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Sotheby’s dedicated autumn sale of 155 carpet lots , the second since the auctioneer's return to specialist rug sales in the Bond Street rooms, is strong on Chinese and East Turkestan pieces and also includes a small Ushak Lotto, a 17th-century Esfahan, a Type-C Star Kazak, a…

HALI's picks of antique carpets and textiles from the inaugural display at the New York International Carpet Show.
Malin Lonnberg · 1 min
Highlights from the Rugs & Carpets, Textiles & Islamic Art sale at Nagel Auction, Stuttgart, 13 September 2016
Ben Evans · 1 min
A selection of oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, antique and contemporary, as well as tribal art, seen on exhibitors' stands at this year's Olympia Fair.

A select small group of Chinese and Central Asian silk textiles from the Roger Hollander Collection are being offered in a special online exhibition and sale by Thomas Murray.

For the first time, the three established fairs AAB (Asian Art in Brussels), BAAF (Brussels Ancient Art Fair) and BRUNEAF (Brussels Non European Art Fair) are joining together for 'Cultures: The World Art Fair' in Brussels, 8-12 June 2016.