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Skinner Boston's first carpet auction with Lawrence Kearney, 22 March 2014
Skinner, Boston, will present Lawrence Kearney’s first sale as Director of Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets, featuring a curated selection of fine carpets, antique textiles and Central Asian embroideries.
Franco Dell'Orto's New Venice Shop
The well-known Franco Dell'Orto antique carpet gallery in the charming San Marco area of central Venice, recently moved from it's previous location on Via XXII Marzo to nearby Calle delle Vetse.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
Some antique carpet and textile highlights at Rippon Boswell's 30 November 2013 auction
The Friday afternoon viewing on 29 November 2013 was rather less well-attended than for past sales, but by the opening of the auction on the afternoon of Saturday 30th November, Rippon Boswell 's Friedrichstrasse saleroom in Wiesbaden was reasonably full. Our impression,…
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
Van Ham Cologne, Rugs & Tapestries auction, 30 October
Van Ham's auction of Rugs and Tapestries in Cologne, Germany, on 30 October 2013, will be open for bidding online. The preview will be from 26 - 29 October. The sale includes a large selection of reasonably priced rugs and carpets at a venue which has been a happy hunting…
Koller Zürich Autumn carpet auction, 19 September 2013
Among the 120 diverse lots in Koller's carpet sale in Zurich on 19 September 2013 are a number of attractive and interesting tribal and village rugs, not all in prime condition, but generally at enticingly low estimates, as well as a dramatic Uzbek suzani.
