Antique toiles in red and purple, lavish royal silks in a rainbow of colors and woven designs, needlepoints and soft aubussons, present limitless possibilities for creating pillows and small throws, many sewn with antique laces, backs, buttons and trims.

Pillows are filled with feather and down, and most have hidden zipper or buttoned covers for easy cleaning.
 
      DESCRIPTION   ITEM # PRICE
 

Fabulous small pillow, 11x13", made from a fragment of French silk from a court robe embroidered in purple silk and gold threads, backed in celedon green silk velvet.

 

P688

$340
 

Another small gem- 13" pillow made from a fragment of 18C French aubusson in blues, greens and brown, framed in brown silk velvet with an edging of blue and brown silk ball fringe.

 

P653

$400
 

Pair of 22" oblong pillows made from a handwoven cachemire French shawl C1860, backed in putty colored suede.  perfect for a sofa or pair of chairs.

 

P655

$780

 

 

 

 

Pair of French 1840 "bizarre silk" pillows, one predominantly green and the other silver, but with similar motif and colors making it a splendid pair.  Pillows are12x21" lumbar backed

and corded in silver velvet.

P661 $600

   

Pair of yellow and silver Italian Fortuny pillows, one with the top all in Fortuny, the other with a small band of the silver dupioni silk backing showing, end edged with a silver galon vintage trim.  approx. 14x22".

 

P657

$780

 

 

 

Pair of large 30" square paisley pillows made from an 1860 French shawl, backed and corded in blue wool.  Perfect for

floor seating, sofa or on a bed with white linen, "Ralph Lauren" style.

  P654 $850
   

 

    
 

Three pillows made from French 1880 painted linen bands set

green velvet.  There are a pair of lumbar pillows about 14x22" and a smaller pillow about 12x16".

 P651 $700 the pair, $340 for the smaller single
   

 

    
 

Elegant lumbar pillow 15x24" made from French silk lace c1870 applied to a silvery green velvet- beautiful on a bed or sofa.

There is a similar smaller pillow; please ask.

P663 $580
   

 

    
 

Pair of wonderful Fortuny pillows C1960, fragments of a large motif with swags and tassels and squirrels printed in silver on a pale blue/silver ground. 25" long lumbar pillows are corded and backed in a silver taupe silk velvet.

 P659 $650

 

  

 

   $380

 

 

 

Jewel of a French 1820s silk in a 15" square pillow in beautiful shimmering tones or green, rose and silver, with a petit twisted green and rose cording, backed in silk.

P669 $380

 

 

 

Lovely little pillow made from a fragment of bronze and silver Napoleon III silk, French C1870, set on silver silk velvet with self-welt.  Approx. 12x16".

 P650 $340