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Sotheby’s in New Bond Street will soon be the venue for the upcoming dispersal of two collections of memorable antique carpets, assembled for pleasure by British giants in the world of art and architecture.

In Vienna, the 223 lots in Udo Langauer’s upcoming carpet sale, ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs VIII’ at Austria Auction Company’s Palais Breuner rooms on 14 October 2017, are divided into four main catalogue sections.
Marianna Meloni · 3 min
Two important exhibitions of historic carpets are opening at Istanbul's Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum during Istanbul Carpet Week, hosted by the Istanbul Carpet Dealers’ Association (IHIB) in association with COVER and HALI, 1-4 October 2017.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
Austria Auction Company and Udo Langauer's busy schedule of sales of Antique Collector Rugs continues on 22 August 2017 in Vienna.

This autumn, Harry Koll and Sabine Steinbock will put on an exhibition of 30 Anatolian kilims at Kunstverein Aalen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Henry's in Mutterstadt, Germany will hold its 9th International Special Auction of Rugs & Carpets on Saturday 10 June 2017. The 321 lots encompass a wide variety of late 19th and 20th-century Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, Chinese, Tibetan and Turkmen rugs.