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Material: Textile
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large 1970s Handwoven Wool Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Sculptural Brutalist Textile
Large 1970s Handwoven Wool Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Sculptural Brutalist Textile

Large 1970s Handwoven Wool Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Sculptural Brutalist Textile

Located in Antwerp, BE

A striking and highly textural handwoven wool wall hanging from the 1970s, executed in a bold sculptural fiber art language that sits at the intersection of craft, art, and architect...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Wool, Natural Fiber

Mid-Century Modern Large Mountain Forest Landscape Tapestry Art Wall Hanging
Mid-Century Modern Large Mountain Forest Landscape Tapestry Art Wall Hanging

Mid-Century Modern Large Mountain Forest Landscape Tapestry Art Wall Hanging

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and quite engaging large Mid-Century Modern tapestry/wall hanging. The piece appears to be made of yarn or wool using a hand latch hook technique. The piece features a ...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Burlap, Yarn

Vivid Huari Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Vivid Huari Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Vivid Huari Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Pre-Columbian textile fragment with wave like patterns woven in bright colors. Framed in a black shadow box. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts - so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s
Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s This wall tapestry, created in France around 1970 by an unknown artist, is a textile work of art that stands out for its exception...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird
Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird

Large Indian Embroidered Needlepoint Tapestry Shadowbox Floral Elephant Bird

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Indian embroidered needlepoint tapestry inside large shadowbox frame, featuring a colorful arrangement of Elephants, Birds, Peacocks, Flowers, pinwheels, figures and geometri...

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20th Century Indian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Albero Silk Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Albero Silk Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

The Albero velvet tapestry features a unique technique that combines natural pigment dyeing with colored paste painting to achieve a deep, intense chromatic effect and sophisticated ...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980
Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980

Large Vintage Decorative Panel, Continental, Needlepoint Tapestry, circa 1980

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a large vintage decorative panel. A Continental, needlepoint tapestry, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Wonderfully Italianate scene depicting an idyllic European bridge...

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Late 20th Century Textile Tapestries

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Textile

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950. This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, d...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Beads

Blue Garden Velvet With Gold Leaf Details Hand-Painted Tapestry

Blue Garden Velvet With Gold Leaf Details Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This velvet tapestry features an innovative technique that combines natural pigments and colored pastes to create a rich, three-dimensional chromatic effect. Accents of Murano glass ...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève
"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève

"Barques à Aveiro" (Boats in Aveiro) Wall Tapestry, signed R. Debiève

Located in Lake Charles, LA

A striking wall tapestry titled "Barques à Aveiro" by French artist Robert Debiève. Inspired by the colorful traditional boats of Aveiro, Portugal, the composition features a dynamic...

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1970s French Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Mini Intarsio Red Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Mini Intarsio Red Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

Created on silk velvet, this small tapestry is dyed with natural red pigments and painted with colored pastes to achieve a deep, intense chromatic effect. The artist's unique techniq...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Orange and Purple Vortex Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Orange and Purple Vortex Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This tapestry features a unique artistic technique using natural pigments and colored pastes on a velvet base dyed in shades of purple and orange. The artwork presents a dynamic vort...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"
Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"

Oriental Figural Camel Bat Tent Decoration Wall Hanging Textile Tapestry 132"

Located in Dayton, OH

Large antique Oriental cross stitch Bayeux style textile / tent decoration or tapestry featuring primitive figures / warriors, camels, birds, bats, antelope / deer and geometric acce...

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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry
Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry

Middle Eastern Persian Prayer Rug Handmade Wall Art Tapestry

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Traditional Small Rug Middle Eastern wall art Tapestry Handmade Persian prayer Rug 21.25 x 34.75 h Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s
Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Colorful Wall Tapestry – Geometric Composition from the 70s This vibrant wall tapestry, created in France around 1970 by an unknown artist, is a textile work of art featuring a geom...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Circa 1700 Silk Brussels Tapestry Fragment, The Divine Order of the Universe
Circa 1700 Silk Brussels Tapestry Fragment, The Divine Order of the Universe

Circa 1700 Silk Brussels Tapestry Fragment, The Divine Order of the Universe

Located in Dallas, TX

More information coming soon… Dating to circa 1700, this silk and wool tapestry from Brussels (at the time of the weaving, Brussels was a city within the Habsburgian Netherlands) de...

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Early 1700s Belgian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Wool, Linen, Silk

19th Century French Aubusson Harvest Tapestry Framed Panel 9.5 Ft
19th Century French Aubusson Harvest Tapestry Framed Panel 9.5 Ft

19th Century French Aubusson Harvest Tapestry Framed Panel 9.5 Ft

Located in Rio Vista, CA

A monumental 19th Century grand-scale French framed tapestry panel depicting a provincial orchard harvest scene in the Aubusson style. The large framed panel measures over 9.5 feet h...

