Multi-Estate Fall 2025 Auction
Lot 370:
Description
Item SKU: C-16090
This grouping features 19 assorted vintage household linens, including table runners, dresser scarves, doilies, napkins, and handkerchiefs. The majority are hand-embroidered or trimmed in crochet, with designs that include floral sprays, baskets of flowers, birds, and geometric borders. A few highlights include: Several dresser scarves with embroidered baskets of flowers, edged in lace or crochet. A long ivory silk runner with woven leaf motifs and knotted fringe. Four small handkerchiefs or napkins edged in colored crochet trim. Multiple small doilies and mats with floral and scrollwork embroidery. Larger floral pieces featuring bold blue flowers and ribboned motifs. These linens reflect the decorative and practical embroidery traditions of the early to mid-20th century and would have been used to adorn tabletops, dressers, and vanities.
Some pieces show light discoloration and minor fraying consistent with age and use.
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