1960s Textiles

Pair of vintage Mariano Fortuny textile pillows in a soft blue & gray coloration. The design has a center damask. The backs are a soft chenille that coordinates beautifully. Down...

Charming Animal Needlepoint Pillow Blanks, Lou Gartner Estate. Vintage needle point canvas animal designs by Louis J. Gartner Jr. He was well known...

Cravatta in seta rossa "Sole" di Piero Fornasetti, realizzata negli anni '60 Fornasetti è un marchio italiano di design di lusso fondato da Piero Fornasetti nel 1940. Il marchio pro...

I proudly offer for sale this absolutely stunning evening gown with classic empire shape and a fantastic blend of green silk chiffon dress by ...

This textile is a superb Yoruba men's wrap cloth. Made by the Yoruba women of south western Nigeria using a variety of resist dye techniques. The fine ikat pattern is rare for aso oke...

Ambiente textiles were introduced in 1966 and produced until the 1970s. Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke d...

Cravatta in seta con Mongolfiere di Fornasetti, realizzata negli anni '60 Fornasetti è un marchio italiano di design di lusso fondato da Piero Fornasetti nel 1940. Il marchio produc...

Cravatta in seta, collezione 'Fiori dal Cielo' realizzata da Piera Fornasetti negli anni '60 Fornasetti è un marchio italiano di design di lusso fondato da Piero Fornasetti nel 1940...

A modernist wool woven tapestry designed by French artist and designer Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001) circa 1960s. The piece is signed with Matégot and monogrammed TMP fino (Manufactur...

This is a fine collection of cushions sewn from a very rare piece of Ashante Kente textile from the 1960's . The Ashante Kente used to sew the cushions is woven from handspun cotton...

Vintage fabulous natural chocolate mink hat beret. Quality fur in great condition.

Vintage Kauffmann textile fabric Safari style tropical pillow with fringes and feather down insert.. 4 available additionally.

Excellent vintage “patchwork” needlepoint pillow. So many different patterns on this sweet pink pillow. Chevron, flowers, checkers, and more. Si...

This is the largest blanket in this style and medium that I’ve personally ever seen. It measures roughly 107.5 inches wide. Not only is it big enough to fit on the typical king size ...

Vintage brushed leather zippered motorcycle jacket with folding collar and tri-band decorative racing stripes across the breast and up and down the front sides. Brown satin lining. M...

Vintage beaver silky soft fur with yellow fox borders muff. warm padded. Great fur in great condition.

Amazing vintage Moroccan Caftan, black silk damask heavily with gold threads. Circa 1960's The black heavy damask kaftan was entirely made by ...

After Warhol Brillo pillow, red, white, blue, inflatable, signed. Large 1960's inflatable pillow produced by the Purex Corporation for the promotion of ...

- very rare cloth - perfect original condition - never used.

Miriam Shorr was a water colorist as well as a talented needlepoint artist. All the work she did was to her own design, as she used the yarn in much the same way she used paint. She also worked in ink on rice paper, including the shore birds and the street scape...

