Fabric. A collection of 18th & 19th century silk brocades and damasks, comprising: a substantial fragment of brocade with large entwining flower stems in pink, yellow, blue, white, green, and gold metal threads, on a figured cream ground, narrow portion pieced along one edge, beginning to perish in places, and 1 or 2 small faint stains, irregularly shaped, 126 x 61.5cm (49.4 x 24.25ins) at largest extremities, one corner stapled to brown paper backing with 'Warner Fabrics' label attached; another large portion of silk brocade from the Warner collection (with several letter and numeral markings on verso, showing through to recto in one instance), with large entwining flower stems in shades of pink, yellow, green, brown and blue, on a cream ground, selvedges to both long sides, 1 or 2 small marks, 99 x 50.5cm (39 x 20ins); a pieced fragment of 18th century Chinese export silk imitating Spitalfields, with large polychrome flower sprays on a cream figured ground, trimmed along one edge with fly braid, some dust-soiling and marks, 123 x 40.5cm (48.5 x 16ins) at largest points, and 11 other small pieces similar
Fabric. A collection of 18th & 19th century silk brocades and damasks, comprising: a substantial fragment of brocade with large entwining flower stems in pink, yellow, blue, white, green, and gold metal threads, on a figured cream ground, narrow portion pieced along one edge, beginning to perish in places, and 1 or 2 small faint stains, irregularly shaped, 126 x 61.5cm (49.4 x 24.25ins) at largest extremities, one corner stapled to brown paper backing with 'Warner Fabrics' label attached; another large portion of silk brocade from the Warner collection (with several letter and numeral markings on verso, showing through to recto in one instance), with large entwining flower stems in shades of pink, yellow, green, brown and blue, on a cream ground, selvedges to both long sides, 1 or 2 small marks, 99 x 50.5cm (39 x 20ins); a pieced fragment of 18th century Chinese export silk imitating Spitalfields, with large polychrome flower sprays on a cream figured ground, trimmed along one edge with fly braid, some dust-soiling and marks, 123 x 40.5cm (48.5 x 16ins) at largest points, and 11 other small pieces similar
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