Textiles auctions

Art Deco-style kilim - Poland - 1930s A wool kilim with a linen warp featuring geometric patterns, characteristic of products from the Gliniany workshop near Lviv Condition: good [minor wear, no fringes] Dimensions—190 x 154 [cm]
wool; 171 x 49 cm sewn-in label Zakopane Pattern Workshops; People’s Industrial and Artistic Society in Zakopane; second half of the 20th centuryWładysław Trebunia-Tutka was born in 1942 in Poronin. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He began his studies at the Department of Painting in Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa’s studio, and after his third year, he transferred to the De...
A very nice patriotic jacquard in its original period frame... Slight damage to the frame. The item is in good+ condition. Dimensions in the frame: 45 x 22 cm.
Art Nouveau tablecloth/bedspread with a geometric border in burgundy, gold, and green—first half of the 20th century Double-sided fabric in deep red [burgundy] in the center, with beige, gold, and brown elements in the decorative border The reverse side features delicate shades of green and beige [stripes] with a red border. Condition: good [minor wear] Dimensions: 143 x 105 [cm]

Sumac

 
35 EUR
wool; 65 x 50 cm (90 x 25 cm including fringe)
embroidered canvas; 74 x 133 cm
Height x width: 290 x 180 cm Blue and ocher ground, the center with a circular medallion surrounded by polychrome floral compositions. Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
linen-cotton canvas; 83.5 x 82 cm label still attached: Cepelia Łódź / Item: Table Runner / Date of manufacture: 1984 / Handmade
A very nice patriotic jacquard in its original frame from the Second Polish Republic era. The frame shows slight damage. The item is in good+ condition. Dimensions in the frame: 18.5 x 28.5 cm.
Height x width: 340 x 78 cm Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
Height x width: 112 x 157 cm a courtly love scene featuring figures on horseback, inspired by the late Middle Ages. Item condition grading: **** good.The sculpture is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.

Double-warp fabric

 
162 EUR
wool; 140 x 220 cm
Hand-embroidered floral composition featuring red poppies and white daisies arranged in a decorative blue vase. The piece is created using the cross-stitch technique and is mounted behind glass in a wooden frame. On the reverse side, the label from the glassworks and picture framing shop has been preserved. Dimensions with frame: 52 × 60 cm. Condition: good, with typical signs of wear on the ...
Material: sisalDimensions: 135 x 200 cmSignature: signed and labeled on the artist’s tag: MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ / “LE DÉSERT ORANGE” / 135 x 200 cm 1984 / M. AbakanowiczProvenanceWarsaw, private collection. Artcurial, St. Gallen, Switzerland, auction September 6, 2024, lot 70. Switzerland, private collection (purchased in 1984). Lausanne, Galerie Alice Pauli. As the Polish and internati...
Height x width: 155 x 105 cm Item condition grading: *** fair.The lot has defects and shortcomings.
Height x width: 95 x 62 cm. each Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
Handmade cross-stitch embroidery based on Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski’s painting “Crossing the River.” The composition depicts a horse-drawn cart crossing a shallow river. The scene is rendered in a realistic style, faithfully capturing the character of the paintings by one of the most outstanding representatives of the Munich School. The piece is mounted in a wooden frame. Technique: hand e...
Hand-embroidered piece depicting a composition of two red poppies with buds against a solid black background. The work is executed using the loop stitch (carpet embroidery), characterized by a distinct, raised texture. The minimalist form emphasizes the decorative nature of the design. The piece is mounted behind glass in a wooden frame. Dimensions in frame: 41 × 45.5 cm. Condition: good; on ...

Podlasie Kilim

 
58 EUR
wool; 224.5 x 139.5 cm
Height x width: 410 x 310 cm wool and silk. Signed. Item condition grading: **** good.The sculpture is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
Height x width: 155 x 88 cm Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
wool; 66.5 x 97.5 cm label: artist: T. Gawrysiok / dimensions: 97 x 66 cm / title: Moon / material: wool Condition: fringes have been cut off.
Height x width: 135 x 76 cm Item condition grading: *** fair.The lot has defects and shortcomings.
wool; 150 x 200 cm "Ziemia Piotrkowska" Folk and Artistic Handicrafts Workers’ Cooperative in Wolborz, third decade of the 20th century Condition: slight discoloration on one side.
A cross-stitch embroidery depicting a panorama of Prague with the Charles Bridge in the foreground and Hradčany, dominated by St. Vitus Cathedral, in the background. The piece is mounted in a decorative, gilded wooden frame, behind glass. Dimensions with frame: 85 × 60 cm. Condition: good; damage to the side of the frame and in the upper right corner.
Height x width: 73,5 x 70 cm. each Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
wool; 65 x 60 cm paper tag still attached "Makowianka" Folk and Artistic Handicrafts Cooperative in Maków Podhalański; second half of the 20th century
Original technique/leather, fabric, plasticDimensions: 50 x 25 x 16 cmSigned, dated, and inscribed on the artist’s label: 'PAWEŁ ALTHAMER | WARSAW 1995'Provenanceprivate collection, Poland BiographySculptor, performer, action artist, creator of installations and video works. From 1988 to 1993, he studied at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under Grzegorz Kowals...
wool, linenDimensions: 215 x 155 cmlabel with a description of the workConditionmissing tassels

