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$310 USD SaleSALE Round Natural Wicker Footstool
Vintage Collectibles:Furniture:Wicker:Footstools
This fiber-wicker footstool is in fantastic original condition. It has no breaks in the wicker or the frame; there is no wear on the finish; and all four brass feet are intact! The footstool is in the shape of a mushroom with curved legs and feet that flare out. The frame is solid wood. There are no marks or labels, but this is an American wicker piece, possibly from Karpen Brothers. It dates from between 1900 and 1920. It is 14 1/2" tall and 17" in diameter; the feet flare out to 18 1/2." This ...
$20 USD Offers ConsideredLinen Towel with Needlepoint and Knotted Fringe
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Towels
This pretty linen towel is for show. It has been embroidered with needlepoint bands. It is intended to hang with the back long and the front overlapping; the needlepoint bands have been worked so that they are on different sides of the towel. The towel is in perfect condition and dates from around 1920. It is 16 1/2" wide and 48" long. The heavy, patterned linen is Eastern European, possibly Russian, in origin.
$36 USD Offers ConsideredLinen Centerpiece Doily with Embroidered Marigolds
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tablecloths:Tea Cloths:Centerpiece Cloths:Embroidery
This pre-World War II centerpiece doily is made of coarse natural linen. There is drawn-work decoration in a geometric design and set off with white thread. The embroidered sprays of marigolds are artfully placed in relation to the drawn work "maze." The edge is finished with buttonhole stitch and chain stitch. The doily measures 27" X 28," a great size to use as a dining room table centerpiece. This piece is in excellent condition. It is not a commercial piece, but rather the creation of a ...
$14 USDFlorida Souvenir Map Towel
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Towels:Kitchen:Florida Map
This cute kitchen towel is a nice weight, nubby cotton fabric; it is machine hemmed on all four sides. The colors are slightly faded but the towel is in overall excellent condition. It is probably about 40-50 years old. Points of interest are Key West. Sanibel Island, Lake Okeechobee, Cape Canaveral, St. Augustine, Suwannee River, etc. It measures 17 1/2" X 23."
$18 USDLinen Table Runner with Embroidery and Blue Tatting
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Runners:Scarves
How pretty is this dresser scarf or table runner from the 1930's or 1940's! It is off-white linen with hand-decoration done in colored embroidery floss. The runner was hemmed carefully all around with a blind-stitch, then royal blue tatting was carefully "picked in" as it was tatted. The piece is 14 1/2" X 42" and in excellent condition.
$24 USDPrimitive Miniature Rustic Twig Chair
Vintage Collectibles:Tramp Art:Twig:Chairs:Miniature
This interesting little chair would be perfect for your rag doll or teddy bear. It measures 9 1/2" tall, 5 1/2" deep, and 6" wide. It has some age to it but is not antique, perhaps dating from the 1980's. It is quite primitive in construction but interesting in design. The criss-cross back is distinctive. The curved back and arms required steaming. The twigs have a weathered appearance.
$250 USDRed and White Overshot Coverlet
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Wool:Coverlets
Woven of linen and wool in 31" wide strips sewn together up the middle, this coverlet is a traditional American one. It is in a simple overshot and geometric design with no borders. The red is just beautiful, rich and unfaded. The linen is a rough creamy color. The ends are hemmed by machine. The design was nicely matched in the center. The piece is 62" X 76;" it will fit a twin bed. This size was common in the late nineteenth century for use on rope beds. This coverlet is in pristine condition. ...
$25 USD SaleSALE Woven Silk Brocade Braid with Fringe
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Brocade:Braid:Runner
This piece of braid measures 5" wide X 46" long. It makes an effective runner along a shelf or the top of a piano. It is woven of silk thread in taupe, royal blue, and dusty rose. It dates from the 1920's. It is completely reversible. The condition is excellent.
$75 USDFanciful Figural 1950's Fabric Panel
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Vintage Fabrics:Drapery:Art Moderne:Figural
This fabric panel measures 36" X 72." It dates from around 1960. The Art Moderne design is in black, brown, turquoise, and pink, and is very dynamic, showing abstract figures worshiping the sun. The fabric has a very high thread count. This fabric is highly unusual, being thin and papery in nature with a soft sheen and a pebbly texture. The fabric is lightweight and soft; it won't wrinkle. This piece of material is in perfect, never-used condition.
$65 USDTiny Hooked Rug with Winter Scene
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Hooked Rugs:Scenic:Miniature
This petite hand-hooked rug is only 3 1/2" in diameter. It is made just like a larger hooked rug; it is hooked of wool yarn on burlap. The colors, slightly faded, indicate an early twentieth century date. This little gem is in perfect condition. It may be a tiny replica of a larger, functional rug. The origin of this piece Canadian; these little rugs were made for the tourist trade, and they are from the province of Nova Scotia.
