Needleworks, Textiles and Clothing

A Charles II stumpwork panel, finely worked in coloured silks, chenille and coral beads with a couple flanking a central fountain, accompanied by a monkey, stag, parrot and foliage, 16cm x 31cm, later protected with a covering of machine net and mounted within a glazed frame.

A William IV needlework sampler by Maria P Gilbert, aged 8 years, dated 1834, finely worked in green thread, 28cm x 43cm, later framed.

A George III silkwork panel of England and Wales, finely worked with coloured chenille borders, 53cm x 45cm, within a period giltwood frame (faults). Provenance: from the estate of Gerald Rose.

A Regency silkwork map of England and Wales, finely worked with chenille borders, within a trailing floral garland border, 66cm x 58cm, within a period giltwood frame.

A Victorian Berlin woolwork panel depicting Christian Grainger hiding the Honours of Scotland, 86cm x 80cm, within a period giltwood frame.

A George III needlework sampler by Jane Harrison, aged 15, dated 1802, finely worked with bands of letters and numbers, 27cm x 26cm, together with a larger 19th century sampler, worked with a house and garden, 54cm x 40cm, two other Victorian samplers and a framed sampler by Florence Brown, dated 1950.

A large Edwardian crochet bedspread, worked with overall roundels, within a border of flowerheads, 255cm x 175cm.

An early 20th century Islamic silkwork wall hanging/tablecloth, possibly manufactured in Granada, worked in coloured silks with a border of script, 215cm x 180cm.

An early 20th century Kurdish traditional costume, together with a group of other Eastern textiles.

An Uzbekistan silk embroidered suzani, the triangular panel finely worked with scrolling medallions and flowerheads, with an applied fringing, width 113cm. Provenance: from the collection of a local academic traveller and collector.

An Indian kutch embroidered door hanging, finely worked in coloured threads, width 98cm. Provenance: from the estate of the late Raymond Briggs, the world renowned author and illustrator of The Snowman, Father Christmas and Fungus The Bogeyman.

An Indian kutch mirrorwork panel, the central figural panel within a compartmentalized surround, 178cm x 130cm, together with two other Indian embroidered panels. Provenance: from the estate of Gerald Rose, the renowned author and illustrator.

A quantity of whitework and lace, including various pairs of cuffs, flounces, collars and border sections.

A mixed group of late 19th and early 20th century infants' clothing and dolls' clothing, including a silk double cap, various linen gowns, a silk cape with matching breeches and an Eastern style fancy dress costume.

A collection of whitework, including a Victorian linen broderie anglaise bonnet, various linen gowns and a Chinese ivory silk cape.

A Paisley silk shawl, finely woven with bands of medallions and palmettes, 180cm x 172cm, an early 20th century silk embroidered table runner, a blue silk shawl and a blue and yellow woven silk tablecloth.

A mixed group of textiles, lace bobbins, buckles and two evening bags, including a roll of red silk and gilt thread ribbon, bearing retailer's label detailed 'Galeries Lafayette Limited'.

A mid-20th century Chinese silkwork shawl, profusely embroidered with birds, animals and figures within landscape vignettes, 125cm x 125cm, within a wide fringed border.

A George III needlework sampler by Lucy Smith, dated 1802, finely worked with Adam and Eve beside The Tree of Life, 30cm x 26cm, within a period frame.