Large GP CELLULOID RHINESTONE HAIR COMB c1910-20

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1920: item #347392
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A c1910-20 tortoiseshell celluloid hair comb with a large panel of claw set rhinestones. This 4-3/4" x 3-1/4" comb has 80 white rhinestones on a gold plated metal backing, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, corrosion, repairs or damage; there is the name Iva scratched on the inside. Surface shipping is $5 (to the US - other spots may vary) - insured is higher. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US.

Victorian Crazy Quilt: Circa 1890; Pennsylvania

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1900: item #264540

Richly colored Victorian Crazy Quilt made more interesting than most by both the colors and set-up of the borders. Beautiful details include many of the most desirable features of this type of quilt such as the painted bouquet; three dimensional flowers and embroidered figures of a boy, bird and heart, all of which are clearly shown in the detail photos. Reading, Pennsylvania origin; circa 1890. I've counted breaks in three of the pieces which is almost unavoidable with silks of this era. There... Click for details

19th C Embroidered Velvet Smoking Cap

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1900: item #123452
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A wonderful hand sewn, hand embroidered 19th century men’s smoking cap in rich brown velvet with a deep red tassel! The fez style cap is embroidered with olive and cream silks in a floral motif. In wonderful condition, from the crimson lining to the red tassel! Measures roughly 6 ½” in diameter and 3” deep.

Antique Edwardian Filigree and Gros-Point Tapestry Bag

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1920: item #691605

Edwardian handbags often range to sensible sizes and yet they're also the prettiest purses ever made -- rich with exquisite needlework and such dressmaker details as seam cording and truly luxurious linings (like the heavy champagne silk-satin you see here), plus fittings of greater refinement than in any other period. It was a very brief era, just a few years, but it set an abiding standard of quality in purses and j... Click for details

Exquisitely Embroiderered Antique Christening Cape

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1910: item #560179

Among the most treasured family heirlooms are christening clothes: the long dresses also called robes (although they're lightweight and lacy) and the capes or mantles worn over them to keep the new baby warm enough. This English mantle is a spectacular example of the latter, most likely 19th century Victorian and certainly no later than Edwardian. Although at least 100 years old, it's in marvelous condition -- clear testament to how greatly it was prized. ... Click for details

Rare English Edwardian Summer Nightgown White Lacy

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1910: item #558280

Here's a change from the very covered-up Victorian and Edwardian nighties we usually see. It's a midsummer night's dream of a gown -- shorter, sleeveless and with a scooped neck, but still lavishly detailed, demure and made of the superb antique cotton that feels indescribably luxurious and simply won't wear out. Antique trims are astoudingly durable, too. Our modern laces wouldn't last on frequently laundered nightwear for more than a few years, but here, after a century or so, there's just one... Click for details

Antique Victorian Long White Lacy Nightgown Medium

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1900: item #558198

As I noted when listing another antique English gown yesterday, if you haven't slept in a Victorian or Edwardian nightie yet, you're in for a thrill. The quality of antique cotton fabric is like nothing we can buy new anywhere today, no matter how expensive. Its touch makes sleeping in it one of life's loveliest luxuries. In case you didn't see that other listing already, I also mentioned the "romance" side. This sort of gown has done me a lot more good through the years than Frederick's of Hol... Click for details

Antique Victorian Nightgown c 1900 Long White Lacy

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1910: item #557913

If you haven't slept in a Victorian or Edwardian nightie yet, you're in for a thrill. The quality of antique cotton fabric is like nothing we can buy new anywhere today, no matter how expensive. Its touch makes sleeping in it one of life's loveliest luxuries. Besides all that, these are *so* romantic. Without going into detail, this sort of gown has done me a lot more good through the years than Frederick's of Hollywood.... Click for details

c 1900 Black Silk Purse on Exquisite Art Nouveau Frame

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1910: item #536002

This delightful hand-made bag from the Late Victorian or Edwardian era features some of the prettiest hardware I've ever seen. Its gilt brass frame is beautifully detailed not only on the front and back, but even on the top edges. It also has a push-in latch of floral form and a *very* Art Nouveau pull ring.

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Superb Edwardian or Early Deco Beaded Black Bag

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1920: item #506116

This spectacular antique European evening bag has been a star of my personal collection for a couple of decades. It's a marvelous example of Edwardian metalwork -- the loveliest clasps and purse frames in history -- combined with geometric decoration that anticipates Art Deco. The ornately formed and richly gilded filigree on this bag is among the most beautiful I've ever seen, and the beading is truly remarkable. Both the teensy round beads that trace out the edges of the bag and its strap and ... Click for details