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Australian War Memorial in Canberra buys Enver Pasha’s ‘Gallipoli’ rug at auction
The sale of the Jacques Cadry Collection of oriental carpets, manuscripts and icons at Mossgreen Auctions in Sydney on 2 April 2017 set new records for sales in Australia and pointed to some emerging trends. Susan Scollay reports : Jacques Cadry (1910–2003) was a Persian-born…
Sartirana Textile Show 2016
An album of photos from the 2016 edition of Sartirana Textile Show, which took place 14-18 September in Lomellina, Italy.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) 14-17 April 2016
LARTA, the London specialist event for period rugs, carpets, tapestries and textiles, returns for the fifth year to The Showroom in Penfold Street.
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
Henry’s, Mutterstadt, 7 November 2015
Over the last couple of years, Henry’s auctioneers in the ancient German Rhineland city of Mutterstadt have emerged as enthusiastic international purveyors of traditional old and antique oriental carpets. Their sixth sale comprises pile rugs, kilims and sumakhs from most of…
Sotheby’s London, 3 November 2015, ‘Rugs and Carpets from Distinguished Collections’
‘Rugs and Carpets from Distinguished Collections’ at Sotheby’s in London on 3 November 2015 marks a return to the auctioneer’s New Bond Street rooms for sales dedicated to oriental rugs, carpets and associated textiles.