Super rare and impressive pair of large cotton ''gordijnstof' curtains, designed in 1963 by world renowned Dutch painter and sculptor Karel Appel (1921-2006) for the textile company Hermann Hartman & Co of Amsterdam. This extremely rare, original repeat print textile is documented in the Stedelijk museum's textile collection under object nubmer KNA 1998, please see image 2. Each curtain measures 56.7" X 83.85" (144cm X 213cm). 'Gordijnstof' translates as "curtain fabric" confirming that this textile was originally designed by Appel specifically for use as curtains however being of such an impressive dimension these examples could equally be used as wall hangings ,as photographed, or mounted on both sides of a screen or mounted and framed as an art work in its own right , a practice which is becoming increasingly commonplace as high end textile designs by important artists are becoming increasingly valued , appreciated and sought after in the marketplace. Appel's paintings and sculptures can be found in the collections of some of the world's most prominent museums including the Museum of Modern art in New York and Tate Modern ,London. Each curtain is of a very impressive scale with each measuring 56.7 " (144 cm) X 83.85" (213cm). The curtains are signed on the banding KUNSTENAAR DESSIN ONTWERP Karel Appel, HARTMAN PRINT, AMSTERDAM. Another of Appel's designs for Hermann Hartman,Amsterdam can be found in the collection of the national textile museum in Holland. Please see image 9. Even a small sample of this 1963 textile in good condition would be hard to find today but to find two large scale Appel curtains intact and in beautiful unfaded condition with no staining or fraying must be next to unique today. This is a very rare find and certainly a unique opportunity. Image 10 shows Karel Appel in his atelier in New York in 1966. Provenance: These curtains come from the private collection of a retired Professor from Oxford,UK. Biography: Karel Appel was an Expressionist Dutch painter. He was a member of the famous Cobra, the European group of the late 1940s to early 1950s, which promoted spontaneous expressionism and abstract features in painting. Appel's paintings incorporate applications of vibrant, violent colors often possessing a primal, childlike quality or a schizophrenic innocence. Later in life, Appel turned to creating figurative sculptures. Examples of his work can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, and other collections. Expressionist painter Karel Appel made a name for himself in the world of painting by creating a majestic collection of highly distinguishable work for which he became internationally renowned. From the start, art curators could not ignore Appel's work, which has been exhibited at major museums around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Manhattan-based Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Tate Gallery in London. Though Appel is widely recognized as one of the best-known Dutch Expressionist painters of all time, he was also a passionate printmaker, sculptor, and ceramicist. Karel Appel’s childhood and early life Christiaan Karel Appel was born on April 25, 1921, in his parents’ house at 7 Dapperstraat, Amsterdam. His father, Jan Appel, owned a barbershop. His mother, born Johanna Chevalier, was a descendant of French Huguenots. Karel Appel had three brothers. He studied art from 1940 to 1943 at the Rejksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts during the German occupation and befriended young painter Corneille and, some years later, Constant. His parents opposed his choice to become an artist, leading him to leave home. This was also necessary to hide himself from the German police so that he would not be picked up and sent to Germany to work in the weapon industry. Appel produced his first real painting on canvas, which was a still life of a fruit basket at the age of fourteen. On his fifteenth birthday, his wealthy uncle Karel Chevalier gave him a paint set and an easel and some lessons on painting. Career. In 1946, his first solo show was held in Groningen, Netherlands. He also participated in the Jonge Schilders exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam nd created a buzz in the art world, as it generated a huge scandal and many objections in the press and public. About this time, Appel was influenced first by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, then by the French brute-art artist Jean Dubuffet. In 1947, he started sculpting with various used materials and painted them in bright colors such as white, red, yellow, blue and black. Karel Appel became the member of Nederlandse Experimentele Group in Holland along with the young Dutch painters Anton Rooskens...

John Piper (British,1903-1992) : Stones of bath, green screenprinted fabric, by Sandersons, London, 1962 In the late 1950's to the early 60's there was interest in painterly textiles...

A very special high quality Nishijin, traditionaly wowen Japanese belt. It can be used as a runner or as a wall decoration. The wowen silk is more than 4 meters long! the back is li...

Gorgeous oriental pillow or seat pillow. Handmade of woolen salt bag or Oriental rug. A beautiful item to put on your leather sofa or a bench. The height incl...

Our Fall Collection of authentic vintage select textiles. Impeccably made from Berber Kilim textural wool, featuring one-of-a-kind naturally aged, beautifully muted blush & sand tone...

Our Fall Collection of authentic vintage select textiles. Impeccably made from Berber Kilim textural wool, featuring one-of-a-kind naturally aged, beautifully muted blush & sand tone...

In the 60's Verner Panton idea and design of fabrics in optical style. The weaving process is complicated and requires an exemplary quality of workmanship and the final result was ex...

Large Swedish folklore pillow, hand-woven, made of wool. double sided, with fringes. Very good condition, minor wear. Dimensions: 68 x 57 x 15 cm.

Iconic and unusual midcentury Scalamandre Silk Textile design called "Atomic Energy". A slubbed silk base in pale celadon green with hand printed evergre...

Vintage yellow fox fur 23” by 14” for pillow cover.

Cute Snowmen pair Holiday pillows with feather down inserts. Same day shipping 3-5 days.

A large, baby blue blanket – that could be used as a throw, comforter, or piece of decorative wall art. This woven coverlet is made from a soft cotton and wool mix, and fits easily o...

Ambiente textiles were introduced in 1966 and produced until the 1970s. Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke d...

