A more experienced toile textile dealer has told me that this is a Toile De Nantes c1790, entitled Psyche et L'amour! so, my questions in the previous post seem to be answered!
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- I am an obsessive textile addict, funding my 'habit' by unwillingly selling some of the beautiful antique and vintage textiles that I come across. As well as private sales, you can find me on ebay under the name vanye90, or see my ebay shop, Morgaine Le Fay Antique Textiles. A web site may be on the cards soon... I sell mostly French textiles, but also come across English and European pieces from time to time. I enjoy ferreting out all sorts of interesting items, for example, 19th century French cottons & linens, huge chateau curtains, 18th century silks and embroideries, 16th and 17th century lace (occaisionally, when I can bear to part with them), fine linens, haberdashery as well as unused and pre-used antique and vintage fabrics such as florals, tickings, hemp runners, silks etc for projects such as cushions or pillows, framing, drapes, whatever your imagination can think of! My new blog, Interesting Antique Textiles will discuss some of my more obscure, strange and often quite damaged textile finds with the hope that people may want to join in the discussions, and make some suggestions about the pieces based on their own experiences and textile knowledge!
what a stunningly beautiful piece-it brings me to my knees.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is so completely 'of its historical period', so to speak, and has a naive beauty that is completely breathtaking. One of my luckiest finds recently!
ReplyDeletewow what a marvellous collection On your site
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Thank you! I try to keep examples of most of the pieces that I sell, but sometimes have to part with things, such is the nature of business, and paying the bills! I am glad you have enjoyed the textiles here.
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