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‘Carpets and Textiles from Distinguished Collections’ at Sotheby’s in New York on 1 October 2015 is a compact sale – just 194 lots – full of old friends of good quality and provenance.
LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair is currently taking place in Berkeley Square, London. Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer selects some textile highlights
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
This year’s busy autumn Islamic week sales in London are set to begin on 6 October. HALI reviews the textile offerings from the three main auction houses
Malin Lonnberg · 4 min
The London autumn Islamic sales are drawing near. In terms of rugs and carpets, this year Christie’s is the main player.

Anahita – Arts of Asia opened on Schlüterstraße 16 in Berlin on 4 September 2015. Founded by Anahita Sadighi, the new gallery features the antique arts of Asia in the form of paintings, ceramics, textiles and furniture from an expansive geographic area extending from ancient…

The European rug auction scene, after its long summer break, gets back in the swing of things.