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A Pair of Pilaster Hangings

17th century
Sold 20 October 2026 · Textile Antiques
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Description

Italian or Spanish, circa 1680

The cloth of gold ground consisting of gold lamella threads against woven yellow silk, with rosettes and strapwork in appliquéd burgundy silk velvet edged with couched gold thread, stitched through a linen backing.

Date of Manufacture

Textile Antiques has dated these Antique Velvet Pilaster Hangings to the 17th Century.

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136cm (53.54")
Width
54cm (21.26")
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SA1154919
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Description
Italian or Spanish, circa 1680

The cloth of gold ground consisting of gold lamella threads against woven yellow silk, with rosettes and strapwork in appliquéd burgundy silk velvet edged with couched gold thread, stitched through a linen backing.

Date of Manufacture

Textile Antiques has dated these Antique Velvet Pilaster Hangings to the 17th Century.

Height
136cm (53.54")
Width
54cm (21.26")
Reference Numbers
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SA1154919
Dealers Internal Ref
P2
Textile Antiques
Textile Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2025

Fine european textiles and tapestries of the period spanning the 15th century to the early 20th century.

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A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground. SOLD20 OCT 26
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Archive I A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground. SOLD20 OCT 26

A Pair of Pilaster Hangings

Archive II A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground. View II
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Archive IV A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground. View IV
Archive V A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground. View V
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A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground.
A pair of pilaster hangings
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A pair of long vertical antique textile panels featuring crimson red velvet strapwork and floral motifs on a gold woven ground.
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  • ObjectWall Hangings
  • Period17th century
  • StyleBaroque
  • MaterialSilk, Velvet, Gold Thread
  • ColourCrimson and Gold
  • MotifsStrapwork, Voided velvet pattern, Floral rosettes
  • SizeH 136 cm (54 in) x W 54 cm (21 in)

These seventeenth century wall hangings are a matched pair of Italian or Spanish pilaster panels in the Baroque style. Each narrow textile panel displays a woven yellow silk and gold lamella ground with applied burgundy red velvet strapwork, floral rosettes and a voided pattern, all edged in couched gold thread and backed by linen. The photograph shows symmetrical vertical columns of scrolling strapwork framing repeating floral motifs against a shimmering yellow and crimson surface. These vertical hangings measure 136 cm high and 54 cm wide, perfectly proportioned for display in a formal interior. In a contemporary home, this pair suits placement on a narrow wall space, within a hallway, or flanking architectural features in a reception room to introduce historical texture and a refined French chateau aesthetic. The sophisticated palette of crimson and gold brings warmth and understated grandeur to traditional and transitional schemes alike, hanging vertically to draw the eye upward and enhance room proportions. Each panel provides an authentic touch of period craftsmanship for collectors of fine historic textiles.

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Pilaster hangings are narrow, decorative fabric panels originally created to line architectural columns or wall sections in grand European residences. Popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, these textiles added warmth, acoustic dampening, and architectural emphasis to stone interiors.

Historically, high-status pilaster panels were woven using silk, metallic threads of gold or silver, and cut velvet. Techniques such as voided velvet created raised plush motifs against a contrasting flat or brocaded metallic ground.

Authentic antique velvet panels often show evidence of hand-weaving, including slight irregularities in warp and weft tension and subtle variations in pile density. Inspecting the reverse side typically reveals hand-stitched construction, natural silk wear, and aged metallic thread oxidisation.

Long, narrow textile panels can be mounted on neutral backing boards or framed behind protective glass to highlight vertical architectural spaces. They function effectively mounted within narrow alcoves, flanking a large mirror, or positioned along a hallway wall.

Historic textiles should be displayed away from direct sunlight and high humidity to prevent organic fibre degradation and fading. Professional conservators recommend mounting panels on acid-free materials and avoiding direct cleaning solvents or unshielded vacuuming.
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