Antique VICTORIAN PILLOW ~ 19thC TAPESTRY ~ GILT Trim Start Price USD 120.00 Current Price USD 120.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 145.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 19, 2008 End Time Friday, August 29, 2008 Location New York City See more about 'Antique VICTORIAN PILLOW ~ 19thC TAPESTRY ~ GILT Trim ' Description DON’T*TELL*DADDY*THE*PRICE PRESENTS ~VICTORIAN~ROMANCE~ One Of A Kind Antique Textile Pillows and Purses Brought To You By One Of Ebay’s Founding Members WELCOME TO MY AUCTION Offered here for your consideration is another pillow from my Victorian range, that is newly made by myself with a mix of genuine antique and contemporary fabrics. The featured tapestry piece is a border fragment from a much larger verdure tapestry that dates to the late 1800s. This is one of the early machine woven tapestries and displays acanthus leaves and flowers within a self border that is typical to Aubusson design tapestry. Some new black velvet seemed the obvious choice to set around the tapestry and really makes it stand out. I really enjoyed picking the trim embellishments for this pillow as I was able to match up three different colors that are very distinct to the tapestry. The first is the green and metallic gold woven ribbon trim on the sides that dates to the mid 1800s. The green in this works so beautifully with the green in the tapestry. The second ribbon trim is all gold and also dates to the mid 1800s. If you have a look at my close-up you will see this tape has a thin strip of gold metal running its length. From my research I have learned that for many centuries real gold was often used for these tapes as they were destined to embellish vestments. *The Church* was as powerful as any of the nobility and just as wealthy, so they always had the most luxurious textiles of the times. Sadly many of these were burnt by people who were seeking to recover the gold content. I have no clue whether or not this tape has the real gold…more than likely not, but despite a few breaks in the gold strip it is still a beautiful trim and it matches perfectly with the tapestry. The final touch is the fabulous bronze silk tassel trim on the sides. This one I recovered from a velvet drapery set that dated around 1820. All these trims are antique and show a little wear but are in excellent condition for their age. The reverse side is more of the black velvet. This pillow has been filled with just the right amount of super soft fiber fill, and hand stitched closed. It measures approximately 18” x 14” not including the tassel trim. As with all my pillows, the seams are serged and it is completely lined front and back, with new unbleached cotton which stabilizes the antique tapestry, and helps reduce day to day stress. It will extend the life of this pillow so you can enjoy it for many years to come. It is very carefully constructed so you will have a true heirloom quality creation for the future. If you are one who appreciates and loves authentic antique textiles, this pillow will be a fabulous way to display some of the best in your home. I always use textiles that are in great condition for their *antiqueness* and any flaws will always be mentioned and pictured so there will be no unpleasant surprises. I also try to take many pictures so you can clearly see the quality of the item you are looking at, but if you require more please don’t hesitate to email me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many of the textiles I am using now are well over 100yrs old and commensurate with their age often have blemishes of some description. I try my best to work around these but occasionally the lesser ones must be included in order to make use of the textile. I feel these do not detract anything from the beauty or value, and actually add to the authentic feel. I will always mention anything significant. After a few years collecting these really antique pieces I have come to realize that it is very rare indeed to find an unblemished 18th or 19thC textile. Those are the ones I don’t dare cut. Back to the point at hand…if you are after a perfect showroom look rather than the character and charm of genuine antique, then possibly one of my new pillows would be a better choice for your bid rather than this one. This auction is for the one antique tapestry pillow described and pictured above only. IMPORTANT I welcome new members to Ebay….we were all new sometime. But if you have less than 10 positive feedback or excessive negatives you need to contact me before you bid so I can clarify the buying rules with you and make sure you understand your legal obligations regarding transactions. I reserve the right to cancel your bid if you do not contact me first. I will also have ebay cancel the transaction if you choose to go ahead with one of my buyitnow items without contacting me first. Thank you for your understanding.PAYMENTS...Payments must be made within 10 days. You will find me to be very reasonable regarding payments. I feel 10 days is a very generous time limit, HOWEVER if you are having some kind of difficulty or would like to make further arrangements all you need do is contact me and discuss this. COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO GOOD BUSINESS ON EBAY. If no payment or communication is received within 10 days I will lodge a non-paying-bidder dispute. NY residents to pay 8% NY State TaxSHIPPING Because my pillows are usually large I will always offer you the choice of shipping priority or parcel post. Parcel post takes a few more days but is sometimes significantly lower in cost. It is definitely something to consider if you are buying more than one pillow. Shipping to most parts of the US will be between $6 and $14 but please email me if you require an exact quote before bidding, or have any other questions. Please see my other auctions to view more pretty creations for you and your home.Because I have a large family I cannot get to the post office every single day. I usually ship twice a week, however if you are in a hurry to get your item please email me and I will do my best to send your item within 24hrs of payment. Again, communication is the key. Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you find a special treasure to fall in love with here. A Note On Ebay Fees I am about to enter my 11th year on ebay and feel compelled to write a little about some things that have changed. As buyers of handcrafted items I’m sure you like to have a wide variety of items to choose, from many different sellers. If you start to see less items and less sellers it probably has a lot to do with these changes ebay is making. Years ago it was the perfect venue for the part time seller to list a few items from time to time. Fees were fair, payment methods were varied, and the general atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Ebay encouraged sellers, and the simple brilliance of this new selling venue was enough to bring in millions of new shoppers every year without the need for expensive advertisements on TV. The last few years have seen a lot of unpleasant changes but the most recent ones are surely the breaker for many. Ebay made such a fuss recently about reducing listing fees by a small percentage but said very little about the very large raise in percentage of final value fees. It’s like they thought we would be celebrating so much, we wouldn’t realize we would actually be paying them much more. Its pretty sad to see that the ebay *powers that be* think we are that unintelligent. Its very disrespectful to the sellers, who are after all ebay’s income. To give buyers an idea of what we are up against, for example, if I sell a pillow for $55.00, ebay will be taking $8.00 to $10.00 of that. That includes my initial listing fees, a fee on the shipping cost, paypal fees and final value fees. Yes, lol, they charge us a percentage of the shipping the post office charges! They also make it very difficult to accept other forms of payment and some (competitors) are completely banned. So, combine this with the increasing cost of vintage fabrics, new fabrics and trims, shipping materials and the time put into making each item…you can see it’s an uphill battle to break even or make a small profit, and it’s a lot of work. These items don’t photograph and list themselves. As you consider my items and the prices I am charging please keep in mind that you are getting a quality item. I am a textile artist with a lifetime of formal and informal design and sewing experience and have always made my living with these skills. I closed my store many years ago as my family started to grow, and transferred my business online to this venue. I strive to create beautiful items that are of the highest quality and well worth the price. I hope ebay will make some positive changes soon because like you, I love to see variety and have a wide choice of sellers. I hate to see so many wonderfully creative people struggling to stay viable here. Please add me to your favorites list and also email me if you would like to be added to my mailing list. All pictures, backgrounds, designs and text on this page are the property of dont*tell*daddy*the*price. Place a Bid!