Kilim

 
0 EUR
linen, woolDimensions: 103 x 210 cmConditionmissing sections in the fringe, signs of wear

Kilim

 
0 EUR
wool, linenDimensions: 98 x 194 cm
A very nice patriotic jacquard in a frame. The frame has minor damage. The item is in good+ condition. Dimensions in the frame: 16.5 x 24.5 cm.
Handmade cross-stitch depicting a winter landscape with snow-covered houses, trees, and mountains in the background. The composition is rendered in a subdued palette of grays, whites, and browns, with subtle accents of yellow in the moonlight and the windows of the houses. The piece is mounted behind glass in a decorative, profiled frame. Technique: hand embroidery (cross-stitch) on canvas.Dim...
wool; 137 (160 cm including fringes) x 93 cm sewn-in label: Export / Type of kilim: Łopian comb kilim / Designer’s name: Borkowska / Weaver’s name: Górecka
wool; 123 x 135 cm (151 cm including fringe) label: MADE IN POLAND / Jastrzębia / Janowska / JurkiewiczMaria Janowska (b. Warsaw, 1929). From 1947 to 1951, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Department of Textiles—under Prof. Eleonora Plutyńska, Mieczysław Szymański), and received her diploma in 1953. Her work focuses on textiles (kilim, tapestry). From 1951 to 1967, she ...
Silk jacquard (woven tapestry) based on a composition by F. Morgan, produced at the renowned Neyret Brothers workshop (markings in the lower corners: “MORGAN” and “NF”). The decorative genre scene depicts a multigenerational family gathered in a garden around a child at play. The work is rendered in a subtle, monochromatic color scheme characteristic of French woven reproductions from ...
wool; 146 x 102 cm (without fringe), 165 x 102 cm (with fringe)
linen, wool, sisalDimensions: 100 x 100 cmDescription on the reverse: 'Maria Maydanowicz | JURATA ZATOKA 1970 | tapestry | wool-sisal-linen | 100 x 102 | ONE-OF-A-KIND | POLAND' and signed: 'M.Maydanowicz'
Handmade cross-stitch embroidery depicting a picturesque mountain landscape with Alpine-style buildings, a mountain stream, and majestic, snow-capped peaks in the background. The composition is complemented by a coniferous forest and flowering trees, creating a decorative piece inspired by the Alpine landscape. The piece is mounted in a simple wooden frame. Technique: hand embroidery (cross-st...
wool; 147 x 200 cm two tags on the reverse: one sewn in, the other a paper tag from Cepelia Opole Cooperative of Folk and Artistic Handicrafts, 1970s–1980s Piotr Grabowski graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1957. He has been a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) since that same year. From 1957 to 1973, he worked at the State Center ...

Kilim

 
58 EUR
wool; 85 x 35 cm

Linen tablecloth

 
23 EUR
printed linen; remnants of a paper tagKarol Wójciak, known as Heródek (1892–1969) He was born and died in Lipnica Wielka in Orava. He was a shepherd, lived alone, and resided in a stable. Jerzy Darowski and Irena Wrońska met Heródek during a field trip for ethnographic research (1959). A few years later, Jan Bujak wrote about Heródek in *Przekrój*. From then on, this unassuming residen...

