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Approximately 320 lots will be included inArthur Millner’s forthcoming online auction from 7 - 10 April 2014 at 25 Blythe Road.

Sotheby's sale of Arts of the Islamic World on 9 April 2014, will offer a variety of pieces originating from lands under Islamic patronage over 1400 years.
Lucy Upward · 2 min
This year's Orientalist sale will take place during Islamic Art Week at Sotheby's on 8 April 2014, with viewing taking place 4 - 8 April
Lucy Upward · 1 min
The late Ian Bennett’s swansong as a carpet cataloguer at Netherhampton Auctions was this enigmatic but evidently very old fragment of Asian woollen flatweave, with animal-style iconography akin to that associated with early Steppe art.

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…