Embroidered Ceremonial Chakla Cloth Textile India Saurashtra Community Gujarat

  
We are a Greek/English family-run business established in the UK in 2011. Since then we have built up a large collection of unique items.

Hand-picked from private collectors sales. Our choice of items is based on quality, craftsmanship, cultural interest and beauty. We research every single item and aim to provide as much information as possible about its history and provenance.

As well as understanding Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French, so please do communicate without fear for any questions you may have. We are here to help and provide any information you need at all times. We have been packing and sending items abroad for many years and have successfully delivered even the most fragile pieces including Venetian mirrors, carved chairs and arabesque tables. Embroidered Ceremonial Chakla Cloth Textile India Saurashtra Community Gujarat. The embroidery is worked with silk in geometric stitch on linen in red, gold, green, orange, blue, and decorated with mirrors and used for wedding ceremonies.

Few Losses of the silk embroidery, age and use related staining but generally good and strong. In the summer of 2013 our shop featured in the BBC series Antiques Road Trip; we have also worked with prop-masters and costume designers in the film industry, supplying jewellery and antiques for productions such as Mr Holmes (with Ian Mckellan), Viceroy's House (directed by Gurinder Chadha), the upcoming Disney production Maleficient II, and the TV series Downton Abbey.