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'Polonaise' Carpets: Inside Three Decades of Record-Breaking Persian Carpet Auction Prices
'Polonaise' carpets have dominated Persian carpet auctions for decades, from King Umberto II's silk carpet to the record-breaking Pommersfelden rugs. This review traces their unrivalled price history — one glimpse into HALI's rich archive of sale and provenance data.
London rug sale brought forward
The Spring Islamic Week sale of 'Rugs and Carpets including Distinguished Collections' at Sotheby's in New Bond Street has been brought forward by one day to avoid a clash with Islamic and Orientalist art sales. The sale, now scheduled for the afternoon of Monday 23 April…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 25 November 2017
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Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Bonhams Islamic Week Textiles, 23 October 2017
Over the years, Bonhams' twice-yearly auctions of Islamic and Indian Art in London have been a steady, if not prolific, source of good antique textiles. This autumn's sale on Monday 23 Octobe r is no exception, with a number of interesting examples on offer at competitive…
An Ottoman Çatma at Sotheby's, London
This large Ottoman voided silk velvet and metal-thread panel ( çatma ) panel, made in Bursa or Istanbul in the late 16th century, is one of the few textiles in Sotheby's London sale of 'Arts of the Islamic world' on 25 October 2017. Estimated at £80-120,000, it measures 162…
