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Some antique carpet and textile highlights at Rippon Boswell's 30 November 2013 auction
The Friday afternoon viewing on 29 November 2013 was rather less well-attended than for past sales, but by the opening of the auction on the afternoon of Saturday 30th November, Rippon Boswell 's Friedrichstrasse saleroom in Wiesbaden was reasonably full. Our impression,…
Transylvania's carpet treasures come to Gdansk, Poland
Two dozen important Turkish rugs from the collection of the Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu, Romania will be on display at the National Museum of Gdansk, Poland from 16th November 2013 to 16th February 2014.
Daniel Shaffer · 7 min
Van Ham Cologne, Rugs & Tapestries auction, 30 October
Van Ham's auction of Rugs and Tapestries in Cologne, Germany, on 30 October 2013, will be open for bidding online. The preview will be from 26 - 29 October. The sale includes a large selection of reasonably priced rugs and carpets at a venue which has been a happy hunting…
Lucy Upward · 1 min
Koller Zürich Autumn carpet auction, 19 September 2013
Among the 120 diverse lots in Koller's carpet sale in Zurich on 19 September 2013 are a number of attractive and interesting tribal and village rugs, not all in prime condition, but generally at enticingly low estimates, as well as a dramatic Uzbek suzani.
Webb's New Zealand: Art of Africa, Oceania (and the Americas), 14 September 2013
Webb's auction house, Auckland, are to sell a diverse range of tribal and oceanic art, taking place Saturday 14 September, 2013 including an array of items from the cultures of Africa, Australia and the Americas.
