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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
The Bernheimer ‘Vase’ fragment climbs again
My Editor’s choice this week is the Bernheimer Safavid ‘Vase’-technique fragment, which made $448,000 at Sotheby’s Magnum Opus evening sale. It is still rising in value 30 years on.
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
Ben Evans · 10 min
How old is a Tibetan rug?
It’s a question that has perplexed connoisseurs and researchers for a long time. Through submitting the largest selection yet to radiocarbon dating, Felix Elwert seeks answers regarding a significant number of 15th- to 15th-century examples
Felix Elwert · 10 min
Louis XIV’s Grande Galerie carpets at the Grand Palais
Thirty-two of Louis XIV’s Grande Galerie carpets were reunited in Paris for the first time in 350 years in a landmark exhibition at the Grand Palais. This autumn, The Met Museum will continue the story with a major exhibition exploring these extraordinary royal masterpieces
A Safavid masterpiece at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
One of the finest surviving Safavid carpets took centre stage in Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
