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Misers - 1830s

Crimson knitted long misers purse with a band of Paisley motifs above a leaf border, at one end, with embroidered knops, the other end with three bands of ivory silk and a silk tassel, a centre split and two cut steel closure rings.

13 in; 33 cm plus tassel and knops.

Etruscan Vases - Red - Late 1950s

A pair of cotton curtains printed bright red with large Etruscan pots and containers, each with scenes of people, in grey, grey green, dull ochre and tan and a little black.

Repeat 29 in; 74 cm.

A pair. 8ft 4 in x 49 in; 2.54 x 1.25 m wide. £ 650.

A single length. 8ft 4 in x 49 in; 2.54 x 1.25 m wide. The design on this length starts at a different position so would be difficult to match up with the pair above. So am selling this as a single length. £300

Indian Chintz Cap - 18th century/20th century

The small cap made up of three pieces of chintz in madder, indigo, aubergine, pale blue on a cream ground, edged with a maroon and cream tape border with stars and crowns, lined in 20th century with a woven red and cream striped cotton.

The lower border 8 in; 20 cm wide

Embroidered Pashmina Stole - Mid 19th century

The scarlet ground embroidered at each end with a deep border containing three elongated botehs or pines, filled with a flowering branch, surrounded by similar small flowerheads, the border with similar flowers in a meander.

95 x 19 1/2 in; 2.45 x 50 cm

Persian Naqsh-E Isfahan - Early 19th century

Designed with typical slanting rows in two widths, filled with stylised flowerheads in blue/green, terracotta ochre and light brown silks on a natural cotton ground, with one border similarly worked but with dense patches of blue green silks, all in tent stitch, lined with natural cotton.

26 1/2 x 24 in; 68 x 60 cm

Indian Chintz Skirt Panel - 18th century

A gently meandering thorny branch supporting clusters of large exotic flowerheads and smaller sprays of flowers, hand painted and coloured in madder, inidgo and magnesium, on a light taupe cotton ground, glazed.

The left hand side 43 in; 1.10cm

12 in; 30 cm repeat.

Ottoline Morrell's Husbands Shoes - 19th century

The raspberry red silk grosgrain woven with metallic silver threads, the latchets tied with pink cotton ribbon ending with silver bullion tassels, the latchets, tongue and back edged with gold braid, very shallow heel, the leather sole with a white leather rand, lined in soft white leather.

Toe to heel 11 in; 28 cm

Girl's Spitalfields Dress - c 1845/18th century silk

The bodice with scoop neck, pointed and front applied with three rouleau edged decorative panels, full puff sleeves with tight pleating to the shoulder, wide pleated skirt, back opening with two sets of eyelet holes, ready for lacing.

The off ivory silk woven with large sprays of flowers and leafy tendrils in shades of green, yellow, pink, soft orange and brown, the background woven with self coloured pattern of small leaf meander and short dashes.

Leek Embroidery Society - 1880s

Embroidered with diagonal sprays of flowers in red, ivory and pink with bronze leaves, between borders of small flower and leaf meanders, all on a terracotta tussore silk ground.

26 x 8in; 66 x 21 cm

Leek Embroidery Society - 1880s

Embroidered with bronze, ivory, green and brown floss silks, the flower centres with spangles, all outlined in couched gold thread, amongst leafy sprays, on a natural Tussur silk ground.

3 3/4 x 17 in; 10 x 43 cm.

The hand block border on a Tussur silk ground

3 1/2 x.20 1/2 in ; 8.5 x 52 cm

Leek Embroidery Society - 1880s

The Ottoman influenced design of four leafy meandering trails with narrow tulips and motifs embroidered in rich shades of maroon and pink, blues, yellow, brown, with spangles and the main flowers outlined with gold filé thread, all on a natural cotton ground.

34 x 38 in; 86 x 96 cm

Indian Chintz Panel - 18th century

A variety of exotic flowers wound round a thick thorny branch, and smaller varieties of fine tendrils, in shades of madder and indigo on a nautral cotton ground.

The straight side 39 x 16 - 23in; 1m x 40 - 58 cm

Repeat 13 in; 33 cm

Indian Chintz Panel - 18th century

A variety of exotic flowers wound round a thick thorny branch, and smaller varieties of fine tendrils, in shades of madder and indigo on a nautral cotton ground.

The straight side 39 x 16 - 23in; 1m x 40 - 58 cm

Repeat 13 in; 33 cm

Liberty/Thomas Wardle - c 1900

Hand block printed on a tussor silk, the central square with flowers emerging from an eastern central motif surrounded by a cusped cross, the spandrels with C scrolls and flowers, the central ground of plain apricot, with a deep broder of tulips and stylised flowers, a similar but smaller inner border, all in shades of soft mauve, apricot, green and a mid blue.

7ft 3 in x 5ft 5 in; 2.25 x 1.65 m

Cotton Chintz Curtains - Edwardian c 1910

Wreath roundels containing a palest blue-grey classical urn scattered with small pink flowers, surrounded by a pink roses, edged with green and pinky beige oak and laurel leaves culminating in a blue ribbon bow to the top, all between rose swags, the ground with a repeat small four leaf and oval design, all on a cream ground, backed with same fabric, edged with a wide cotton braid.

Each 129 x 74 in; 1.90 x 325 cm.

Althea McNish - 1961

Golden Harvest. The bright blue, dark and mid blue with deep aquamarine ground with tall black sketched wheat sheaves, some straight some bending, with touches of yellow and white splodges, hand screen printed on a cotton ground, Golden Harvest designed by Althea McNish. A Time Present Fabric. Shrunk Washable.

Each piece: 5ft 4 x 6 in; 1.64 x 15 cm

Enid Marx Curtains - Late 1980s

Basket of Flowers a pair printed with large baskets of flowers in medium brown shade on a creamy linen ground.

7ft 4 x 45 in; 225 x 115 wide

Lined and interlined, ready to hang.

Interail - 1950s

With a horizontal linear design depicting different nations railway carriages including The Royal Scot, British Railways; Rapido, Ferrovia Italia; Eireann Railways; Deutsche Eisenbahnen; SNCF Companie de Wagon Lits and again The Royal Scot, with scenes at tables and in carriages, with amusing national characteristics, in red and white cotton.

15 1/4 x 35 in; 39 x 89 cm

Indian Chintz Cap - 17th century/20th century

The small cap made up of four segments of chintz, in rich red and blue dyes on a creamy cotton ground, with large flowers and leaves, edged in typical red and off white narrow woven braid and lined in natural cotton, all hand stitched.

Omega and After - Published 1993

Omega and after. Bloomsbury and The Decorative Arts. Isabelle Anscombe.