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LACMA acquires rare Balinese painting
The LACMA has acquired an exceptional Balinese painting depicting The Temptation of Arjuna, from the estate of renowned Indian art historian Ananda Coomaraswamy.
English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century at the MAK, Vienna
'A Shot of Rhythm and Colour: English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century', at the Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna Until 13 October 2013, offers a representative survey of the MAK's major collection of European Arts & Crafts textiles
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Suzani Stars at Skinner's
Top lot in Skinner's Boston sale of Oriental Rugs and Carpets on 11 May was lot 118, this high class Shahrisyabz embroidery, with the classic four and one design in both field and border, which fetched $50,000 against a paltry estimate of just $2,000-3.000. While not a world…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Morris & Co. Embroidery at Christie's in London
On May Day 2013, in Christie’s London sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, two English Arts & Crafts Movement embroideries closely associated with William Morris and his daughter May Morris were sold for significant prices.
A Carbon-14 Primer by Christine Prior
Carbon-14 dating has become the subject of intense debate in the antiques world – but how many people really know how it works or what it can and cannot determine? Dr Christine Prior of the Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory offers a concise guide
