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Auktionshaus Homm, 27 June 2015
Auktionshaus Homm will hold an auction of rugs and carpets in Oberursel, Germany, on 27 June 2015, 6pm local time. Featured is a good selection of Persian town carpets at inviting estimates. The star piece of the sale is lot 502 (below), a silk Heriz rug from the mid…
Rug and Textile Results from Christie's and Bonhams, London April 2015
Results from Christie's and Bonham's from day one of Islamic Art Week London, 21 April 2015
Rachel Meek · 2 min
'Unraveling Identity' at the new Textile Museum in Washington DC
'Unraveling Identity' at the new Textile Museum in Washington DC
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Rugs & Carpets at Nagel
The star piece of the upcoming Rugs & Carpets, Ethnographic Art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on 24 March is lot 25, a Tekke animal tree asmalyk. From the collection of former Stuttgart district Court councillor Burkhardt, it is a new discovery, becoming one of only 14 known…
Of Royal and Noble Descent, Sotheby's London, 24 February
Among the wide range of consignments, including paintings, furniture, silver, ceramics, jewellery, objets d’art, and luxury curiosities, 'all descending from or with a strong connection to royal and aristocratic European collections', to be offered in Sotheby's 'Of Royal and…
