believed to have supernatural powers, the snake and the llama, who are clearly seen in the incised designs on this puma's flanks. This object would have been a symbol of power for the elite rulers of a vast and, to us, who have no written record of it, mysterious empire. Provenance: ex-San Rafael Auction Gallery Condition: Excellent with expected surface wear All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #119386
Lot 279
Two boxes of assorted pictures, prints and textiles to include N. GERRISH "Shetland pony", study of a horse's head, pastel, together with MARGARET PHIPPS "Hedgerow", watercolour, together with ENGLISH SCHOOL "Study of seated dog", pencil, unsigned and a large quantity of various other pictures
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Lot 158
[ANTIQUES & WINE] Hackenbroch, Yvonne. English and other Needlework, Tapestries and Textiles in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, first edition, Thames & Hudson, London, 1960, quarter blue buckram, plate illustrations, quarto; Penning-Rowsell, Edmund. The Wines of Bordeaux, first edition, International Wine and Food Society, London, 1969, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and assorted other works, including auction catalogues, (31 volumes, box).
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