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Tapestry, Carpets & Textiles, Christie's London, April 2017
The last week of April 2017 sees the textile arts represented in three separate Christie's auctions. First, at King Street on on Tuesday 25th, 'Noble & Private Collections I' includes a number of European tapestries, notable among them a 16th century Franco-Flemish…
Success for the Vok Collection at Rippon Boswell
The well-attended auction of the third and final tranche of the Ignazio Vok Collection at Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden on Saturday 25th March 2017 was, like its predecessors, a great success.
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
Uzbek Suzanis, Anatolian Kilims, Persian and Caucasian Flatweaves: The Vok Sale, Wiesbaden, 25 March 2017
The third and final auction by Rippon Boswell of antique Central Asian suzani embroideries, Anatolian kilims, and Persian/Caucasian flatweaves from the incomparable Ignazio Vok Collection is to be held at Rippon Boswell’s Friedrichstrasse salesroom on Saturday 25 March 2017.
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
A Textile Affair | Textiles As Art: Paul Reeves Collection | Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 23 February
On Thursday 23 February, Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh are offering an interesting and often amusing selection of ‘Textiles as Art’ from the Paul Reeves Collection. Estimates range from the low hundreds of pounds to more than £20,000. Reeves, who began collecting British…
HALI Preview: LARTA at Battersea Park
HALI previews the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA), now at Battersea Park.
