Rare 18th century embroideries from Skyros, Naxos and Siphnos at Cypria Auctions

Among the highlights of the forthcoming Cypria Auctions sale in Nicosia is a small group of rare eighteenth-century embroideries from Skyros, Naxos and Siphnos, representing three distinct textile traditions of the Aegean.

Created in different island communities yet sharing a common Mediterranean heritage, the works reveal the remarkable diversity of Greek embroidery traditions and the unique visual languages that developed across the islands over centuries. Supported by published scholarship...