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‘Majestic African Textiles’ in Indiana until March 2014
A stunning exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art features more than 60 pieces of antique textile art from North and Sub-Saharan Africa from the museum's diverse collection of African textiles, one of the most comprehensive in the USA.
Austria’s Newest Auctioneer
The first sale organised by Udo Langauer's new Austria Auction Company (AAC) will take place in downtown Vienna on 21 September 2013 at 4 pm, at Novomatic Forum in Friedrichstraße. The inaugural consignment will include between 180 and 200 high quality collectable antique…
Daniel Shaffer · 3 min
An Ottoman Tent in Wawel Royal Castle
The 17th-century Turkish tent on display at the Wawel Royal Castle, Cracow, is the largest of its kind in Poland, and is one of the most valuable historical mementoes in the Wawel collection and indeed all of Europe.
Lucy Upward · 1 min
Auction of antique Asian textiles in Utrecht
The Dutch auction house Peerdeman’s special sale of Indonesian and Asian Textiles from a private European collection was held in their rooms at Mississippidreef 17, in the city of Utrecht, on Saturday 22 June with plenty of international trade in attendance.
Above all - the Material Culture rug and textile sale
Material Culture in Philadelphia offers visitors a unique sample on its old and new rugs and textiles on the 4th July weekend at huge discounts
