Antique Handmade Tumbling Blocks Silk Patchwork Quilt made with Cravat & Scarf Silks: C1910/20 Britain antique painting It has depictions of young

It has depictions of young men standing in a flower strewn garden among pointed cypress trees

with a decorative border running along all four sides

A beautiful soft magenta silk brocade coat or chapan from the Turkmen of Turkmenistan dating from the early 20th century around 1900

Included is a smaller panel of the same silk brocade 62 long x 52cm wide

Antique Handmade Tumbling Blocks Silk Patchwork Quilt made with Cravat & Scarf Silks: C1910/20 Britain antique painting It has depictions of youngA superb handmade patchwork quilt made from cravat, tie and scarf silks. Possibly made by a tailor using the off cuts of his trade and dating from the early 29th century. The quilt has a strong graphic design known as tumbling blocks which created a three dimensional optical illusion. This quilt would work very well as a wall hanging, especially against a dark colour wall. An extraordinary piece that would suit most interior settings both traditional