Textiles, Rugs, Quilts, and Fashion

Continental, possibly Flemish wool tapestry woven in a design of a tall tree in a lush landscape, surrounded by a floral border. Fringed sides. Top has fabric strip sewn in with rings for ease of hanging. 113 1/2"H x 54"W. (9'7" x 4'9"). 18th century or earlier. Private Nashville Collection. Condition: Overall very good condition. Fading. Scattered minor spots of repair, largest is a 13" repaired tear to upper left edge. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Sarouk rug or carpet, wool on cotton. Salmon and red central medallion on a navy blue field with foliate decoration, flanked by ivory, salmon, and red spandrels, red foliate border. 13' 9" x 10' 11". First quarter 20th century. Provenance: The Guardsmark Collection, Lipman Holdings International, Memphis, Tennessee. Condition: Losses to fringe, frayed binding at ends, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Large Turkish Rubia carpet, wool on cotton, Woven Legends label. Large central medallion with palmettes flanked by foliate designs on a large shaped ivory field with red, blue, and green spandrels, all within a wide foliate border. Woven in colors of salmon, red, green, blue, and ivory. 17' x 12'. 20th century. The estate of J. Fred Pilkerton, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Large Persian Heriz rug or carpet, wool on cotton. Central medallion on dark blue ground with palmettes within a red diamond, dark blue ground foliate border. Woven in colors of red or rust, blue, ivory, and gold. 12' 4" x 8' 11". First quarter 20th century. Provenance: The Guardsmark Collection, Lipman Holdings International, Memphis, Tennessee. Condition: Overall good condition, rebound ends, one end with fringe loss. [See more photos →]

Persian Heriz rug, wool on cotton. Ivory, red and dark blue central medallion on a diamond red field with foliate decoration, flanked by ivory and red spandrels, red foliate border. 8' 1" x 11' 4". Late 1930's or early 1940's. Provenance: The Guardsmark Collection, Lipman Holdings International, Memphis, Tennessee. Condition: Overall good condition, some fringe loss to both ends, some replaced edge bindings. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Farahan Sarouk rug, wool on cotton, center shaped medallion on a dark blue field surrounded by floral or foliate designs. Secondary colors of ivory, red, green, gold, pink, and dark blue. Circa 1920's. 81" L x 52" W. Provenance: The estate of J. Fred Pilkerton, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, purchased 1968. Condition: Overall good condition with light, commensurate wear for age. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Kurdish Bijar Rugs. 1st Item: Kurdish Bijar Herati design area rug, wool on wool. Large central foliate field on dark blue within three geometric and floral borders. Woven in colors of rust, salmon, blue, green, brown and ivory. 7' 6" x 4' 6". 1920's or earlier. 2nd item: Kurdish Bidjar rug, wool on wool, hand painted. Large foliate center on dark blue with foliate and geometric borders. Woven in colors of blue, rust, brown and cream. 6' 8" x 4' 5", 1st Qtr. 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Alexine Wilkerson, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: 1st item: Overall general wear, losses to fringe. 2nd item: Overall general wear, losses to fringe, some color bleed. [See more photos →]

Contemporary decorator Pantone Color Chart sample rug, wool on cotton, hand-knotted. Comprised of 70 total color squares with the corresponding Pantone color number. 7' 10" x 5' 6". 20th century, Indian or Pakistani. Private Chattanooga, TN collection. Condition: Overall good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

Louis Vuitton Keepall 60 Bandouliere duffle bag, comprised of brown and tan monogram coated canvas with tan vachetta leather trim, dual rolled handles, and gold tone brass hardware. Zip closure with lock stamped "(registered) LOUIS VUITTON PARIS MADE IN FRANCE" at top opens to a brown canvas lined interior, interior brown leather tab stamped with date code "V.I. 8905", brown leather luggage tag and leather trim stamped "(registered) LOUIS VUITTON PARIS MADE IN FRANCE", leather trim additionally stamped "06", additional hardware stamped with logo "VL" or "LOUIS VUITTON". Includes one (1) removable adjustable shoulder strap stamped "(registered) LOUIS VUITTON" and one (1) handle strap stamped "(registered) LOUIS VUITTON PARIS MADE IN FRANCE". Overall with handles: 15 1/2" H x 24 1/4" W x 10 3/4" D. Shoulder strap: 40 1/2" L. Handle strap: 7/8" H x 2 5/8" W x 1" D. Date code corresponds to year 1989. Condition: Overall good, used condition. Some areas of wear, minor staining to canvas and leather trim. Areas of tarnish to hardware. Few areas of staining, largest 1 1/4" dia. [See more photos →]

