*Chinese Textiles, Buzi, rank badge, or Mandarin square of the 6th rank, 19th century, heavily embroidered silk, with metalic threads and red couching, verticle centre seam (for robe opening), depicting lishui or deep water with foaming waves, the sky filled with auspicious symbols and the sun worked with applied beads, appliquā embroidered egret to centre, 296 x 311mm (11.5 x 12ins), mounted Blank badges were produced on a relatively large scale, with the rank birds sold separately so they could easily be changed as the wearer climbed the social scale. (1)
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*Mola. A collection of five mola, panels, early 20th Century, five cotton panels with reverse applique and applique decoration, most with signs of use including fragments of larger garments attached, 49 x 43cm (19 x 17ins) and smaller, together with Kapp's Mola Art, 1972 Mola textiles are predominately worked by women of the Kuna people in Panama. (6)
*Chinese Textiles. Buzi, rank badge, or Mandarin square of the second order, Qing dynasty, 18th century, heavily embroidered silk rank badge depicting a golden crane perched on a rock emerging from crashing waves, with auspicious bats and clouds filling the sky, the sun in the upper left corner is embroidered with the Chinese character yuÅ 'moon', silk brocade border, slightly worn (especially to borders), 281 x 288mm (11 x 11.3ins), framed and glazed Provenance: Private collection, Gloucestershire. (1)
Pregnant Goddess (21x29) Limited Print (5/10) of pen & ink drawing by Jane Fairhurst ā 1 of 5 lots Jane works in a range of media using whichever medium allows her to best express what she wants to say. Jane draws, paints, works in mixed media and with textiles and creates installations. There is a strong narrative element in her work and her subject matter includes environmental, political and social issues in contemporary society. Her work is often darkly humorous. Jane is based at Cross Street Arts in Standish, Wigan ā a studio group she established from 1999. www.janefairhurst.co.uk
A roll of 1930s red silk velvet suitable for upholstery, with two further rolls of later (1970s) red velvet, two boxes of mid-century unused boxed Irish linen table mats, a set of Maltese lace mats, drawn threadwork and crochet edged items, a set of table mats showing London street scenes, a lace bedcover and a quantity of similar textiles.
An early 20th century cream fringed shawl, a 19th century lace stole, a lace wedding veil, embroidered with flowers, a 20th century fan painted with red roses, a fine gauze fan with painted white sticks and a design of stylised mauve flowers, rococo swirls and tiny sequins, two pairs of metal glove dryers, three pairs of lace cuffs, ladies gloves and assorted textiles.
A collection of early 20th century textiles, including: a 1930s full-length silver-grey lamé dress, the lower portion of an orange crepe and metallic lace dress, a black and green lamé sash, a floral lamé bag with a wooden handle and a quantity of similar dress fragments suitable for restoration and repair projects.
Pierre Verlet and others,'Great Tapestries: The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century',published by Lausanne, 1965,Cornelia Bateman Faraday,'European and American Carpets and Rugs',published by The Antique Collectors' Club, 1990,Frank Ames,'The Kashmir Shawl',published by The Antique Collectors' Club, 1986,Erich Aschenbrenner,'Oriental Rugs',volume 2, Persian,published by Oriental Textile Press, 1981,Dawn Jacobson,'Chinoiserie',published by Phaidon Press, 1993,'Tapestries from the S H Kress Collection - The History of Constantine The Great',published by Phaidon Press, 1964,Emoke Laszlo,'Flemish and French Tapestries in Hungary',published by Budapest, 1980,Exhibition Catalogue by Witney Antiques,Samplers and Historic Embroideries 1650-1850',1998,Witney Antiques Exhibition Catalogues,'Samplers, House and Garden, All Creatures Great and Small, A School Room Exercise, Town and Country and Upstairs Downstairs and Plain and Fancy',Helen Bower,'Textiles
A box of assorted textiles to include; a late 19th century lace collar, a Maltese lace collar, lengths of lace and other edgings, a 'tatted' cotton tablecloth etc., un unfinished embroidered linen blouse, a black lace mantilla Condition Report Lace discoloured, but no apparent damage5" tear and many small holes overall to black lace
A quantity of clothing and textiles to include a 1930s wedding dress which belonged to the vendor's aunt, along with a receipt for the dress dated 1931, the same lady's shoes and childhood dolls, further related baby's clothing and a quantity of hats to include one fur example, fur wraps etc.

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