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Rippon Boswell’s major autumn sale in Wiesbaden, Germany on Saturday 29th November 2014 includes more than 260 lots of selected antique carpets, rugs, flatweaves, tapestries, embroideries and other textiles, as well as rare books.

On 18 November 2014, Christie’s New York will hold 'The Opulent Eye' sale of 19th century furniture, sculpture, works of art, ceramics, glass and carpets. There will be around 70 carpets amongst the 332 auction lots. Highlights include a striking east Anatolian rug with a…
Rachel Meek · 3 min
Bonhams are to hold a sale of African, Oceanic and Pre Columbian Art in New York, 12 November 2014.
Rachel Meek · 1 min'Undiscovered Minimalism', a selling exhibition at Böhmler, Munich shows the kelim collection of Werner Weber in Europe for the first time.

Asian Art dealer Michael Woerner will exhibit a group of six early Tibetan rugs, formerly from the Robert P. & Alice Piccus Collection, at Cologne Fine Art, Koelnmesse, 18th – 23rd November 2014.

On 26 November 2014 an imperial Yongle silk thangka from a private American collection will go on sale at Christie’s Hong Kong in the Important Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, with an estimate of HK$80,000,000.