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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Distant Neighbour, Close Memories: 600 years of Turkish-Polish Relations
As Turkey celebrated her 600-year friendship with Poland – dated from their first recorded treaty in 1414 – Istanbul’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum held an exhibition, recently ended ( 7 March–15 June 2014) , of Ottoman works of art and Polish imitations drawn from both Polish and…
Textile Auction at Kerry Taylor London
Many of you will already know Kerry Taylor’s London-based auction house for its expertise in antique and vintage fashion, for which the company is renowned worldwide. Since the ex-Sotheby’s auctioneer started the firm in 2003 each sale has contained a relatively small section…
Lucy Upward · 2 min
Hamburg's 'Golden Knot’ exhibit ends 17th January 2014
Ending on 17 January 2014, the Motamedi family’s latest exhibition, ‘The Golden Knot’, is taking place within one of the giant neo-gothic warehouses that line the canals of Hamburg’s Port City.
Lucy Upward · 3 min
Ottoman velvet smashes £100 estimate to fetch £46,800 in Sussex Auction
An Ottoman velvet panel with an estimate of £70–£90 sold for £39,000 (hammer price) at Bellmans, West Sussex on 6 December in its Antiques and Interiors sale.
Turkish Carpets in the Victoria and Albert Museum
The last in the series of early HALI articles by the team of Donald King, Robert Pinner and Michael Franses on the carpets in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is an in-depth survey and detailed documentation of the museum's historical Turkish carpets…
