An exciting sale comprising some wonderful consignments from around the UK, including:
Lots 2035-2054: from the Collection of Peta Smyth, who recently closed the doors of her Pimlico, London shop from which she had been trading for over 40 years, selling early tapestries, silks and passementerie etc.
Lots 2081-2088: from the Shawl Collection of Helen Hoyte MBE, an expert on the Norwich shawl making industry and responsible for co-founding the Costume & Textile Association with Pamela Clabburn.
Lots 2193-2200: a Private Collection of Samplers.
Lots 2202-2275: from the Late Robert Bogdan, Barra Castle, Aberdeen, a fascinating gentleman who inherited a wealth of textiles and costume from earlier generations.