Double-warp fabric

 
139 EUR
wool; 148 x 222 cmThe double-warp weaving technique was introduced to Poland in the mid-18th century and was initially used to produce fabrics for manors and churches. In the 19th century, it took firm root in the villages of northeastern Poland, becoming, among other things, a key element of a young bride’s dowry.The technique experienced a great renaissance during the interwar and postwar ...
wool, 121 x 100.5 cm (138 cm including fringes) Preserved label: Coopexim/ Dom / Designer: Janowska / Weaver: PrzybyłewiczMaria Janowska (b. Warsaw, 1929). From 1947 to 1951, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Department of Textiles—Prof. Eleonora Plutyńska and Mieczysław Szymański); graduated in 1953. Her work focuses on textiles (kilims, tapestries). From 1951 to 1967, ...
Handmade cross-stitch embroidery depicting a composition of red poppies, white daisies, and blue cornflowers arranged in a clear glass vase. The piece is rendered in the classic still-life style and mounted behind glass in a decorative, gilded wooden frame. Dimensions with frame: 86.5 × 67 cm. Condition: good; visible damage to the paper backing on the reverse, which does not affect the view ...
wool; 196 x 56 cm (232 x 56 cm including fringes) "Makowianka," Folk and Artistic Handicrafts Cooperative in Maków Podhalański, second half of the 20th century
wool; 39 x 80 cm sewn-in label Zakopane Model Workshops; 2nd half of the 20th century
printed linen; 129 x 171 cm
wool; 82 x 66 cm sewn-in label: Export / Type of kilim: Fig Comb / Name: Country Roses / Designer’s name: Zydron / Weaver’s name: BednarczykShe worked in weaving (fabrics, tapestries), painting, and drawing. She was born in 1926 in Jodowniki and died in 2012 in Nowy Targ. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków from the Department of Painting in Czesław Rzepliński’s stud...
embroidery/fabricDimensions: 54 x 44 cmsigned on the back: 'MONIKA DROŻYŃSKA 2024'Exhibited“Samosiejki,” Hos Gallery, Warsaw, March 8–April 27, 2024 BiographyVisual artist, embroiderer, activist. A graduate and doctoral candidate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. A pioneer of embroidery techniques in contemporary art and textiles in public spaces. She is interested in language, w...
Material: technical fabric, rayon, felt, polyesterDimensions: 200 x 90 cmSignature: signed on the reverse, on the right, on the artist’s label: BOGNA JAROSZEWICZ-FOGLER / FROM THE SERIES: / TRAVEL NOTE – SCARF 3/2013 / 200 x 90 cm; and the artist’s stamp on the leftProvenanceOwned by the artist. ExhibitedWarsaw, Forma Gallery, Bogna Fogler, Anna Michniewicz. Conversation, May 13–June 1...
wool; 147 x 96.5 cm signed within the composition: BB label on the reverse: LANDSCAPE / 150 x 98 cm / visual artist / Bożena BIENIOWSKA-HOŁOWACZ / WARSAWA graduate of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Łódź. Graduated with a degree in painting and textiles in 1970 from the studio of Prof. Marian Jaeschke. Her creative interests focus on painting and textiles. Since 1978, member of CP...

Kilim, Cepelia

 
139 EUR
wool; 146 x 210 cm
printed linen; 219 x 151 cm label intact
printed linen; 160 x 132 cm paper tag preserved Krosnolen Linen Industry Plant, Krosno; 2nd half of the 20th century
wool, linen, sisal, StilonDimensions: 203 x 126 cmBibliographyA similar work is reproduced in the catalog: Lilla Kulka, *Tempus Omnia Revelat: Time Reveals All*, Kraków 2025, p. 103 BiographyShe graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in the second half of the 1960s and, in the early 1970s, also from the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań. She took classes in painting with...
Medium: woolDimensions: 134 x 167 cmSignature: signed and labeled on the artist’s tag: BARBARA PISULEWSKA / TAPESTRY - WOOL / SIZE 137 x 168 CM. / TITLE “THEATER” / YEAR 1991.ProvenanceWarsaw, private collection. Owned by the artist.
Decorative jacquard-tapestry fabric—first half of the 20th century—is an exceptionally thick, substantial, and luxurious material with a distinct texture. The pattern is woven directly on looms using multicolored threads, which gives it a unique, three-dimensional appearance. The fabric is characterized by rich ornamentation and subdued colors (beiges, browns, dusty pink, burgundy) and can...
Materials: wool, sisalDimensions: 138 x 94 cmSignature: signed and labeled on the artist’s tag: Title: “SHE and HE” / Artist: Aga Jakubowska-Rytel / Technique: original / Material: wool, sisal / Dimensions: 94 x 138 cm / - WARSAW 1973 -.ProvenanceOwned by the artist.
wool; 70 (92 cm with fringe) x 129 cm all labels
tapestry, kilim technique/wool, linenDimensions: 116 x 101 cmsigned with a tied monogram at the bottom of the composition: 'TD'BiographyPainter and printmaker; he also worked with artistic textiles, ceramics, and computer graphics. From 1946 to 1951, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, earning his diploma in 1953 under Prof. Jan Cybis. In 1951, he began teaching at the W...

Kilimek, Cepelia

 
35 EUR
wool; 25 x 30 cm
cotton, silk, hemp, linen, sisalDimensions: 130 x 97 cmOn the reverse side, a designer label with a description of the work: 'JOLANTA OWIDZKA | WARSAW 2017 | 130 x 97 cm | "IN JASTRZĘBIA GÓRA" | VERTICAL WARP: LINEN, SISAL, COTTON, HEMP, SILK. J. Owidzka'BiographyThe artist studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Kraków and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 1945 to 1950....