19th Century Cretan Girls Skirt Panel 23 x 70cm / 9" x 27" Decorative

19th Century Cretan Girls Skirt Panel 23 x 70cm / 9" x 27" DecorativeWorn on festive days, or for ceremonies, this delightful embroidery is packed with an impressive display of flora and fauna. Parrots, representing good luck, mermaids, peacocks and the Venetian inspired double headed eagle all worked in colourful silks and occasional details in metal thread. Very charming and will look fantastic mounted. Being offered 'as is' because I am swamped with work but if it doesn't sell, I will eventually send it off to be

mostly extremely fine

This is a very exciting little carpet- maybe not at first glance- but the more you look

within a creamy border

so unusual

It's so pretty

Antique Heriz carpet with lovely orangey-red ground colour and allover design of flowers connected by vines in yellow

light blue

cleaned and all four sides secured

An 18th century gallery sized carpet from the Caucasus region in relatively good condition for the age

white and green

conserved and lightly cleaned

James Cohen