Ambiente textiles were introduced in 1966 and produced until the 1970s. Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke d...

Trio of elegant vintage beaded pillows with a new luxurious midnight blue velvet back with a hidden zipper closure.

Gorgeous textile art vintage Christmas boot Holiday decor , handmade in ruby red velvet and golden beige silk embroidered and with beaded tassels. Great Ho...

Ambiente textiles were introduced in 1966 and produced until the 1970s. Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke d...

Ambiente textiles were introduced in 1966 and produced until the 1970s. Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke d...

A Set of Vintage Floro-geometric Fabric Pillows ; size 1'8” x 1'6” Each. A vintage american pillows with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6” each. This lo...

A vintage decorative chinoiserie brocade pillow with stripes, size 34" x 18" (2'10" x 1'6"). This elegant vintage pillow features a rare chinoiserie br...

Vintage French Pillow; size 1'8” x 1'2” A vintage decorative pillow with art deco motif in a rose central field, size 1'8” x 1'2”. This lovely ...

Vintage Floro-geometric Fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6”. This lovely decorative pillow features a vintage fabric of a American floro-geometric style on front and back which is characterized by floral and geometric motifs in a beige field. An elegant pillow...

Vintage Decorative Pillow with Floral Chinoiserie; size 1’9" x 1’3”. A vintage decorative pillow with floral chinoiserie, size 1'9" x 1'3". This lovely decorative pillow features a ...

Set of Vintage French Pillows; size 1'8” x 1'2” A vintage decorative pillow with art deco motif in a rose central field, size 1'8” x 1'2”. This...

A pair of vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillows ; size 1'8” x 1'6” Each. A vintage american pillows with geometric abstracts in a beige central fi...

A Pair of Vintage Floro-geometric Fabric Pillows ; size 1'8” x 1'6” Each. A vintage american pillows with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6” each. This...

Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1...

Vintage American Taperstry Circle rug pillow ; size 20” x 18”. A vintage decorative pillow with circles design motif in a brown central field, size 20” x 18”. This lovely decorative pillow features an antique rug on front which is characterized by circles in a brown field. A funky pillow...

Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6”. This lovely decorative pillow features a vintage fabric of a American floro-geometric style on front and back which is characterized by floral and geometric motifs in a beige field. An elegant pillow...

Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6”. This lovely decorative pillow features a vintage fabric of a American floro-geometric style on front and back which is characterized by floral and geometric motifs in a beige field. An elegant pillow...

Vintage French Pillow; size 1'8” x 1'2” A vintage decorative pillow with art deco motif in a rose central field, size 1'8” x 1'2”. This lovely d...

A set of vintage American Taperstry circle rug pillows ; size 20” x 18” Each. A vintage decorative pillows with circles design motif in a brown central field, size 20” x 18” each. This lovely decorative pillow features an antique rug on front which is characterized by circles in a brown field. A funky pillow...

A pair of Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillows ; size 1'8” x 1'6” each. A vintage american pillows with geometric abstracts in a beige central fi...

A Set of Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillows ; size 1'8” x 1'6” Each. A vintage american pillows with geometric abstracts in a beige central fie...

Vintage American Taperstry Circle Rug Pillow ; size 20” x 18”. A vintage decorative pillow with circles design motif in a brown central field, size 20” x 18”. This lovely decorative pillow features an antique rug on front which is characterized by circles in a brown field. A funky pillow...

Vintage American taperstry circle rug pillow; size 20” x 18”. A vintage decorative pillow with circles design motif in a brown central field, size 20” x 18”. This lovely decorative pillow features an antique rug on front which is characterized by circles in a brown field. A funky pillow...

Vintage Floro-geometric fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1...

Vintage Floro-geometric Fabric pillow; size 1'8” x 1'6”. A vintage american pillow with geometric abstracts in a beige central field, size 1'8” x 1'6”. This lovely decorative pillow features a vintage fabric of a American floro-geometric style on front and back which is characterized by floral and geometric motifs in a beige field. An elegant pillow...

Vintage French Pillow; size 1'8” x 1'2” A vintage decorative pillow with art deco motif in a rose central field, size 1'8” x 1'2”. This lovely ...

A vintage decorative pillow with floro-geometric design on both sides, size: 22" x 20" (1'10" x 1'8"). This handsome pillow features an illustrative design on front and back, with a ...