“I love textiles, their feel and colour, their mood-enhancing and aesthetic properties.”
The importance of textiles to human beings is nearly as old as Homo sapiens itself. Once the art of weaving had been discovered, it was only a matter of time before the introduction of art into weaving. Before long, embellishments such as embroidery, painting and printing became a natural extension to the basic technique of making cloth. Like all art and craft, there are examples which are deemed high or low, exclusive or populist. I believe examples from all these mediums, with thoughtful selection, can be reappraised and have a place for us to enjoy as art in our homes today.
The auction Textiles as Art, hosted with Lyon & Turnbull, consisted of examples all selected by myself and includes pieces from the 1840s to the beginning of the 21st century. I chose works of popular art such as Berlin work, Folk Art, and machine-woven, embroidered and printed textiles, but also handmade ones such as loomed and printed textiles by William Morris and embroideries designed by Robert Lorimer, May Morris and the artists of the Glasgow School. - Paul Reeves, Vendor.
Lot 2 - ENGLISH SCHOOL 'ST CLARE OF ASSISI' BERLIN WOOLWORK PANEL, DATED 1848
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 3 - ENGLISH SCHOOL EMBROIDERED WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £575
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 4 - ENGLISH SCHOOL GOTHIC REVIVAL EMBROIDERED WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 5 - ENGLISH SCHOOL GOTHIC REVIVAL EMBROIDERED BERLIN WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 6 - ENGLISH SCHOOL NAIVE WOOLWORK PICTURE, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 8 - ENGLISH SCHOOL GOTHIC REVIVAL MACHINE WOVEN PANEL, CIRCA 1860
Sold for £425
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 10 - PUGIN INTEREST FRENCH SCHOOL EMBROIDERED VELVET PANEL, CIRCA 1860
Sold for £550
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 12 - GOTHIC REVIVAL PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SILK AND GOLDWORK PANELS, CIRCA 1870
Sold for £475
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 14 - LYONNAISE MASTER WEAVER FRENCH SCHOOL SILK CUT VELVET WALL PANEL, MID-19TH CENTURY
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 15 - LYONNAISE MASTER WEAVER FRENCH SCHOOL SILK CUT VELVET WALL PANEL, MID-19TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 16 - ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSER EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ TABLE COVER OR RUNNER, CIRCA 1870
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 18 - BRUCE TALBERT (1838-1881) FIGURED VELVET PANEL, CIRCA 1875
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 19 - AFTER FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ HANGING PANEL, FRENCH CIRCA 1870
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 21 - ARTS & CRAFTS PRINTED COTTON PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 22 - AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EMBROIDERED AND APPLIQUÉ PANEL, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £938
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 24 - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) LIBERTY & CO. 'HERA' FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 26 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'HONEYSUCKLE' PRINTED LINEN PANEL, CIRCA 1876
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 28 - ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) WOVEN CHENILLE PANEL, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £400
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 29 - AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, ENGLISH CIRCA 1880
Sold for £500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 32 - WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) (DESIGNER) EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £3,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 34 - ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) 'CARITAS', EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 35 - ENGLISH SCHOOL AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £344
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 36 - MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO. EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1885
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 39 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'BRER RABBIT' COTTON HANGING, CIRCA 1882
Sold for £3,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 40 - ENGLISH SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED SILKWORK BANNER, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £475
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 43 - SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929) IMPORTANT PAIR OF CREWELWORK BED HANGINGS, DATED 1893
Sold for £11,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 44 - STUART PROVERBS FOR G. P. & J. BAKER ARTS & CRAFTS PRINTED COTTON HANGING PANEL, CIRCA 1895
Sold for £750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 46 - WARNERS & CO. 'ST. AUGUSTINE', A WOVEN SILK DAMASK PANEL, CIRCA 1898
Sold for £1,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 50 - MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO. A RARE EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1885
Sold for £1,625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 51 - JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'PARROT TULIP' SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 52 - ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERY FRAME WITH SILK AND GOLDWORK MOTIFS ON LINEN, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £688
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 53 - LIBERTY & CO., LONDON ARTS & CRAFTS CREWELWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 54 - GERMAN SCHOOL 'RED RIDING HOOD & THE WOLF' WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £475
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 56 - JAPANESE, MEIJI PERIOD SILKWORK EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 61 - AFTER WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £525
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 66 - MANNER OF EDOUARD COLONNA ART NOUVEAU WOVEN SILK DAMASK HANGING PANEL, FRENCH CIRCA 1900
Sold for £938
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 70 - AFTER ALPHONSE MUCHA PAIR OF EMBROIDERED HANGING PANELS, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 71 - FRENCH SCHOOL EMBOSSED AND PAINTED VELVET PANEL, CIRCA 1920
Sold for £1,062
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 72 - SCANDINAVIAN SCHOOL WOVEN LINEN AND EMBROIDERED HANGING PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £525
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 73 - GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART PAIR OF EMBROIDERED AND APPLIQUÉ LINEN HANGING PANELS, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 75 - MANNER OF TALWIN MORRIS GLASGOW SCHOOL EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 77 - GLASGOW SCHOOL EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £1,625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 78 - GLASGOW SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 79 - GLASGOW SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 80 - SCOTTISH ARTS & CRAFTS SILK AND GOLDWORK OFFERTORY PURSE, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £275
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 81 - SCOTTISH SCHOOL PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANELS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 82 - MANNER OF GEORGE WALTON STENCILLED FABRIC HANGING, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £600
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 83 - ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 84 - ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED CREWELWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £688
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 86 - MANNER OF HEYWOOD SUMNER ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £1,062
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 87 - LIBERTY & CO., LONDON RARE GLAZED SHOP DISPLAY PANEL, CIRCA 1905
Sold for £812
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 89 - ARTS & CRAFTS 'THE MAGNIFICAT', SET OF FOUR EMBROIDERED PANELS, DATED 1909
Sold for £20,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 90 - MORANT & CO., LONDON ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PELMET, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 91 - MANNER OF OMEGA WORKSHOP AND DUNCAN GRANT EMBROIDERED WOOLWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 92 - MORRIS & CO. EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, DATED 1916
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 93 - ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK RARE EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £4,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 94 - ARTS & CRAFTS 'ST. GEORGE & THE DRAGON' WOOLWORK TAPESTRY PANEL, DATED 1915
Sold for £550
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 95 - WORLD WAR I INTEREST FRAMED COTTON HANDKERCHIEF, CIRCA 1914-15
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 98 - HENRY VAN DE VELDE (1863-1957) RARE ART NOUVEAU PRINTED COTTON PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 99 - MANNER OF DAGOBERT PECHE RARE SECESSIONIST PRINTED SILK PANEL, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £1,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 102 - ENGLISH FOLK ART FELTWORK PANEL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 103 - ENGLISH FOLK ART FELTWORK PANEL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 104 - ARTS & CRAFTS CREWELWORK HANGING PANEL, CIRCA 1930
Sold for £600
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 105 - MANNER OF SELWYN IMAGE ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED HANGING PANEL, CIRCA 1920
Sold for £4,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 108 - ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK RARE SILKWORK EMBROIDERY, DATED 1925
Sold for £1,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 111 - MANNER OF C.F.A. VOYSEY EMBROIDERED LANDSCAPE, CIRCA 1930
Sold for £1,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 113 - ENGLISH SCHOOL 'THROUGH AN ARCHWAY', AN ARCHITECTURAL EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1930
Sold for £1,625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)