Costume, Accessories & Textiles

Sat 13th Feb, 2021|The Auction Centre, Leyburn | Starts 10:30am

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The Costume, Accessories & Textiles Sales incorporate an extraordinary range of collector’s items and fashion from the 17th century to the present day. Quilts, dolls, teddy bears, fine household linens, samplers, embroidery, sewing accessories and lace sit alongside antique, period and modern costume and world textiles.

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Costume, Accessories & Textiles

Sat 13th Feb, 2021|The Auction Centre, Leyburn | Starts 10:30am

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SFBJ Paris Bisque Socket Head Character Boy Doll, indistinctly impressed '237', blue fixed glass eyes, open mouth, moulded hair on a composition jointed body, wearing later red velvet suit, 38cm

Kammer & Reinhardt '28' '100' Bisque Character Baby Doll, painted and moulded hair and eyes, composition bent limb body, wearing a white dress and bonnet, 26cm

Assorted White Linen Cloths, comprising two large Chinese pina cloths with drawn thread work and embroidery, two smaller examples; white linen and cotton cloths with crochet and lace trims, drawn thread work etc (one box)

Assorted White Linen and Cotton Cloths, tray cloths with lace and crochet trims, drawn thread work and a cream linen cloth with coloured silk embroidery etc (two boxes)

Assorted Linen, Damask Cloths, Mountmellic White Work, circa 1930s child's cot quilt with appliques, coloured embroidered pictures, linen and cloths, two cream wool embroidered shawls, crochet etc (one box)

Quantity of Assorted White Linens, comprising damask table cloths including an Art Nouveau stylised woven cloth, linen hand towels mainly initialled with an 'R', other table cloths, table linen etc (in a canvas mounted Smith of Bath suitcase)

Alan Jarvis for Edinburgh Weavers 'Centaurs' Designed in 1961, woven in green and cream, approximately 2.5 metres; and Herbert Kitchen for Edinburgh Weavers 'Hagia' Designed in 1963, woven in greens, approximately eight 2m lengths (qty)

Carona Danorfar for Edinburgh Weavers 'Orongo' Designed in 1968, woven in brown and cream, approximately 15 metres

Helen Dalby for Edinburgh Weavers 'Burning Bush' Designed in 1961, woven in green and cream, approximately 9 metres

Circa 1960s 'Karima Green' Made for Morton Sundour Fabrics, designer unknown, woven in greens, approximately 12 metres

Circa 1980s Linen Union Curtain After Pugins Designs for the House of Lords, printed in red featuring a portcullis, crown and oak leaves, made from two pieces of fabric, overall size 118cm by 190cm

Pair of Circa 1960s Cotton Curtains 'Stones of Bath' by John Piper, a screen printed design for Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd in green and blue, (size 123cnm by 234cm each)

Circa 1960s Lengths of Fabrics, comprising a Maija Isola, Finland remnant titled 'Meduusa', (size 145cm by 280cm); another 'Seireeni' for Marimekko, (size 178cm by 140cm); another 'Husaari' Marikangas Maritextil, with a Printex card label, (size 186cm by 140cm) (3)

Late 19th Century Turkey Red and White Strippy Quilt, with stylish alternating rows of quilting, cream to the reverse, 210cm by 240cm

Early 19th Century Patchwork Cover, comprising large squares of block printed floral fabric, a central square of red and orange appliquéd tulips and cross leaved stems, surrounded by blue floral patchworks and a red trim, cream to the reverse, 192cm by 199cm

Late 19th Century Log Cabin Cot Quilt, the small red square to the centre depicts a fire in the log cabin, these vary in size, this design was a good way of using up small pieces of fabric, cream to the reverse, 95cm by 55cm

A Large 19th Century Patchwork Quilt, comprising a central square with small frames around a four leaf clover, the rest of the patchwork is made up of triangles and squares in floral, striped and patterned coloured cottons, within a red and blue floral border, cream to the reverse, 300cm by 265cm

A 19th Century Patchwork Cover, comprising a central square within frames of rectangles and stripes, incorporating floral, checked and striped printed cottons, in pink, red, blue, purple etc, no backing, 235cm by 238cm

Assorted Mainly Early 20th Century Trims and Accessories for Costume, comprising lengths of bead work trims, silk ribbons, paste set chains and appliques; decorative belts including metallic examples, deco paste set buckles etc (two boxes)

An Early 19th Century Carved Oak Knitting Sheath, incised 'Isabella Reed November 10th 1823', with chip carved decoration, also decorated with fish and hearts, 21cm; and Two Similar Gull Wing Knitting Sheaths, 28cm band 30cm (3)

Assorted Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lace, comprising eight lace trimmed handkerchiefs on cotton and silk; three single lace cuffs; single lace and net mitten, collar and various lengths of lace trims (quantity)

A Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Cream Lace Cape, of decorative floral design with a later gilt metal clasp to the neck; Assorted Lace including trimmings, handkerchieves, collars, baby bonnets, and a length of cream silk ribbon etc (one box)

Early 20th Century Wedding Veil appliquéd to the edges with possibly Honiton lace with floral motifs and floral sprigs to the centre, 200cm by 180cm; pair of Irish Crochet Lace Cuffs and Collar, another Similar Set; and two Similar Collars (one box)

Assorted Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lace, comprising Maltese and tape lace collars, cuffs, trims; bonnet veil and a mourning bonnet veil; lace floral appliques, crochet type lace etc (one box)

Assorted Late 19th/Early 20th Century Lace, including tape lace, embroidered and cotton collars; part trims and edgings; cotton and lace fichu; Carrickmacross part flounce etc (one box)

Assorted 19th/20th Century Black Lace, comprising four bonnet veils, another in Chantilly lace; fourteen lengths of lace trim including a 2m Chantilly flounce, other items etc in a Harvey Nichols, London card box and cover

Assorted 19th/20th Century Black Lace, comprising six lace and beaded long shawls; two stoles; large panel; flounces, a Chantilly flounce, another in two pieces, a Victorian fichu, scarf and a long edging etc, in a card Marshall & Snellgrove box and cover

A Late 19th Century Lace Flounce, worked in cream and decorated with floral motifs, length 23m by 85cm

Fifteen Assorted 19th Century and Early 20th Century Handkerchiefs, in cotton and silk with lace trims, embroidered detailing; and two collars

Assorted Mainly 19th Century Lace, comprising a Brussels type large lace collar; cream net modesty top with lace mount to the front; numerous similarly worked lace edgings and costume remnants etc

A 19th Century Wool and Silk Tapestry and Petit Point Seat Cover, decorated with pink chrysanthemum heads and other flowers, mounted under pink velvet, within a modern carved frame, (75cm x 65cm including frame)

Large Early 19th Century Cream Silk Bed Cover, embroidered overall with large decorative silk flower heads, within a green velvet border, cream to the reverse, 225cm by 234cm