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9 days of top tier gallery exhibitions, auctions, lectures and special events celebrating Asian art.

The Courtauld Gallery, London will stage an exhibition of art from the Islamic world from 20 February to 18 May 2014 centred around an incredibly intricate metalwork bag.
Rachel Meek · 2 minThe personal collection of D’Elsa Schiaparelli, entrusted to Christie’s by her granddaughter Marisa Berenson, was sold at their Paris saleroom on 23 January 2014, achieving a total of €1,683,750.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
This exhibition in Amsterdam from 1 March to 5 September 2014 will showcase over 250 objects, discovered by Russian expeditions, that span centuries of trade between East and West.

Bonhams Art of the South Seas auction in San Francisco on Sunday 9 February 2014 features an array of masks, shields, clubs, paddles and other South Seas artefacts. Amongst them, an incredible headband from Papua New Guinea constructed from multiple exoskeletons of the native…

Classical Egyptian, Persian, Turkish and Indian carpets are highlights of the new presentation of one of the world’s best-known and most valuable collections; soon to be housed in a purpose built ‘spatial concept’ designed by Michael Embacher.