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THBAssorted Group of Cotton Embroidered Curtains and Bed Cover
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 23, 2025
Showcasing deaccessioned textiles from the Brooklyn Museum: 18th-century crewel work bed hangings, lace, velvet, silk, and early Chinese Export examples. From a local collection: Brilliant Period Cut Glass by Sinclaire, Hawkes, Libbey, Hoare, and more. Antiquities include Egyptian, African, Colima, Peruvian, and other pre-Columbian artifacts, alongside Continental European items dating to the Byzantine period and the 16th-18th centuries. Also featuring a remarkable selection of fossils. Fine art paintings, furniture and decorative art objects. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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American or Continental, 19th through early 20th century, assorted group of cotton embroidered curtains and bed covering, including window treatment of off white sheer cotton of printed abstract flowers and leaf design, pair of panels 120 x 96 in. and pair of side drapes 62 x 143 in.; pair of 19th century sheer cotton tambour curtains with scalloped edge, white chain stitch tambour embroidery and drawnwork in matching design of alternating floral sprays, upper edge of each panel hand stitched with yellow thread: self fabric turned back and stitched in place as a facing; wide woven cotton tape stitched along center of facing, 122 x 72-1/2 in. and 121 x 72 in.; bedspread, probably early 19th century, of off white sheer cotton muslin with white chain stitch tambour embroidery and drawnwork in floral and abstracted floral border motifs; left, right, and lower edges scalloped, with satin stitch embroidery, upper edge turned back and hemmed with running stitch, 99-1/2 x 54-1/2 in.; four pair of white cotton net curtains, each with appliqué and insertions of tape and drawnwork in abstracted floral and scroll motifs at inner and lower edge, inner and lower edge of each panel scalloped; outer edge and upper edge finished with 1/4 in. wide woven tape, hand stitched, 35 x 110 in. to 42 x 110 in.
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
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Property from the Brooklyn Museum
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window treatments with large areas of discoloration, grime, and soiling, stains, scattered small holes throughout, staining, toning, minor losses