$54 USDEcru Linen Centerpiece Doily with Blue & White Flowers
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tablecloths:Centerpiece Doilies:Embroidered
This very pretty 100% natural linen doily or centerpiece measures 44" in diameter and is a great size for a dining room table centerpiece. It may also be used draped over a small round table, or be used as a cloth on a 30" or 36" round table. There is hand-crocheted edging 5/8" wide around the perimeter; the edging was hand-applied directly to the cloth as it was crocheted. The hand-embroidery is silk thread; stitches used wee outline stitch, lazy daisy, pad-work, and french knots. This piece is ...
$50 USDWoolen "Orr Health" Blanket with Tulips
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Blankets:Throws:Wool:Orr Health
Orr Health blankets, according to the label, are from Piqua, Ohio, are 100% wool, and have designs inspired by Holland tulips. This blanket is double-wove in cream and warm browns with the same design repeated on the back with the colors reversed. There is a texture to the weave in this blanket that adds interest to the rather simple design. This blanket is in excellent condition; the only damage is along one edge (shown in the photographs). The blanket is clean and odorless. It is about 60 ...
$45 USDTiny Hooked Wall Hanging Rug with Lighthouse
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Hooked Rugs:Scenic:Miniature
This petite hand-hooked rug is only 5" in diameter. It is made just like a larger hooked rug; it is hooked of wool yarn on a burlap ground. The design is scaled down to suit the small size of the piece. There is a braided hanger attached at the top. This piece is vintage but not antique. These tiny rugs were made in Nova Scotia, Canada, for the tourist trade.
$16 USD SaleSALE Pair of Red, White, and Blue Nostalgic Linen Towels
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Towels
Dating from the 1950's, these off-white linen towels are colorfully printed with a riverboat scene and a wagon train scene; they have a nostalgic flavor. The towels are in perfect condition. They have labels (shown in the photographs). Each towel is 28" long and 17" wide. They have been machine hemmed all around.
$85 USDPeach Glazed Chintz Yardage with Apple Blossoms
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Vintage Fabrics:Drapery:Chintz:Glazed Chintz
This 100% cotton chintz fabric is crisp and shiny with its original glaze intact. This uncut yardage has never been washed. The fabric measures 36" wide X 6 1/3 yards (19 feet) long. There is enough fabric here to cover cushions, make curtains, or do many other projects. The colors are soft peach, loden and mint green, brick red, and light brown. The effect is soft and subtle, as delicate as apple blossoms themselves. There is no writing along the edges, but the 36" width is enough to date this ...
$175 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Marquetry Inlaid Wooden Box with Compartments
Vintage Collectibles:Boxes:Wooden:Marquetry:Inlaid
This very interesting wooden box is handmade of contrasting color woods, probably walnut and maple. The style of the workmanship is American; the date of manufacture is between World War I and World War II. It is in the shape of an Aztec temple. Each of the four striped doors open outwards and provide receptacles for matches or needles. The hinged top opens and a recessed inner compartment rises out. It could contain cigarettes or spools of thread. This cleverly constructed, detailed piece of ...
$225 USDBakelite and Plastic "Crib Circus" Mobile Crib Toy
Vintage Collectibles:Bakelite:Baby Items:Mobiles:Crib Toys
Here is a collectable one doesn't see every day! This mobile is intact and in excellent condition. Even the decal "Crib Circus," on the bakelite holder bar, is readable. This piece dates from the 1930's. The white plastic string is like narrow clothesline. There are hooks at the top. The bells are in good, non-corroded condition. Two bakelite elephants, similar to napkin rings, and a scalloped bakelite circle, similar to a baby bangle, provide hand-holds for the baby. The plastic balls (two of ...
$40 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Rice Linen Tablecloth with Six Napkins
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tablecloth & Napkin Sets:Rice Linen
Called rice linen because the texture of the linen is like rice paper, this fine old bridge set is from China and probably dates from the 1950's, although it is of such fine quality that it could be much older. The cloth is 52" square and there are six 12" matching napkins. The Chinese designs on this set are exquisitely hand-embroidered in tiny cross-stitching. This set seems to never have been used. It is in excellent condition.
$24 USDFancy Linen Pique Show Towel with Flower Basket
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Towels:Embroidered
This show towel is in perfect, never used condition. A pink satin ribbon has been worked through the crocheted edging and tied in a bow. The towel measures 34" long and 17" wide. Although the design is a 1920's-style basket of flowers, the towel dates from the World War II era, as it contains variegated embroidery floss. The embroidery stitches used include pad-work, lazy-daisy, chain-stitch, and French knots. The hand-work is competent; the effect is colorfully dramatic. This sentimental piece ...
$400 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Italian Counterpane with Roman Figures and Cherubs
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Lace:Coverlets:Bedspreads
This dramatic counterpane, or bedspread, is Italian and dates from the 1920's or 1930's. The ground is machine-woven rayon mesh. The design of a full figure mother and her twin sons, possibly Romulus and Remus, in old Roman dress, and flanked by cherubs, is executed by hand with matching rayon thread; the color is ivory. The sheen of the rayon thread makes the piece glow in the light. The piece is shown on a full-sized bed; the spread is meant for a queen-size bed. It measures 94" long and 110" ...
