Depicts Greek woman from the War of Independence, or possibly queen Amalia.
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From Pesaro, Italy; decorated with two-headed eagle.
Written decoration portraying king Constantine and queen Sofia. The depiction is crowned by four roses.
Woven material consisting of three sheets. The middle one is 61cm wide, crafted with uniform warp and weft in dark blue color. The decoration refers to eastern weaving. The pointed arch dominates the decorated surface. Portrayed below is the tree of life surrounded by roses. On its base, the bride and groom are depicted on horses, positioned face-to-face on top of a small tree of life. The centre of the vertical axis of the decoration is dominated by a diamond-shaped design.
Woven blanket (khrami) for built-in sofa, consisting of two sheets. Its surface is covered by golden yellow and red mice, placed diagonally, evolving on dark background. The decoration is framed by golden yellow thorns as inward edging; two-headed eagles of alternating color evolve to a parallel direction towards the decoration. This is followed by decoration of zigzag edging, while repeating mug motifs evolve on orange background.
Woven blanket (khrami) for built-in sofa, consisting of two sheets. Its main surface is undecorated. Cherries in alternating color evolve on the two narrow sides, framed by chainlike edging with cross. With fringed edge on both ends.
Woven blanket (khrami) for narrow built-in sofa, consisting of three sheets with especially frugal decoration. The central sheet, the plain, is in bright red color, decorated with spaced stylized motifs, such as the snail and the tortoise. The two narrow side sheets are in dark bleu warp, dominated by the motif of the two-headed eagle in golden yellow, dark red and blue colors.
Woven material consisting of three sheets. The middle one is 61cm wide, crafted with uniform warp and weft in dark blue color. The decoration refers to eastern weaving. The pointed arch dominates the decorated surface. Portrayed below is the tree of life surrounded by roses. On its base, the bride and groom are depicted on horses, positioned face-to-face on top of a small tree of life. The centre of the vertical axis of the decoration is dominated by a diamond-shaped design with a two-headed eagle in its centre. The decoration is complemented by animals and stylized floral motifs. An evzone is portrayed between coffee pots at the bas of the central axis. The two side sheets are decorated by a double row of little girls surrounded by diamonds of jagged outline.
Memento of the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913. It portrays an armed Macedon fighter. With perforated lacelike decoration in the rim. It was made in 1914 at the Baranovka-based, Ukraine porcelain factory owned by the Gryparis family, originating from the Greek island of Mykonos.
Woven rug consisting of five sheets. The plain, the central piece of decoration, is in the form of checkerboard, woven on green background. The predominant decorative motif is the Achelous River (or, aspropotamos [white river]), highlighted by the use of white cotton yarn. The two outer sheets are in red warp and carry a row of the two-headed eagle pattern with jagged edge with apple; separated from the parallel line by flower pots.
Commemorative plate of the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, portraying King Constantine Victor (Niketis) in the centre. It was made in Italy by Societa Ceramic Richard.
Woven blanket (khrami) for narrow built-in sofa, crafted in blue warp. The frugal decoration with square chainlike edge in the centre is framed by an unadorned section. All around it, the decoration evolves with the use the chiavrapattern, in bright orange color. The outward edging surrounding the entire piece is adorned with chainlike edge with apple.
Woven blanket (khrami) for narrow built-in sofa, crafted in blue warp. The frugal decoration with square chainlike edge in the centre is framed by an unadorned section. All around it, the decoration evolves with the use the chiavrapattern, in bright orange color. The outward edging surrounding the entire piece is adorned with chainlike edge with apple.
Kütahya type commemorative plate. It was offered to Evangelos Averoff-Tossizzas during his visit to Asia Minor as Foreign minister in 1959.
Woven blanket (khrami) for built-in sofa, consisting of two sheets. Its main surface is undecorated. Cherries in alternating color evolve on the two narrow sides, framed by chainlike edging with cross. With fringed edge on both ends.
Commemorative plate of the Holocaust of the Arkadi Monastery, Crete. It was made in England in 1868 ordered by Syros-based trader D. Ch. Argyropoulos.
