Part of a large collection we recently acquired. This book contains 1510 samples in total with a wide range of colors, styles and designs and includes silk brocades, ikat, silk and metallic brocades and some amazing silk velvets. Perfect study pieces or for reproduction. Photos are a good representation of actual color and condition.
Taken from Wikipedia:
Nicolas Yemeniz was a manufacturer of silk fabrics for furniture and a bibliophile naturalized French in 1817, born in September 1781 (according to his naturalization certificate) or April 15, 1783 (according to his marriage certificate) in the island of Chalkis-les-Constantinople (now Heybeliada, Turkey) and died on April 30, 1871 in Lyon. He came from an ancient aristocratic Phanariote family.
Measurements
32 pages in this book with 1510 samples
Samples range in size from 2 cm x 1 cm to 15 cm x 7.5 cm
The majority of the pieces are 3.5 cm x 2 cm
Samples are complete designs and intened for reproducing.
Condition
The pages are worn and tattered through time and bascially what you would expenct on an item over 200 years old. The samples are in surprisingly good condition for the most part but on some of the samples you will see some age and some discoloration.
Shipping
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Sample Book Nicolas Yemeniz Silks,Velvets,Brocade Early 19th Century 1510 Sample
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