Chloe Aby Day Navy Ink grained calfskin trapezoidal-shaped shoulder bag, medium, including matching top handle, shoulder strap, gold and silver tone hardware, and accordion-pleated sides. Single flap accented by a leather-banded Chloe gold padlock and key with hidden slot through closure opens to a tan fabric partitioned interior with a central zip pocket and a calfskin back slip pocket, flap stamped "Chloe Made in Italy" in gilt lettering to interior. Calfskin label reads: 03 1970652, to zip pocket. Hologram sticker reads: C22KKX, to slip pocket. Does not include dust bag or authenticity card, two Nordstrom Rack retail tags are still affixed to bag. Bag: 15 1/2" H x 12" W x 5" D. Overall with strap: 29 1/2" H. Early 21st century. Condition: Overall very good condition with light surface scratching to hardware, primarily to lock. Hidden closure retains plastic seal. 1/2" x 1/2" area of wear or staining below slot to interior of flap. One of the Nordstrom Rack tags indicates that the bag has been "altered or refinished." [See more photos →]

Tulip Basket cotton quilt, hand appliqued and hand quilted, Anne Orr Studio Design. Comprised of seven (7) baskets containing four tulips each within a tulip sprig border, in colors of purple, pink, yellow and green, all on a white ground, with diagonal and pinwheel hand quilted designs. The design was originally from Anne Orr's Set No.100 pamphlets, published in 1932, which described this pattern as "An appliqued Tulip Rug whose design is quite as applicable to a quilt". Hand appliqued and hand quilted at 8 stitches per inch. 92" H x 64 1/2" W. Circa 1935. Note: For more information on Anne Orr, please see the following link: https://quiltershalloffame.net/anne-orr/, information Courtesy of Merikay Waldvogel. Condition: Overall good condition with some slight Slight fraying of the binding. Two holes 1 1/2" x 1/4" and 1/4" with previous poorly executed repairs were professionally repaired with reverse appliques. Eight inches of missing quilting stitches were re-quilted. [See more photos →]

Tennessee pieced and embroidered crazy quilt, dated February 1907. Comprised of various fabrics, mostly cotton and wool, and stitched with various designs and motifs including floral sprays, a broom, a butterfly, and a guitar, red floral patterned border and backing. Multiple embroidered words, initials, and phrases including "Home," I CANT BY MYSELF RE," F.L.T," "Snow," "CMW," "MITTS," "COM," "U," and "NEIM," to panels. Dated on second upper right margin panel. 82" H x 83" W. Provenance: descended in a Williamson County family to present consignor. Condition: Overall good condition with minor staining, loose threads, some small holes (largest 1"). Areas of fraying, largest 9" x 4", primarily to edges. Two patches, largest 9" x 4". [See more photos →]

Framed Southern watercolor theorem on velvet, depicting a display of fruit and floral sprig in urn, housed in the original mahogany veneer frame. Sight: 17 1/2" H x 21 1/4" W. Framed: 21 1/4" H x 25 1/4" W. 19th century. Provenance: descended in an old Williamson County, Tennessee family. Condition: Overall toning. Some scattered shattering/fraying noted to velvet. [See more photos →]

Tennessee blue and cream coverlet, Maryville Woolen Mill, with Stokely family history. Corners inscribed "M.W.M. Tenn." Borders decorated with eagles, birds, potted flowers, foliage, and dogs carrying flags, center field with foliage decoration. 73" H x 82" W, including fringe. Late 19th century. The Maryville Woolen Mill Co. in Blount County, Tennessee operated from 1874 to 1906. Condition: Fair to poor condition. Previous repairs to center, largest approximately 1" dia., and along edge (6" L), just below a 13"L x 1" W tear with loss. Scattered minor areas of wear and loss to fabric and fringe, and minor staining. [See more photos →]