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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Giltwood, Wool

Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry
Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry

Traditional Middle Eastern Wall Art Small Handmade Tapestry

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Small Rug Middle Eastern Wall Art Tapestry Handmade 24.5 w x 28.5 tall Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object
Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object

Wall Decoration Fiber-Art Textile Design Object

Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE

This textile art object originates from the estate of an architect whose collection, built over decades, comprised international art and design pieces from the 1960s to the early 200...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Monumental Framed In Lucite Antique Textile from Afganistan
Monumental Framed In Lucite Antique Textile from Afganistan

Monumental Framed In Lucite Antique Textile from Afganistan

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Very large detailed antique Baluch Afghanistan tribal nomadic kilim runner rug framed expertly in lucite. Features intricate geometric patterns an earthy tones.

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Early 1900s Tribal Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment from Chancay Culture
Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment from Chancay Culture

Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment from Chancay Culture

Located in Atlanta, GA

An antique pre-Columbia textile fragment likely from Peru Chancay culture in Central coast that thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Horizon, A.D. 1200-1550. Abstract geomet...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Acrylic

Midcentury Design Handmade Tapestry, 1960s
Midcentury Design Handmade Tapestry, 1960s

Midcentury Design Handmade Tapestry, 1960s

Located in Praha, CZ

- Handmade - Czechoslovakia - Very good condition - circa 1960s.

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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France
French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France

French Cubist Art Tapestry Title " Musique Tropicale" by St Epin Paris France

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

French Cubist Art Tapestry Needlepoint, Title " Musique Tropicale" Tropical Music by St Epin Paris Tapestries. Inspired by the work of kandinski, Picasso, Braque, Fernand Leger, and more French cubist and fauvisme artist. Handcrafted in a kaleidoscopic array of bright colors, tangerine, emerald green, yellow, purple, deep sky blue and black. This Cubist vintage needlework...

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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Rampicante Velvet Silk Hand-Painted Tapestry

Rampicante Velvet Silk Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This green silk velvet tapestry features natural pigments using a unique artist-invented technique, enhanced with colored pastes for deep chromatic intensity and a sophisticated thre...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Lunare Brown Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

Lunare Brown Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry

By Anna Paola Cibin

Located in Milan, IT

This tapestry features a unique hand-dyeing technique with natural pigments and colored pastes, creating rich, layered hues reminiscent of a forest glow. Accented with Murano aventur...

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2010s Italian Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Eastern European Vintage Textile Tapestry Bedspread, Multicolor, 1950s
Eastern European Vintage Textile Tapestry Bedspread, Multicolor, 1950s

Eastern European Vintage Textile Tapestry Bedspread, Multicolor, 1950s

Located in Alap, HU

Hungarian Decorative Woven Tapestry, Mid-20th Century A vintage woven tapestry textile produced in Hungary during the mid-20th century, featuring a multicolored decorative compositi...

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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed
Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed

Vintage Embroidery Wall Art, Bohemian Style, Framed, 1950s, Signed

Located in Zohor, SK

Beautiful vintage piece of wall art. This embroidery vintage art piece is picturing a beautiful country scenery. Gentle colors ob browns in combination with blues create a trully poe...

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1950s Czech Bohemian Vintage Textile Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Glass, Wood

Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging
Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging

Large Antique Italian Silk Velvet Wall Hanging

Located in Doha, QA

This is a truly exquisite antique silk velvet wall hanging with hand woven floral peacock design and metal threads as a patchwork. The history of V...

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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Textile Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Antique Brocade Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Edo Period
Antique Brocade Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Edo Period

Antique Brocade Kesa Monk's Patched Robe Edo Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kesa, known as "Jiasha" in Chinese and "Kasaya" in Sanskrit, is an out layer garment worn by the ordained Buddhist monks. Bearing a basic rectangular form, it developed originally in...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Brocade

Pair framed Antique Parsley Shaw Fragments
Pair framed Antique Parsley Shaw Fragments

Pair framed Antique Parsley Shaw Fragments

Located in Atlanta, GA

Two fragments of parsley shawl lovely framed in acrylic shadow boxes on linen background and presented as textile wall art. These fragments are likely dated in 19th century from Engl...

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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann
Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann

Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann

Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE

Wall Decoration Textile Design Object by Hans Widmann Designer Hans Widmann (1939–2018) Brand Hans Widmann, Germany Era 1970’s Material textile Size 30 cm x 20 cm x 228 cm Cond...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940
Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940

Art Deco Asian Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Circa 1940

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Important Vietnamese Silk Embroidery Hanging, Framed, "Deer in the Forest", Vietnam, circa 1940. Discover a rare and elegant piece of Indochinese craftsmanship created during the Fr...

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1940s Vietnamese Art Deco Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Silk, Glass, Wood

Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads
Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads

Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-woven by a workshop in the early 1700’s, this tapestry fragment features a lush fruit and floral display with swag and rams’ heads. The rams’ heads are located in the upper corn...

