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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
SKINNER'S SALE IN BOSTON, 11 MAY 2013
Skinner's antique rug sale on 11 May in downtown Boston has several highlights that deserve attention from international collectors and dealers.
Superb Suzani Embroideries: Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 25 May
Rippon Boswell's major Spring sale in Wiesbaden on Saturday 25 May 2013 will include a very strong group of 13 Uzbek and Tajik suzani embroideries, several of which are consigned from a German private collection of long standing. The images speak for themselves
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
London’s Spring Islamic and Asian Art Sales, April 2013
The regular Spring and Autumn Islamic and Asian week auctions in London see tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars’ worth of goods on offer across the full range of traditional mediums and materials, as well as 19th and 20th century paintings and contemporary works of art.
Daniel Shaffer · 10 min
Maori Feather Cloaks at Auction
On 26 March 2013, a rare 19th century Maori kahu kiwi feather cloak was sold by the New Zealand auctioneers Webb’s in Auckland for NZ$46,000.
Classical Carpets from the William A. Clark Collection at Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 2013
Potentially the greatest carpet auction in living memory, 25 classical 16th and 17th century carpets from the collection of the 'Copper King' are being sold at Sotheby's in New York on 5 June 2013 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC to benefit future acquisitions.