Two (2) American Quilts, possibly Amish. 1st item: Log Cabin pattern hand stitched and pieced silk and taffeta quilt; black, dark blue, and red with blue and white printed backing. 69" x 70". American, possibly Amish, circa 1940. 2nd item: Hand stitched and pieced wool and silk quilt in an unknown pattern, black and red on floral cretonne backing. 69" x 70". American, circa 1910. Private Nashville Collection. Condition: 1st item: Backing likely added later; overall fair condition with sags, slits, and wear. 2nd item: Black fabric weakened, backing may be added recently. [See more photos →]

Amish "Basket" or "Hands" pattern pieced cotton twill quilt, attributed to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Comprised of navy and royal blue with royal blue backing, diamond, egg & dart and wave decorative stitching in navy thread. 82 1/2" H x 64" W. 1st half 20th century. Private Nashville Collection. Condition: Overall good condition, no stains or losses. Vertical fading to center section. [See more photos →]

Schoolgirl Pictorial needlework sampler by Caroline Hayward, dated 1824, probably England or Massachusetts, strawberry border enclosing a verse, "Teach me to feel a brother's woe/ to bide the pain and see/ that mercy I to others show / that mercy show to me," over pictorial images including trees, flowers, birds, and house with little black dog, over signature cartouche "Caroline Hayward her Sampler aged 13 years 1824." In original parcel gilt and ebonized frame. Sight: 13" H x 12" W. Framed: 16" H x 15" W. Provenance: the estate of William Pursell, Nashville, Tennessee. The Estate of William Pursell, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Staining to upper verse area and right center edge, scattered tiny holes up to 1/4" diameter along left side. [See more photos →]

Grouping of six (6) Southern split oak baskets including one (1) miniature buttocks basket, one (1) small round basket with swing handle, dyed weavers and wood base, one (1) round basket with fixed handle and indented base, one (1) round basket with squared handle and indented base, one (1) round basket with fixed handle and footed base, and one (1) large buttocks basket. Ranging in size from 4" H x 4" W to 11 1/2" H x 13 3/4" W x 11 3/4" D. All baskets 1st half 20th century. Condition: Miniature basket with losses to rim and to one side. Swing handled baskets with losses to rim. Basket with squared handle with losses to rim. Footed basket with break to weavers on base center. Large buttocks basket with losses to rim and to one side of base. [See more photos →]

Antique Caucasian Shirvan rug, coarse weave vegetable dyed wool on wool, with three central medallions on red ground and floral border, in colors of red, green, gold, blue and green. 7' L x 5' 4" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. The Collection of Ann Hale-Smith, Rogersville, Tennessee. Condition: Some caustic oxidation noted and wear from where the foundation had been bound up or creased. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Near East/Middle East Rugs. 1st item: Caucasian Turkish rug, wool-on-wool, central foliate field on dark blue ground within three floral borders. 6' 2" x 3' 6". Early 20th century. 2nd item: Antique Hamadan runner, wool on wool, three central medallions and floral border, Woven in colors of red, rust, green, gold, blue and ivory. 10' 7" x 5' 4". Late 19th/Early 20th century. The Collection of Ann Hale-Smith, Rogersville, Tennessee. Condition: 1st item: Overall general use wear, losses to fringed ends, wear and light losses to sides. 2nd item: Heavy wear, losses to both sides and ends. [See more photos →]

Persian Afshar area rug, wool on wool. The center with three medallions on dark blue and rust field with secondary colors of blues, ivory, gold, and rust. 5' 8" x 4". 2nd Qtr. 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Alexine Wilkerson, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Overall good condition with scattered areas of general wear to pile. Some losses to fringe, minor wear and losses to sides. [See more photos →]

Persian Afshar rug or carpet, wood on cotton, synthetic. All over design of geometric medallions on a red field within three primary borders and four secondary borders. Woven in colors of red, blue, brown, yellow, black, ivory, and orange. 8' x 6' 4", Mid 20th century. The estate of David B. Person, Historic Burton Place, Holly Springs, Mississippi. Condition: Overall good condition with some staining. [See more photos →]