WHITAKER ~ AUGUSTA AUCTION COMPANY


Session 1 - Auction Listings with Photos - October 26, 2007
"Prices DO NOT include 15% Buyers' Premium"
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Lot

Lot Title

Description

Prices Realized

167

8 YARDS CHINESE SILK BROCADE,
EARLY 20th C

Apricot silk satin ground woven in metallic threads & colored silks in patterns of dragons in medallions, 28" wide, never used, excellent.

$15,000

168

2 ASIAN SILK EMBROIDERED PANELS, 20th C

Both depicting peacocks, 54" X 72": 1 on yellow ground; 1 w/ peonies & butterflies, good.

$75

169

2 PURPLE SILK IKAT PANELS, CAMBODIA,
20th C

Purple ground w/ figures, animals & temples in fuchsia, emerald green, yellow & silver, 1 panel, 30" x 63.5", 1 panel, 31" x 112", excellent.

$350

170

GOLD & SILK BROCADE SARI, MID 20th C

Emerald green w/ metallic gold, orange & spring green silk brocade in paisley pattern,  46" X 236", excellent.

$150

171

GOLD & SILK BROCADE SARI, MID 20th C

Midnight blue w/ metallic gold, emerald green & fuchsia brocade allover design, excellent.

$150

172

RED SILK IKAT SARI, INDIA, 20th C

Woven in "patan patola", or double ikat, technique w/ animals & flowers in lattice frames in green, blue, chrome yellow, black & white,
48" x 207".

$100

173

WOVEN & PIECED SASH, MOROCCO, c. 1900

Plant fiber & cotton (hemp?), woven in 3 different patterns, 11.5" x 60" plus braided fringe lengths, (faded & dirty overall) good.

$600

174

4 PC GREEK & ALBANIAN EMBROIDERY, 18th-19th C

2 colorfully embroidered linen towels, 76" X 15" & 48" X 20"; 2 silk embroidered skirt bands, 4" X 80" & 8" X 86", all ex Colgate Speranza Collection, good-excellent.

$500

175

4 TURKISH EMBROIDERED TEXTILES, 19th C

All on natural cotton ground with stylized florals worked in colorful floss and metallic threads, various sizes: 1 stole 8.75" x 86", 1 runner 16" x 38", 1 2-pocket bag 12.75" x 19", 1 bag embroidered both sides, 8" x 9.5",
good-excellent.

$475

176

TURKISH SILK EMBROIDERY,
19th-EARLY 20th C

In prayer rug design embroidered in earth tones, good.

$3,000

177

 

HANDMADE WOOL KASHMIRI SHAWL,
MID 19th C

Hand woven & pieced w/ small black starburst center, intricate overall pattern in red, blues, cream, gold & black, 5.5" embroidered paisley border, 77" X 78", (few small holes) otherwise excellent.

$800

 

178

PAISLEY SHAWL & SCARF, 19th C

1 woven square shawl w/ square center; 1 Kashmiri hand woven & embroidered scarf; excellent.

$150

179

2 RUSSIAN METALLIC BROCADE TEXTILES,
19th C

1 silk cloth-of-silver c/o 2 joined panels in large floral pattern, ex Eleanor & Sarah Hewitt collection, (some splits & losses) good; 1 silk vestment fragment brocaded in silver & gold floral (spots, stains & breaks) fair.

$125

180

2 SILK BROCADE SCARVES,
1890-1910

Both ivory satin ground w/ small multicolored brocade & uncut deep cream silk fringes: 1 square & 1 rectangle, pristine.

$80

181

9 PIECES SILK DAMASK,
18th-19th C

5 pieces burgundy in 3 patterns; 3 aqua; 1 gold,
fair-excellent.

$80

182

4 SILK BROCADE TEXTILES, 18th C

All for home furnishing w/ metallic lace trim; t/w 1 small embroidered silk damask mat, fair-good.

$150

183

CREWEL EMBROIDERED PANEL, FRANCE, 18th C

Pieced linen point de Beauvais (French chain stitch) wool embroidery in design of scrolling foliage and carnations worked in shades of red, green & gold, 16.5" X 27", (holes, tears, soiling) fair.

$350

184

2 HANDMADE TEXTILES, 18th C

1 colorfully embroidered bodice fragment, gold lace trim; 1 figural linen bobbin lace mat, provenance Campbell-Plumstead-Ross family, Philadelphia, fair.

$120

185

10 SILK FRAGMENTS, 17th-18th C

4 pieces satin damask in a small allover green & yellow pattern; 2 triangular pieces w/ serpentine pattern ivory ground & polychrome bouquets; 4 pieces plain weave pink & ivory stripe alternating w/ pastel floral taffeta bands, ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, poor-good.

$425

186

BROCADED FRENCH SHOT-SILK PANEL, 1850

Gold & green w/ elaborate 18th C floral pattern in black, green & gold, originally a skirt panel; t/w 1 matching doll size 18th C style  bodice, good.

