Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English handmade dollhouse When I spotted these they

When I spotted these they reminded me of the Schoenhut toy circus chairs and stands I like so much

A tiny but very sweet and unusual carved miniature table in the form of a clover leaf

with hand-painted decoration for the skirts of the dancing girls

Hard to photograph because the gorgeous soft red on it pretty much glows

Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English handmade dollhouse When I spotted these theyThis I regard as the most special thing I've found in the last few weeks, for being very old and just blowing my mind with its construction. Handwoven of both heavy wool and metallic thread, it is a 54 inch stretch of wide trim, onto which was stitched an endless series of metallic thread wrapped metal forms crosses, knots, and bows of several sorts. Details give a sense of the intensity of the workmanship here, but holding it in hand is a different