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Held in a picturesque 14th century castle and the old rice mill, La Pila, Sartirana’s tenth anniversary brings together an abundance of rug and textile exhibitors.
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Lucy Upward
·2 min read·09 Sept 2014·
Held in a picturesque 14th century castle and the old rice mill, La Pila, Sartirana’s tenthanniversary brings together an abundance of rug and textile exhibitors. Organised by Alberto Boralevi, the show will run from Wednesday 10 September 2014 through Sunday 14 September at La Pila in Sartirana Castle, Lomellina, about an hour's drive from Milan.
The programme is rich in textile art exhibitions and the ever popular Tea Time Textile Talks will also return to discuss topics including Italian Rugs, sofrehs and kilims, and ‘Noi donner di Tehran’, a book by Farian Sabahi. This year’s show also features three side exhibitions ‘Antique Peasant Rugs from Sardinia, Abruzzi and other Areas of Southern Italy’, ‘Design rugs signed MEMPHIS’ and David Sorgato’s ‘Boucherouite’.
Wednesday 10 September 6pm - 10pm Thursday 11 September & Friday 12 September 11am - 8pm Saturday 13 September 10am - 10pm Sunday 14 September 10am - 7pm
This year’s exhibitors include several Italian and international antique rug and textile dealers. Galerie Arabesque, Anatolian/Ufuklar Halicilik, Alberto Boralevi, David Sorgato, Mollaian, Memarian, Edoardo Marino, Apadana Gallery, Galerie Emir, Caesar Shepherd Rug Gallery, Augusto Rillosi, Seltene Orientteppiche, Kamoo Gallery, Chanteh by Kami, Igor Honkanen, Zamani, Serkan Sari and Carpet Collector will all showcase their carpets and textiles at this years show.
Click the image to see Alberto Boralevi's article on a rare Italian peasant rug that will be shown at Sartirana
Galerie Arabesque - Safavid Brocade, 17th century, Iran
Galerie Arabesque - Tang Fragment, China, 8th century
Galerie Arabesque - Tunisian veil, 19th century
Galerie Arabesque - Kangxi vase, 18th century, Chinese Imari
Anatolian/Ufuklar Halicilik - Bergama rug, 0.94 x 0.94 cm
Anatolian/Ufuklar Halicilik - Karakecili rug, circa 1890
Anatolian/Ufuklar Halicilik - Shirvan rug, Caucasus, circa 1850, 3.30 x 1.85m
