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Auktionshaus Homm will hold an auction of rugs and carpets in Oberursel, Germany, on 27 June 2015, 6pm local time. Featured is a good selection of Persian town carpets at inviting estimates. The star piece of the sale is lot 502 (below), a silk Heriz rug from the mid…

Asian Art in Brussels (AAB) will take place 10-14 June 2015 in the Belgian capital in conjunction with Brussels Ancient Art Fair (BAAF) and Brussels non-European Art Fair (BRUNEAF).
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
Highlights from the upcoming Rippon Boswell auction.
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
HALI returns to the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair in London with a select group of exhibitors and a series of curated talks. Download your complimentary ticket here.

The HALI Tour to Armenia in September 2015 will highlight the textile and rug traditions of this ancient nation.

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of the well-known tribal rug dealer Michael Craycraft, a genuine, if often highly opinionated and intuitive, expert on and connoisseur of Baluch and Turkmen weaving in particular.