$27 USD SaleSALE Square Rayon Brocade Centerpiece Doily with Fringe
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tablecloths:Centerpiece Doilies:Brocade
This black centerpiece cloth with a floral design dates from the 1930's and is from Eastern Europe, possibly Yugoslavia. The design is double-wove so that the piece is reversible. The rayon fringe is picked in. The fringe is intact and adds an exotic quality to this piece. Such pieces may be used with Art Deco or Arts and Crafts furnishings, or this piece might look great with eclectic contemporary furnishings. The cloth is 30" square. It is in perfect condition.
$18 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Pyrography Picture Frame with Grapes
Vintage Collectibles:Picture Frames:Pyrography
This ca. 1920's picture frame has a pyrography (wood-burned) design of grape vines and bunches of grapes. It has been artistically executed and is realistic as well. The wood used was a soft, three-layer plywood. The frame measures 7 1/2" X 9" and would hold a 4" X 6" photograph if it was cut down slightly. It shows traces of an old back that is now missing; this piece is the frame only; there is no glass. A nail with wire twisted around it forms the hanger at the top. The frame front is in ...
$65 USDNeedlepoint Bell Pull with Topiary Tree and Butterfly
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Needlepoint:Butterflies:Bell Pulls
This long piece, trimmed as a bell-pull with brass hardware top and bottom, is wool needlepoint backed with gold cotton velvet. It is 48" long and 9" wide. This piece was fashioned by hand. The colors indicate a date of ca. 1970-1980. This piece is in perfect condition and quite decorative.
$45 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Pair of Crystal Boudoir Lamps
Vintage Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting:Boudoir Lamps:Crystal
Dating from between 1930 and 1950, these lamps would be perfect gracing a period vanity. They do not have shades. However, they are in perfect, original condition in most other respects (the plugs have been replaced). The fittings are nickel-plated brass. The lamps do work. The crystal is decorated with etched flowers on the bases and the stems. Each base has a nock in the bottom to allow the cord to fit under. The lamps are 12" tall.
$90 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Pair of Black Chinese Cloisonne Bowls
Vintage Collectibles:Decorative Arts:Cloisonne:Bowls
These cloisonne bowls are marked "China" on the bottom and date from the 1920's or 1930's. The metal is brass but has been silver plated. There are seven different colors used. Each bowl is 5 3/4" in diameter and 1 3/4" tall. The two bowls are nearly identical and stack nicely. The bowls are both in perfect condition.
$20 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Mickey Mouse Children's Hanky
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Hankies:Children's Hankies
This 8 3/4" square cotton children's hanky shows Mickey on a see-saw with his niece and nephew. This fun hanky has bright colors and clear printing. There is one brown stain and two popped corners on the machine-sewn hem. This hanky is copyrighted "W.D.P." for Walt Disney Productions. It dates from the 1950's.
$36 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Linen Cloth and Napkins with Cut-Work Butterflies
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tea Cloths:Cut-work:Butterflies
This lovely beige linen cloth measures 50" square; it has four 13" square matching napkins. It will fit a card table. The linen is of the Italian style, as is the Art Deco pad-work embroidery and cut-work that decorate it. However, this is not a commercial set; it is the work of a hobbyist of the 1920's. There are blue markings visible under the embroidery that indicate this was a kit. The rose and butterfly motif is charming and unusual. All pieces of this set are in excellent condition. The ...
$39 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Linen Tea Cloth with Drawn Work and Crochet Edging
Vintage Collectibles:Textiles:Linens:Tea Cloths:Deep Crochet
This simple, elegant tea cloth in pure white linen dates from around 1920. There is a geometric drawn-work design, done by hand, that forms an inner border around the cloth. The outer border has a 1 3/4" hand-drawn hem and 3 1/4" edging of linen hand-crochet work. The corners are expertly done. The edging was made just for this cloth and not recycled from an older one; it fits perfectly. The cloth measures 42" X 44" and is in excellent condition.
$78 USDGorham Sterling Horizontal Tabletop Picture Frame
Vintage Collectibles:Picture Frames:Tabletop:Sterling:Gorham
This simple sterling silver picture frame is marked "Gorham Sterling 364" on the bottom. The Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island, is perhaps the best-known and most respected silver maker in the United States. The way the back of the frame is made allows this frame to sit horizontally, a somewhat unusual feature in vintage picture frames. This one is about 40-60 years old.The back is green velvet; back, ribbon, and easel are in good condition. The frame has small hinged tabs that hold the ...
$68 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Brass Tabletop Picture Frame with Classical Motif
Vintage Collectibles:Picture Frames:Tabletop
This ca. 1900-1920 frame is cast brass and was patinated to look like bronze. It has been cleaned. The backing is silk moire (original) over painted black tin. The silk-covered easel is tin as well and has been covered with paper underneath. The frame is quite sturdy; it is in excellent condition. Some discoloration and writing on the fabric is the only condition issue. The frame measures 6 1/2" tall and 3 1/2" wide; it holds an old-fashioned postcard. Many old photographs would fit; especially ...
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