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Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Henry’s Auktionshaus’s large summer sale of 'Collector Carpets and Textiles'.

For its first forty years of existence, external circumstances prevented the Carpet Museum of Iran from revealing its treasures to the world. This year, however, a major exhibition brought the institution back to life. Hadi Maktabi reports on the show and what it means for…
David Young · 17 min
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Rippon Boswell's Major Spring Auction.
David Young · 4 min
HALI's Executive Editor, Daniel Shaffer, reviews the results of Sotheby’s ‘Rugs and Carpets including Distinguished Collections’ sale on 23 April 2018 in London.

Significant rugs and textiles are not limited to specialised auctions or even Islamic and Asian art sales. A case in point is the upcoming Important Design auction at Bonhams in London on 25 April 2018.

A selection from the collection of Chinese rugs of the New York-based Antique Rug Studio will be exhibited at the China (Qinghai) International Carpet Exhibition in Xining in June 2018. This article introduces the different types of carpets made for the domestic and export…