$80

187

10 BROCADED SILK FRAGMENTS, c. 1750

5 pieces terra cotta ground w/ horizontal rib, brocaded floral bouquets in pink, yellow, green & black amid meandering silver ribbon & floral design, (soiled, some pulled threads, 1 piece splits near edges) fair-good; t/w 5 fragments floral silk brocade in ivory w/ polychrome floral branches, poor.

$250

188

3 PIECES FLORAL SILK BROCADE, 1770-1920

All w/ green grounds: 1 mint finished panel w/ metallic silver, salmon & blue floral; 1 sage w/ large red, gold & purple flowers; 1 colorway w/ 4 attached samples having pink roses within vinework lattice,
fair-good.

$500

189

METALLIC SILK BROCADE FRAGMENTS, 17th-18th C

Approximately 15 small pieces, including 2 c. 1700 Proto-Bizarre period; 8 1720s lace pattern on blue ground; 3 17th C pink, green & silver lattice pattern, etc.; t/w 3 larger woven & brocaded fragments, red w/ lace design, poor-good.

$50

190

5 PIECES GREEN SILK DAMASK, 17th C

Possibly Spanish, large scale floral pattern, (numerous splits & stains) fair; t/w 3 pieces blue figured weave silk,
1750-1799, good.

$275

191

LOT OF SILK FRAGMENTS,
16th-18th C

Mostly small pieces, including 16th-17th C cut & voided velvets; 18th C floral woven & floral striped silks; 18th C cut & voided dotted velvet; t/w 1 fragment of 1840s fancy compound satin & 1 fragment of 19th C Lancaster or Westchester PA woven wool, poor-good.

$500

192

LOT OF RENAISSANCE STYLE BROCADES
19th-20th C

8 pieces, all silk: tablecovers, runner, fragment; t/w 1 large altar cover & 1 wall hanging, good-excellent.

$550

193

RUSSIAN METALLIC BROCADED PANEL,
19th C

Brown silk brocaded in gold & silver metallic floral design w/ Cyrillic writing at top & bottom edge, trimmed all around w/ silver brocade ribbon, backed in mauve silk (splitting) over red & white ticking, 35" X 36.5", (spots to silk ground, some breaks), good.

$25

194

SILK BROCADE PANEL,
LATE 18th C

Pale aqua ground w/ tiny pattern supplemental weft, floral scrolls & meandering cinnamon feather-like vines, 20th C rayon backing, 20.5" x 91", good.

$225

195

2 SILK DAMASK FRAGMENTS,
16th-17th C

Red w/ pattern of crowns in foliate lattice centered by stylized florals, 29" X 19", excellent; t/w 4 17th C purple silk damask chasuble fragments, fair-excellent.

$375

196

6 SILK CHASUBLE FRAGMENTS,
16th-17th C

Probably Italian, purple & gold metallic woven silk having confronted & addorsed lions interspersed w/ stylized florals, ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, smallest 7" X 7", largest 7.25" X 31", (areas of heavy wear) fair.

$550

197

5 SILK BROCADE FRAGMENTS, 18th C

Ivory horizontal corded ground w/ pattern of vertical stripes brocaded w/ floral sprigs & intertwining foliage in shades of rose, blue, green & yellow, ex Eleanor & Sarah Hewitt collection, smallest 10.5" X 14.25", largest 23" X 21.25", (slightly soiled, few pulled threads) otherwise excellent.

$375

198

5 WOVEN SILK FRAGMENTS, 1740s

In the style of Jean Revel, ivory ribbed ground decorated w/ large flowers, ripe fruits & trees in pinks, greens & browns, all pieced: smallest 8.5" X 20.5", largest
16" X 46", (numerous splits, some tears) poor-fair.

$500

199

SILK DAMASK PANEL, 17th C

Gold on copper pattern of bird amid scrolling foliage, 20.75" X 94", (scattered small splits, some spots) good.

$375

200

SILK BROCADE DRESS FRAGMENT, 18th C

Green silk in a horizontal rib w/ white vertical stripes & meandering polychrome floral & foliage brocade, ex Eleanor & Sarah Hewitt collection,
21" X 63", (some breaks) otherwise excellent.

$350

201

3 WOVEN SILK FRAGMENTS,
LATE 17th C

Proto-Bizarre gold brocade w/ florals in pinks & blues over a green fantasy pattern of foliage, smallest 6.75" X 21", largest 20" X 20.25", good; t/w 4 silk chausable fragments, c. 1730, in pink w/ silver & green, smallest 6.5" X 17.5", largest 10" X 38.5", poor-fair.

$200

202

5 SILK BROCADE FRAGMENTS,
1720s-1730s

All rust ground w/ putty colored lace pattern accented by florals in salmon, blue, yellow & green, smallest 12" X 19", largest 18.75" X 19.25", ex Whitney collection, (2 smaller pieces have minor splits) otherwise excellent.

