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Volkmann-Treffen 2014, Berlin
This weekend, 24 – 26 October the annual Volkmann-Treffen 2014 will take place in Berlin. This year the topic is tents, inspired by the Türckische Cammer in Dresden.
Carpets and Asian Art at Van Ham, Cologne
On 5 December, 2014, the first sale of ‘Carpets and Tapestries’ to be held at Cologne auctioneer Van Ham’ s new location at 2 Hitzelerstrasse, will include an outstanding early 18th century silk carpet from the Tarim Basin in Eastern Turkestan (modern Xinjiang). This rare…
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
‘A Life in Colour’ at Naziri, Hamburg
Lila Valadan and Weddad Naziri have announced their first exhibition of Persian nomad rugs, ‘A Life in Colour’. From Friday 31st October 2014 at M. Naziri OHG’s newly redecorated warehouse in the Hamburg free port (Brooktorkai 15) they will be showing 64 selected pieces from…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam 2014
This weekend, 23–26 October 2014, sees twenty dealers from the Netherlands and abroad gather in the cloisters of De Duif Church on the Prinsengracht for Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam 2014.
San Francisco ARTS Postscript
In the world of antique rugs and textile art, the events of the past week in San Francisco may have heralded the dawn of a new reality, and not an unpleasant or perilous one at all. With the slow registration of dealers in attendance at ARTS, there were fears for the future…
