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Arts of the American West at Sotheby's, New York
The annual auction of Arts of the American West is happening at Sotheby’s, New York on 21 May 2014.
Rippon Boswell’s Spring sale of Carpets & Textiles, Wiesbaden 31 May 2014
Highest expectations in Rippon Boswell’s Spring sale in Wiesbaden on Saturday 31 May 2014 rest on this large, colourful and highly collectable fragment from a ‘Bukhara’ carpet with multiple rows of niches (lot 96, estimate €65,000).
Lucy Upward · 3 min
AOA Tribal Art Fair, New York
The annual AOA (Africa, Oceana and the Americas) Tribal Art Fair takes place 14 - 18 May 2014 on the Upper East Side, New York.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Ned Long, 1927-2014
It is with great regret that we have heard of the passing of the well-respected and much-liked veteran Turkmen carpet collector and scholar E.B. (Ned) Long, in Akron, Ohio, on 2 May 2014, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. A scientist by training (like so many…
Decorative Textiles and Rugs at the Battersea Fair, May 2014
A photographic review of the 'Textiles as Art' foyer exhibit at the Spring Decorative Fair, curated by London esoteric textile dealer Molly Hogg using exhibitors' textiles, plus assorted rugs and textiles shown on their stands by Hogg herself, Joshua Lumley, Pars, Stothert &…
