Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Anatomy of an Object: A Baharlu/Ainalu Carpet
Although unsigned, this grand Khamseh Confederacy carpet, of unusually large size and great artistic merit, was likely made for a tribal khan by a weaver of the Baharlu or Ainalu tribes.
'Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century'
Christie's Louise Broadhurst spots spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Florence.
David Young · 1 min
Collector Carpets and Textiles, Henry’s, Mutterstadt, Germany, 9 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Henry’s Auktionshaus’s large summer sale of 'Collector Carpets and Textiles'.
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
Tehran's Treasure Trove
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…
Major Spring Auction, Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 2 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Rippon Boswell's Major Spring Auction.
