Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Frieze Masters 2026: Carpets and Textiles in Regent’s Park
As Frieze London and Frieze Masters drew record international crowds to Regent’s Park, the carpets and textiles on four stands proved that some of the most rewarding discoveries, and sales, were to be found far from the headlines
Masterpices at Austria Auction Company
Austria Auction Company’s Masterpieces V sale on 23 October offers 55 antique rugs and textiles, including a silk Yarkand saf, an iconic Tekke bird asmalyk and an unusual South Caucasian carpet.
Ben Evans · 6 min
Grogan & Company, Boston, 1 October 2026: sale review
A Salor wedding trapping made $87,500, more than double its low estimate, as Grogan & Company's sale of three collections totalled $890,000.
Ben Evans · 5 min
The XXXIVth Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze, 2026
A rare small medallion Uşak and a well-travelled ‘bird’ Selendi rug led the carpet offering in Florence, alongside Tang tomb figures and Vittorio Zecchin’s zoomorphic mosaics. HALI Chairman Michael Franses reports.
Highlights from the Christopher Legge Collection
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
