London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair 2022
After the 2021 online-only event, the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) is back in person next year at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London’s Battersea Park from 25-30 January 2022.
News: Caucasian rugs
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HALI London
Celebrating 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, HALI London was the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
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New carpet galleries at the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin
The new carpet galleries at the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin contextualise the collections while keeping its woven masterpieces centre stage.
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Collector Carpets at Henry’s, Mutterstadt, 8 December 2018
Henry’s Auktionshaus will be offering a selection of 416 lots at their special winter auction, ‘Collector Carpets’ on 8 December 2018.
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‘Antique Textile Art I’, Galleria Battilossi, Turin
Galleria Battilossi have opened a new showroom in Turin with an inaugural ‘Antique Textile Art I’ exhibition of exceptional antique textiles from a prominent private collection.
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‘A Collection of Collections’, Sotheby’s London, 6 November
Sotheby’s London sale on 6 November is led by a group of twenty-three carpets from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in Madrid. The consignment includes a handful of classical Ushak, Esfahan and Caucasian rugs and fragments, as well as some particularly good Chinese and East Turkestan rugs.
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Sartirana Textile Show
A selection of antique rug and textile galleries exhibited at Sartirana Textile Show, La Pila, Lomellina, 13-16 September 2018.
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Austria Auction Company, Vienna, 29 September
The Austria Auction Company sale at Palais Breuner in Vienna (and online through Live Auctioneers) on Saturday 29 September 2018 comprises 212 lots of mainly collectible rugs offered at very accessible starting prices. Here are some select highlights.
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Anatomy of an Object: Boteh Khila Prayer Rug
From HALI 195: Ralph Kaffel focuses on a Caucasian prayer rug with the ‘Boteh Khila’ design
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Collector Carpets and Textiles, Henry’s, Mutterstadt, Germany, 9 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Henry’s Auktionshaus’s large summer sale of ‘Collector Carpets and Textiles’.
