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Nagel’s 40th Anniversary and other September Rug Sales
The European rug auction scene, after its long summer break, gets back in the swing of things.
Hammersmith carpet falls short of its own record
This handsome Morris & Co 'Hammersmith' Carpet, designed by J.H. Dearle around the time of William Morris's death in the mid-1890s, failed to beat its own world record price for a Morris & Co carpet, including those designed by the master himself. Once the property of the…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Rug and Textile Results from Christie's and Bonhams, London April 2015
Results from Christie's and Bonham's from day one of Islamic Art Week London, 21 April 2015
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Rugs & Carpets at Nagel
The star piece of the upcoming Rugs & Carpets, Ethnographic Art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on 24 March is lot 25, a Tekke animal tree asmalyk. From the collection of former Stuttgart district Court councillor Burkhardt, it is a new discovery, becoming one of only 14 known…
Of Royal and Noble Descent, Sotheby's London, 24 February
Among the wide range of consignments, including paintings, furniture, silver, ceramics, jewellery, objets d’art, and luxury curiosities, 'all descending from or with a strong connection to royal and aristocratic European collections', to be offered in Sotheby's 'Of Royal and…
