Here is a selection of items exhibited last week in London, and still available. If you are interested in any detailed info, or prices, please contact me. Items can be shipped within the UK free of charge, and can be returned within the 2 week approval period for a full refund – see www.dominicorr.com/terms. Items can be shipped internationally via FedEx: please supply shipping address.
Above photo: NOW SOLD Mid-19th Century suzani Bukhara Silk on Cotton. Size: 190 x 120 cm. Oxidisation to black silk. Minor damage in places, and patching to reverse. This item has been washed, and backed with an Uzbek Ikat to aid hanging and provide reinforcement for fragile backing. The lower end has been folded over. Please request detailed photos.
Above photo: attractive vintage indigo-dyed cotton West African men’s smock. Size: 140cm cuff to cuff / 100cm neck to hem.
Above photo: Stunning, rare, green, Berber ‘Amazigh’ head cover. Wool. Tunisia. Age mid 20th century. Size: 90 x 35 cm
Above photo: Intricately embroidered Yemeni thobe, one or two small holes. Raw indigo, very long sleeves. Age: 2nd quarter of the 20th century. Size: 225cm cuff to cuff / 120cm neck to hem
Above photo: ‘Stone Bird’ Exhibited at the ‘Fabric of India’ Exhibition at the V&A in London, this stunning, modern, large work, using natural pigments, in line with the traditional art of Kalamkari painting on fabric, was created by Ajit Kumar Das. Size: 215 x 152 cm
Above photo: Funky old S W Persian horse cover. Flat-woven with one extensive reweave, see last photo. Size 145 x 135 cm
Above photo: Turkmen low pile main carpet, woven in blues and greens, with off white and yellow, four rows of twelve guls on a madder ground within conforming border, and Kilim ends existent. Size: 268cm x 195cm. Wool on goat hair, Age: circa 1900 or earlier
Above photo: Stunning ‘Hinggi’ hip or shoulder cloth, soft Dutch cotton, early 20th century. From Sumba island, an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia. Size: 3ft 5in x 9ft 4in. 105cm x 285cm
Above photo: Antique Egyptian ‘portiere’ door entrance hanging: cotton appliqué. Has received patching and conservation to red field areas. Size 2.5m length x 1.75 m width.
Above photo: Victorian patchwork quilt of contemporary design, unlined and with unfinished edges. It has a ‘tumbling blocks’ design of various coloured silks and satins in different patterns on a black sateen background. Now attached to a lining. Measures 61” x 39.5” 155cm x 100cm
Above photo: A stunning old Middle Eastern robe, worn over undergarments. Silk embroidery, minor wear in places. Size: 135 cm from neck to hem, and from cuff to cuff, approx. Hem with wear in places
Above photo: NOW SOLDOld Glossy Baluch (Timuri?) Bag with ghileem back. Size: 65 x 60 cm (each side)
Above photo: Antique Moroccan Rabat floss silk embroidered chest cover. Size: 131 x 91 cm. Wear and minor damage in places
Above photo: A LOVELY VINTAGE ANATOLIAN PRAYER KILIM. PURE WOOL. SIZE: 168 CM BY 120 CM (APPROX) – NOT INCLUDING THE TASSLES
Above photo: An antique Turkmen woollen chuval, detail. Good condition Size: 94 x 141cm
Above photo: Iban People of Sarawak, Borneo: Ikat dyed and slitweave tapestry ceremonial hunting bird ‘Kalambi’ jacket – the slitweave section at the bottom back uses the Ikat warps as part of the foundation. Excellent condition. Cotton with flannel red trim. Age: mid 20th century Size: 2 ft deep x 3 ft bust
Above is a selection of items exhibited last week in London, and still available. If you are interested in any detailed info, or prices, please contact me. Items can be shipped within the UK free of charge, and can be returned within the 2 week approval period for a full refund – see www.dominicorr.com/terms. Items can be shipped internationally via FedEx: please supply shipping address.