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ARTIC Unveils New Islamic Galleries
The Art Institute of Chicago has unveiled its new galleries for Islamic art, meaning that the museum’s permanent collection is back on show for the first time since 2012.
Joseph V. McMullan Award 2014
Two winners of the most prestigious award in the field of oriental carpets, the Joseph V. McMullan Award have been announced for 2014.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Collection at Christie’s
The collection of Robert Hatfield Ellis will be sold at Christie's in March 2015. The distinguished connoisseur, dubbed the 'King of Ming by the New York Times, passed away in August 2014.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Burrell Collection's Wagner garden carpet exhibited at Bonhams in London
The Burrell Collection’s Wagner garden carpet is one of 50 highlights from the esteemed Glasgow collection on show at Bonhams New Bond Street showrooms, London, 15 December 2014 – 9 January 2015.
High-Flying Dragon carpet
A new mark for a Chinese carpet was set at Christie’s in New York on 11 December 2014, one of six world auction records set during the 'Exceptional Sale', by this Wanli period Ming Imperial double dragon carpet fragment. The carpet sold to an anonymous buyer within its…
