Textiles auctions

Kazimiera Kisiel. Tapestry “The Enchanted Horse-Drawn Carriage.” A unique piece of artistic tapestry featuring an interesting depiction of Kraków’s Main Square. 1960s—produced by one of Kraków’s cooperatives. Condition: very good minus: one small tear in the center of the tapestry. Dimensions: 110x80 cm Very rare. If you have any doubts, uncertainties, or questions regarding the it...
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.
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.

Sumac

 
35 EUR
wool; 65 x 50 cm (90 x 25 cm including fringe)
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Height x width: 155 x 105 cm Item condition grading: *** fair.The lot has defects and shortcomings.
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.
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: 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.
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...
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: 135 x 76 cm Item condition grading: *** fair.The lot has defects and shortcomings.
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 ...
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.
wool on cotton, natural dyes, 170 x 117 cm; Cuba Sumak pattern. Azerbaijan, first half of the 20th century. A rug featuring the so-called Cuba Sumak pattern, with three central octagonal medallions decorated with star motifs; the open spaces of the central field are filled with geometric cartouches and stylized, simplified zoomorphic motifs—depictions of birds and flowers; the whole piece fe...

Farahan Rug

 
462 EUR
wool on cotton, natural dyes, hand-woven (Ghiordes technique); 210 x 130 cm; Persia, early 20th century The central field, with distinct corners, is filled with one of the most popular decorative motifs used in Persian carpet weaving, known as the Herat pattern—composed of a rhombus surrounded by serrated leaves. The main border features a floral motif. The rug is rendered in shades of red, ...
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.
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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...

Double-warp fabric

 
162 EUR
wool; 140 x 220 cm

Podlasie Kilim

 
58 EUR
wool; 224.5 x 139.5 cm
tapestry, linen warp, dyed wool, 97.5 x 152 cm; signed lower right: GP; label on the reverse: Cepelia Opolska – Opole Workers’ Cooperative for Folk and Artistic Handicrafts, 1972
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.
wool; 148 x 118 cm; signed lower right: JR; inscribed on the reverse: Title: “SKRZYDŁA” / Artist: Aga Jakubowska-Rytel / Dimensions: 118 x 148 cm / WARSAW 1978.
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.
wool, linenDimensions: 215 x 155 cmlabel with a description of the workConditionmissing tassels
wool on wool, Aubusson technique, natural dyes; 238.5 x 212 cm. Germany, Munich, early 20th century (after 1908). In the foreground, a stonemason holding a hammer is repairing a low wall along the riverbank; next to the worker is a toolbox guarded by a small white dog. In the background is a bridge; to the left, a chestnut tree with a lush crown. In the background, buildings among the trees, a...
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...

Kilim

 
0 EUR
linen, woolDimensions: 103 x 210 cmConditionmissing sections in the fringe, signs of wear
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...
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'
wool; paper tag still attached "Makowianka" Folk and Artistic Handicrafts Cooperative in Maków Podhalański; second half of the 20th century

Kilim

 
0 EUR
wool, linenDimensions: 98 x 194 cm
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...
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.

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; 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 ...

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...
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....
tapestry, mixed media/sisal, wool, Stilon, linenDimensions: 300 x 140 cmSigned, dated, and described on the artist’s label: JOLANTA OWIDZKA | WARSAW 1985–93 | "EXPLOSION OF WHITE FORMS" | 140 X 300 cm / "WHITE FORMS EXPLOSION" | VERTICAL WARP: LINEN; WOOL·SISAL·STILON· | HIGH WARP·LINEN; WOOL·SISAL·STILON/ TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: DANUTA ŻELAZKO-SZALA. | J. Owidzka'Bibliography“Jolant...
woolDimensions: 170 x 73 cmSigned with a combined monogram at the bottom: 'JH' and on the reverse, a description of the work: 'POLAND 82-300 ELBLĄG ul. SŁONECZNA 71 m 9' | JANUSZ TKANKOWSKI | ORGANIST | wool 170 x 73 cm'
linen, woolDimensions: 100 x 200 cmsewn-in description of the workConditionslight wear, signs of use
kilim/woolDimensions: 163 x 235 cmConditionsigns of wear, slight discoloration
sisalDimensions: 120 x 85 cmSigned on the reverse with a combined monogram: 'MF' and the following text: 'Gdynia, L. Staffa St. 1318, apt. 9 | Sisal fabric | from the "Faces" series | Marian Feliński | Visual Artist'Conditiontraces of discoloration in the upper right corner
tapestry/wool, linenDimensions: 240 x 200 cmSigned, dated, and inscribed on the reverse: 'ANDRZEJ RAJCH | 21-224 ŁÓDŹ, POLAND, ALEKSANDROWSKA 120 M 60 | "GRACJE 23" WOOL 240 x 200, 1990"BiographyHe is a graduate of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Łódź. Since 1973, he has worked at his alma mater; he is currently the head of the Department of Textile Design. He works in the fields...
embroidered canvas; 74 x 133 cm
fabricDimensions: 280 x 88 cmA piece of hand-painted curtain fabric, decorated with a striped pattern featuring twigs and plants. The composition features a color palette of blue, green, light blue, and orange, giving it a decorative look.
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; 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
printed linen; 160 x 132 cm paper tag preserved Krosnolen Linen Industry Plant, Krosno; 2nd half of the 20th century
tapestry/fabric, plasticDimensions: 140 x 242 cmOn the reverse: 'MARIA WĘGRZYNIAK-SZCZEPKOWSKA "SPACE" 140x240 cm 2014'BiographyMaria Węgrzyniak-Szczepkowska (b. 1954) is a visual artist and historian of philosophy, known for her unique approach to contemporary textile art. Her distinctive, original tapestries combine traditional weaving techniques with an innovative use of unconventional ma...
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.
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...
table runner: cotton and linen; 70 x 130.5 cm, preserved label: "Opocznianka" People's and Artistic Handicrafts Cooperative in Opoczno / Name: Cotton-Linen Table Runner tablecloth: linen; 80 x 80 cm, preserved label: (Replacement label). "Opocznianka" Cooperative for Folk and Artistic Crafts in Opoczno / Product name: Linen tablecloth
printed linen label still attached
printed linen; 129 x 171 cm
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 ...