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What stands out at Austria Auction Company’s September auction?
Austria Auction Company’s September sale offers Turkmen carpets, tiger rugs, Anatolian prayer rugs and kilims, with highlights from the Hans Sienkneckt estate among its 215 lots
Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show
The Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show has been a Santa Fe tradition for over 48 years. Here are a few pictorial highlights
HALI magazine · 3 min
Rugs from James D. Burns’s collection headline Bonhams Skinner’s antique carpets sale
Of the 340 lots on offer, 259 are carpets, including 33 from the esteemed collection of stalwart rug collector James D. Burns.
Ben Evans · 6 min
HALI sponsors Whitehawk's 'The First Moderns'
HALI is pleased to be sponsoring 'First Moderns', one of two special exhibitions being held as part of the upcoming Whitehawk Show
'Polonaise' Carpets: Inside Three Decades of Record-Breaking Persian Carpet Auction Prices
'Polonaise' carpets have dominated Persian carpet auctions for decades, from King Umberto II's silk carpet to the record-breaking Pommersfelden rugs. This review traces their unrivalled price history — one glimpse into HALI's rich archive of sale and provenance data.
