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Until 29 of June, the Museo del Prado presents Rubens: The Triumph of the Eucharist. The exhibition will feature the six panels from Ruben's series and includes four tapestries

CSK's summer Arts of India sale on 12 June 2104 includes several dozen Indian and southeast Asian textiles, including antique painted and block printed cotton chintz palampores, export chintzes, embroideries, painted temple cloths and a range of Kashmiri, Persian and European…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Antique carpets, textiles and works of tribal art are very lightly represented at this year's summer Olympia (5-15 June 2014).
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
In Rippon Boswell’s 'Major Spring Auction ' of antique carpets, kilims, embroidered textiles and carpet books on 31 May 2014, about 55% of the 243 lots sold for a gross value, including 22% premiums, of close to three quarters of a million Euros (about $1 million). Both the…

Two new high-end shops have joined the lively scene of Da-An road in Taipei; Julia Boutique and Samyama Co. Ltd. on Lane 119, No. 1. Julia Boutique on the first floor represents exclusively several major sought after fashion brand names such as Oscar de la Renta and Nina…

The allure and lore of silk are legendary. The shimmering fibres and fabrics spun from a humble cocoon set the course for the culture, economy and splendour of China.