Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.

As part of Christopher Legge's collection comes to sale at Mallam's in Oxford, HALI has picked out a number of pieces that have attracted our interest

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
Hali magazine · 5 min
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
Of the 340 lots on offer, 259 are carpets, including 33 from the esteemed collection of stalwart rug collector James D. Burns.

HALI is pleased to be sponsoring 'First Moderns', one of two special exhibitions being held as part of the upcoming Whitehawk Show

'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.