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Sotheby’s auction in New York on 12 April 2016 of 282 lots of ‘European Decorative Arts from Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts’ includes a substantial number of carpets, tapestries and textiles from both East and West.

An exhibition of rugs from the Amadi Collection and architectural pottery opens tomorrow – Thursday 17 March – at The Palos Verdes Art Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
At Asia Week New York, 10-20 March 2016, both Alan Kennedy, formerly of Paris but now relocated to California, and Milan’s Carlo Cristi are showing textiles among other Asian art objects.
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
The annual British Antique Dealers Association Fair is open until 15 March at Duke of York Square on London's King’s Road. “The BADA Fair represents our aspirational community for fine art, design and antiques, providing an outstanding opportunity for collectors to meet and…

A selection of carpets from The Nazmiyal Collection, one of New York's leading antique and vintage rug galleries, will be sold by Bonhams New York on 4 April

A special (by appointment) exhibition at Gail Martin Gallery during Asia Week New York, 10-19 March 2016, will focus on Asian and Central Asian textiles along with the work of contemporary textile artist Polly Barton.