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Early 18th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Wool, Silk

Framed Color Textile Wall Tapestry After Pablo Picasso - "Los Pichones", 1980s
Framed Color Textile Wall Tapestry After Pablo Picasso - "Los Pichones", 1980s

Framed Color Textile Wall Tapestry After Pablo Picasso - "Los Pichones", 1980s

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, ES

Introduce a touch of artistic brilliance to your space with this framed color textile wall tapestry, inspired by the renowned artwork "Los Pichones" by Pablo Picasso. Created by an u...

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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD
Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD

Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A woven textile shirt of rectangular form having small rectangular panels on the front and back, all with fringed borders, and open head slit in center. Decorated with zigzag rows of...

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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Ceremonial Cape Textile Art from Hmong Miao People
Ceremonial Cape Textile Art from Hmong Miao People

Ceremonial Cape Textile Art from Hmong Miao People

Located in Atlanta, GA

An oversized and impressive cape worn during ceremonial dancing by Miao people (also known as Hmong in English) from Guizhou Province, China circa 1940s-1950s in a rarely intact and well-preserved condition. Miao people are diverse minority groups living in Southern China as well as Southeast Asia with complex sub-affiliations based on attires, languages, cultural customs and art tradition. They are renowned for their textile and silver craftsmanship as well as singing and dancing traditions. This cape, rather heavy in construction and striking in bold red and black, was made from wool, hemp and cotton. The surface showcases elongated diamond patterns in complementary woven wool and couched plaque on top of the cotton part. The pattern strikes the viewer with a strong sense of dignity and power. The heavy material and pattern are strangely akin to some of the Navajo weaving. The cape is in a form a jacket with long and wide sleeves, and it was meant to be used in ceremonial occasions. Our research reveals that the piece was from the Northwest Guizhou in an autonomous county called Weining. The area is of subtropical highland and the generally cold weather was reflected in the heavy materials used in this piece, in comparison with other textiles made in the warmer lowland. There is an older paper label with price tag in Chinese inside the cape. It was purchased in Guizhou decades ago by a US collection in MA. With a span of over 94 inches long, it makes a very impressive textile art piece for wall hanging. Not framed and easily shipping folded up. For a similar jacket from Weining, see "Miao Textile...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Textile Tapestries

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Textile

John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract
John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract

John Piper Stones of Bath Blue Textile Screenprinted Sandersons 1962 Abstract

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

John Piper (British,1903-1992) : Stones of bath, blue screenprinted fabric, by Sandersons, London, 1962 In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles...

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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Girl In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Located in Zohor, SK

This is a great vintage find - a vintage mid-century tapestry of a cartoon girl in a frame. Originally used in a children room. We bought it from a lady who actually grew up with thi...

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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Wood

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s
Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Large Vintage Tapestry Of Cartoon Dog In Frame, Czechoslovakia 1970s

Located in Zohor, SK

This is a great vintage find - a vintage mid-century tapestry of a cartoon dog in a frame. Originally used in a children room. We bought it from a lady who actually grew up with this...

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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Wood

John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson
John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson

John Piper Chiesa Della Salute Venice Screenprint Textile 1959 Sanderson

By John Piper

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

JOHN PIPER CH (BRITISH,1903-1992) :CHIESA DELLA SALUTE, VENICE Screenprinted fabric, printed by Sandersons, 1959 In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked colour "The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960's was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnessed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics". The painterly design is one of five fabrics designed by John Piper (1902-1993) for A Century of Sanderson 1860-1960, Sanderson's prestigious Centenary Collection. This study of the Chiesa della Salute church in Venice was taken from Piper's 1959 travels when he was commissioned by the Arthur Jeffress Gallery in London. He then regularly made paintings of the city, and drew illustrations for an edition of Adrian Stokes...

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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Contemporary Floral Recycled Textile Panel by Elodie Blanchard
Contemporary Floral Recycled Textile Panel by Elodie Blanchard

Contemporary Floral Recycled Textile Panel by Elodie Blanchard

By Elodie Blanchard

Located in London, GB

Contemporary floral recycled textile panel by Elodie Blanchard  American, 2022 Height 70cm, width 64.5cm, depth 4cm  Made using a number of recycled materials, the artist celebrates...

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2010s American Modern Textile Tapestries

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Textile, Plastic

19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment
19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment

19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment

Located in Esbeek, NL

19th century ancient Egyptian cloth fragment.

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19th Century Egyptian Antique Textile Tapestries

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Textile

Vintage Textile Wall Tapestries for Sale on 1stDibs

Vintage textile wall tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming. 

Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.

Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.

“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.

Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.

For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.

Find a collection of vintage textile wall tapestries for your space today on 1stDibs.