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Vintage Fashion, Textiles and Decorative Arts     Catalogue Online:   the-saleroom.com  /  cotswoldauction.co.uk  / easyliveauction.com Chapel Walk Saleroom Chapel Walk, Cheltenham GL50 3DS Tuesday, 1st November 10:00am Lot 264, Stephanie Smart, 'Rise and Fall of Empire' Early nineteenth century gentleman's frockcoat handcrafted from paper Est. £4,000-4,500    Lot 264 is one of six lots crafted by Stephanie Smart of the House of Embroidered Paper. This lot was inspired by the garments of Napoleon Bonaparte, and contains words written by the leader in his surrender letter and in correspondence with his wife Josephine. Meticulous detail, in-depth research and hours of painstaking quilling and crafting creates this captivating and thoughtful artwork. Lot 195, three lengths of seventeenth century tape lace Est. £80-150  This lot is one of nearly thirty lots of European antique lace, much of which dates to the seventeenth and eighteenth century, including bobbin and later machin

Pictures, Antiques and Interiors (Cirencester)

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  Pictures, Antiques and Interiors Catalogue Online:   the-saleroom.com  /  cotswoldauction.co.uk  / easyliveauction.com Bankside Saleroom Bankside Trade Park, Love Lane,  Cirencester GL7 1YG Tuesday and Wednesday 18th and 19th October 10:00am Gustav Kohler (1803-1881)  Portrait of an elderly woman with green floral shawl holding a book Est. £300-500      Lot 382, this near photorealistic portrait is amongst over one hundred and twenty picture lots, with a particularly strong watercolour section in this particular sale. Owen Scrubey Cotswold School Arts & Crafts dining table and chairs Est. £1000-1500 Designed by Cotswold School craftsman Owen Scrubey, this Arts and Crafts table is complete with six trellis back dining chairs. Scrubey's furniture is also in the collection of the Wilson Museum, Cheltenham. Chinese lidded vase Est. £100-150 With a double ring mark to the base, this is one of countless lots of pottery in our Asian collectables section, decorated in classic blue an