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The London autumn 2014 carpet and textile sales
There was a distinctly autumnal feel about the recent London sales season, at least as far as antique rugs and textiles were concerned. Although the main action, at Christie’s King Street on Tuesday 7th October 2014 , yielded £1,513,375 ($2,435,020), representing 59% sold by…
Peabody Essex buys Dutch Chintz collection
The historic Massachusetts seaport of Salem is perhaps best known for the Witch Trials of 1692, brought to life in Arthur Miller's 1953 play The Crucible . However, these days the city is also home to the Peabody Essex Museum , which holds a world-renowned Asian export art…
Daniel Shaffer · 3 min
Ancient & Modern Award Winners Announced
Master of tent studies, Dr Peter Alford Andrews has been granted the £1000 Ancient & Modern award for 2014. The £500 Godfrey Goodwin Prize for the runner-up goes to Oxford biochemistry graduate, Harriet Rix.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Buddhist Traditions and Transformations at The Met, NY
'Devotional Buddhist Art of North India and Tibet', a selection of extraordinary Himalayan paintings, sculpture and illuminated manuscripts, ancient and modern, is on show until June 8, 2014 in the South Asian Art Gallery at The Met.
Ramayana - Indian Miniature Art from the National Museum New Delhi
Ramayana, Indian Miniature Art from the National Museum, New Delhi offers an opportunity to savour the art of the miniature at The Cinquantenaire Museum, Brussels until 18th May 2014.
