Pair of Antique Gilt Buckles, Owls and Dogs: France C19th chinoiserie pelmet Each month woven with the

Each month woven with the sign of the Zodiac and the corresponding deity

We have spent a week repairing and making good most of the damaged and worn patches using silks from the same era

This is all original to the piece

Dating form the 1950s a vintage design based on earlier toile de Jouey designs

From Turkey comes this full length Ottoman ‘entari’ robe or coat

Pair of Antique Gilt Buckles, Owls and Dogs: France C19th chinoiserie pelmet Each month woven with theDating from the mid 19th century, and from a specialist collection of buckles and buttons, a pair of gilt metal buckles or cloak fastenings. One pair in old silver or pewter gilt depicts a pair of owls, which fasten together with a hidden hook and eye on the reverse. The dogs, French bulldogs? are made in an old gold gilt metal and are slightly larger in size. Both date from the mid 19th century and are on their original sample card with hand written