$425

203

7 ENGLISH SPITALFIELDS SILK FRAGMENTS, 1750s

All ivory silk brocade w/ silver metallic dotted ground having meandering reserves w/ alternating gold metallic & polychrome florals, the ground decorated w/ larger floral bouquets and repeating pattern of gold blossoms, ex Whitney collection, smallest ,3" X 21", largest, 20" X 39", (some stains, breaks to metallic thread, small holes) fair-good.

$1,900

204

LARGE RENAISSANCE STYLE WALL HANGING, 20th C

Red floral silk brocade trimmed w/ red & gold fringe, 6' 9" X 6' 9"; t/w 1 silk & metallic embroidered coat of arms, 12" X 6", excellent.

$350

205

RENAISSANCE STYLE BROCADE HANGING, 20th C

Purple & silver silk brocade decorated w/ doves & floral urns, trimmed w/ silver metallic galloon & silk tassels, 46"' X 46", excellent; t/w 1 red silk velvet & appliquéd table runner, 23" X 88", good.

$300

206

9 PIECES TOILE NORMANDE,
18th C

All navy, green & red wool brocade on natural ground in serpentine floral pattern, smallest 5" X 23", largest 19.75" X 29.25", (period mends, some holes, losses to brocade) fair-good.

$425

207

EMBROIDERED WOOL VALANCE, 20th C

2 sections having couched wool threads depicting animals, flowers & buildings, 10" wide, 3" fringe, L 5' 4" & 12' 10", excellent.

$2,000

208

6 AUBUSSON CHAIR COVERS, 19th C

Gold ground w/ hanging floral basket within floral reserves, decorated area approx. 18" X 20", overall approx., 24" X 24", good.

$450

209

WILLIAM MORRIS PRINTED PANEL,
1877-1917

"Cray" pattern cotton, block printed w/ meandering vines, lush peony blossoms, buds, & delicate scrolling vines in shades of pink, yellow, blue, green & white against dark red ground, selvedge stamped "Morris & Company/449 Oxford Street/London W", 35" x 108", plus 2 small fragments, (fabric fragile, torn & soiled) fair.

$650

210

FORTUNY PRINTED COTTON YARDAGE, EARLY 20th C

White printed in terra cotta in overall pattern of stylized peonies, marked "Made in Italy Mariano Fortuny Depose", 10 yards by 56.5", excellent.

$1,200

211

FORTUNY STENCILED COTTON PANEL, 1920s

Rust brown cotton twill w/ cream stenciling in large Renaissance pattern, 26.5" X 64.5" w/ 1.25" applied border, inner selvedge stamped Fortuny, (2 faint stains) otherwise excellent.

$700

212

PRINTED COTTON YARDAGE,
EARLY-MID 20th C

White decorated in watered orange tones in an allover pattern of addorsed & confronting lions w/ stylized flowers, possibly Fortuny, 58" X 81", excellent.

$300

213

FORTUNY STENCILED COTTON REMNANT, c. 1930

Ice blue cotton twill stenciled in metallic silver in stylized floral & swag pattern, stamped "Mariano Fortuny Depose Made In Italy", 54" x 35", (1 corner torn, missing 4" X 12") otherwise excellent.

$275

214

2 PRINTED COTTON TOILE FRAGMENTS, 1817

Red on white pattern depicting scenes from the life of Jeanne d'Arc, 30.75" X 34" & 70.5" X 33", (smaller piece has scattered holes, larger has numerous splits mostly near selvedges) fair-good.

$200

215

WOOL CRAZY QUILT, DATED 1896

Large blocks, all pieced wools w/ colorful wool embroidery, slate blue wool border & blue & white woven cotton plaid backing, dated 1896, 78" X 77", excellent.

$275

216

LOT OF SILK DRESS YARDAGE,
c. 1900

Mushroom colored silk decorated w/ silk embroidered
& velvet dragonflies, 54" X 88", excellent.

$275

217

BLUE & GOLD BROCADE PORTIERE, c. 1900

Cotton & silk in Art Nouveau pattern, knotted fringe
& large tassels, excellent.

$250

218

2 LARGE PAISLEY SHAWLS,
LATE 19th C

Both rectangular & w/ red, green & blue paisley design; 1 w/ black center, fair; 1 allover paisley, excellent.

$325

219

2 STRIPED WOVEN PAISLEY SHAWLS, LATE 19th C

Both w/ alternating wide & narrow bands, (some holes) good.

$225

220

PURPLE VELVET YARDAGE, LATE 19th C

Royal purple, 3+ yards, 19" selvedge to selvedge, excellent.

$110

221

2 PRINTED TEXTILES,
19th & 20th C

1 toile scarf w/ bird & genre scene, excellent; 1 red & maroon copperplate print on tan cotton  depicting the Palais De L'Industry, possibly from the Paris Exposition, good.

$225

222

METALLIC EMBROIDERED DRESS YARDAGE, c. 1800

4 pieces fine cotton muslin w/ allover silver sprig embroidery, pieces of an unpicked dress, good.

$250


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