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Beautiful Embroidered Linen Sachet Item number: 0025 Date: early half of 20th century Price: NZ$35.00 Early 20th century fine linen sachet (for keeping hankies, stockings or underwear). It is embroidered in white with a circlet of shamrocks. (Possibly Irish linen). It has eyelet holes which you thread ribbon through – this one still has some pale lemon ribbon threaded. Measures 22 cm by 22 cm, and has a drawn-thread hem. Excellent condition. |
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Linen Embroidered Hankie or Stocking Sachet Item number: C11589 Date: early half of 20th century Price: NZ$25.00 Vintage linen sachet for hankies, stockings or underwear. Embroidered in white with flowers, and has a crochet white lace edging. Measures 17.5 cm by 22.5 cm (7 inches by 9 inches). Excellent condition, very pretty. |
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White Linen and Embroidered White Small Table Cloth Item number: C11583 Date: early half of 20th century Price: NZ$50.00 Beautiful fine quality white linen occasional table cloth – it has white embroidery of flowers and swags, and eyelet holes to thread broad ribbon through. Absolutely gorgeous cloth in excellent condition. It measures 88 cm square. Possibly Edwardian period, but certainly early half of 20th century. We have a little underwear sachet by the same hand elsewhere in this category. |
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Linen Embroidered White Sachet, Early 20th Century Item number: C11581 Date: early half of 20th century Price: NZ$38.00 Absolutely beautiful fine quality linen sachet with embroidered flap. White on white embroidery of flowers and swags. Eyelet holes to thread broad ribbon through – imagine how pretty this would look. Sachets like this were used to hold underwear when travelling, or to keep stockings in the drawer. Possibly Edwardian period, but certainly early half of 20th century. Measures 45.5 cm by 38 cm closed (18 inches by 15 inches). Excellent condition. We also have a small supper cloth by the same hand elsewhere in this category. |
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Australian Aboriginal Tea Towel, Vintage Item number: C11585 Date: 1981 Price: NZ$8.00 the pair 1981 tea towel – a calendar with decoration of Aboriginal arts. Tea towel measures 73.5 cm by 44 cm. It has little tabs sewn on one end – was probably used as a wall hanging. Excellent condition. Linen. |
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Linen Table Cloth, Shamrocks and Spinning Wheel Item number: C11584 Date: 1930s to 50s Price: NZ$55.00 Very Irish small table cloth, with green–embroidered scalloped edges, embroidery of shamrocks and a little red–caped woman spinning at her wheel in the corners. Cloth is beige linen. Measurements: 108 cm square (42.1/2 inches square). Needs a good pressing – has a few very very faint marks, not noticeable until you really look. Excellent condition otherwise. |
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Linen Tablecloth and 6 Napkins, Art Deco Item number: 7846 Date: 1920s to 30s Price: NZ$45.00 1930s Art Deco design embroidered linen table cloth and six matching table napkins. Off–white linen cloth, with embroidery of geometric design in mid blue and beige. Tablecloth measures 106 cm by 103 cm (41.3/4 inches by 40.1/2 inches). Napkins measure 25 cm square (about 10 inches square, just under). All in excellent condition except there are small rust marks on one napkin and a faint stain on another (probably treatable), and a few loose threads that need snipping off (very minor, just tidying). |
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Waffle Cotton Towel, Embroidered Detail Item number: 2281 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$12.00 Very old large waffle cotton bath towel with fringed ends and art nouveau embroidery to ends. This would date from early 20th century, before our modern towelling was used. Probably around WWI period. It measures 110 cm by 62 cm (about 43.1/2 inches by 24.1/2 inches). Excellent condition – just the fringes need combing out. |
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Embroidered Linen Dresser Cloth, Vintage Item number: 0024 Date: 1930s to 50s Price: NZ$15.00 1930s to 1950s tray cloth or dresser cloth, yellow/cream linen with coloured floral embroidery. Drawn thread hem. Measures 59.5 cm by 42 cm (23.1/2 inches by 16.1/2 inches). Excellent condition. |
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Dozen Linen Napkins, Tape Lace Corner Item number: C11580 Date: mid 20th century Price: NZ$50.00 12 linen napkins, still sewn together in their dozen bunch. They have a single tapelace corner and oversewn edges. Measurements: 41 cm by 41 cm (16 inches square). Unused. Excellent condition. |
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Embroidered Tray Cloth, Cream and Coffee Colours Item number: C11582 Date: mid 20th century Price: NZ$10.00 Possibly commercially made vintage tray cloth, cream linen with coffee–coloured embroidery. Scalloped edge. Measures 56 cm by 37 cm. Excellent condition. |
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Large Tablecloth with Applique and Embroidery Flowers Item number: 1169 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$200.00 Large white linen cloth, early 20th century, with large pattern of pale aqua green and white lilies or flowers and leaves with black embroidered edges to the appliqué, and blue embroidered detailing, It has a wide border, with drawn thread work in a pale peach colour. Also drawn thread squares around centre are of cloth. There is also a blue thread running along the drawn thread detailing, and some of this blue is unravelling in areas. It has one tear in a corner, and some small repairable holes. See photos. Magnificent thing, most unusual pattern. Cloth measures approx. 2.24 m by 5.24 m, so very large. |
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Large Tablecloth or Bedspread, White on White Enbroidery Item number: C11003 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$220.00 Large white soft, fine linen tablecloth or bedspread. It has a beautiful pattern of large poinsettia flowers embroidered in white, and a typical Edwardian wide border joined by drawn thread work. Cloth measures 2.59 m by 1.02 m (102 inches by 90 inches). It has no stains, but has some holes – the biggest is an L shaped tear measuring 4 cm by 2 cm (pictured).There are some other smaller holes – all are repairable or could be darned, and this is overall a really magnificent cloth and well worth the work. |
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Hand Tatted and Fringed Tablecloth Item number: C9663 Date: circa 1901 to 1910 Price: NZ$165.00 Edwardian period tatted table cloth, with a bee hive and the motto “Industry Rewarded”. Fringed edges. Cloth measures 94 cm by 140 cm. Excellent condition, the fringes need combing out though. Shown here on the only table available when photographing, a round one, whereas this cloth needs a small rectangular table. |
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Handmade Vintage Tablecloth Item number: C9081 Date: early half of 20th century Price: NZ$185.00 Very pretty tablecloth, made in cream cotton with tapelace and embroidery. It has a shaped tapelace panel around the edges, and a central wide tapelace insert forming a band around the central cotton piece. Pretty embroidered and lace details fan out to each corner from this. Cloth measures approx. 165 cm by 125 cm. Very good condition. |
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Beautiful Tray Cloth, Embroidered in White Item number: C8221 Date: 1930s Price: NZ$18.00 Lovely fine linen in pale lemon colour, embroidered with flowers at either end and on corners and edges. Tray cloth measures 26.5 cm by 43 cm. Really beautiful and in excellent condition. |
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White Embroidered Round Doily Item number: 1079 Date: mid 20th century Price: NZ$4.00 A white doily with scalloped edges — edges are blanket stitched with white, and there are daisies also embroidered in white. Measures 38 cm diameter. A pretty cloth, in very good condition, but edges need tidying up. One tiny stain — would come out with treatment. |