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THBAssorted Group of Silk Satin Portieres, Valances, Table Runner, and Cushions
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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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- Lot Description
American, circa 1890, portieres of yellow silk satin with applied borders of yellow and white silk Neoclassical style wreath and scroll pattern damask, lined with off white cotton sateen, comprising: pair of curtains, 27 x 97 in. and valance trimmed with tassels composed of yellow silk thread wrapped wood beads and small floriform ornaments, 24 x 144 in.; with similar drapery treatment comprising two identical valances, each swagged with horizontal pleats, tacked with four self rosettes at upper edge; lower edge trimmed with yellow silk bullion fringe, 17 x 68 in., and curtain or portiere panel, 42 x 73 in.; similar valance with horizontal pleats at upper corners and silk bullion fringe lower edge, 34 x 21 in.; group of drapery trim components, largest 4 x 100 in.; table runner of yellow silk satin with applied 3 in. wide blue and yellow silk stylized floral pattern ribbon border and trimmed with tassels, cotton lining, approximately 97 x 23 in.; four similar chair cushions, 16 x 17 in.; and settee cushion, 59 x 17 in.
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
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Property from the Brooklyn Museum
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- Condition
tassels off but present, one panel with top edge cut away, needs some restitching at hems, variations to conditions and wear from panel to panel; settee cushion with split seam
