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Treasures, Princely Taste: Sotheby's London, 3 July
With just 49 high value objects dating from the Renaissance to the 20th century, Treasures 2013 at Sotheby's in New Bond Street on 3 July presents an mix of furniture and decorative art. All augmented by royal, noble or historic provenances, the sale promises 'a rich…
Sotheby's NY: Arts of the American West
Sotheby’s 22 May auction of the Arts of the American West realised almost $4 million. This was the first Sotheby’s sale to bring together the best examples of American Indian artistic traditions as well as Western paintings and works on paper spanning 2,000 years of cultural…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
More eye candy at Rippon Boswell, 25 May
Rippon Boswell's Spring sale of antique carpets and textiles in Wiesbaden on Saturday, 25 May 2013, contains a typically well presented array of fine collectables from the carpet belt of Eurasia and beyond.
Daniel Shaffer · 3 min
When is a Talish not a Talish? HALI 175, Auction Price Guide Erratum
In HALI 175, on page 136, the image of a yellow-ground Northeast Caucasian prayer rug, sold at Grogan's in Dedham in January 2013, mistakenly accompanies the details and comment for an unusual Talish prayer rug sold by Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden in November 2012. Here are…
Wannenes Genoa, Antique Carpets & Textiles, 29 May 2013
Wannenes in Genoa, Italy, has emerged over the past few years as a welcome player in the international antique carpet and textile auction market and Wannenes now hold regular specialist sales. A few of the possible highlights of their next Genoa sale, on 29 May 2013, are…
