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HALI Fair Online 2022
HALI Fair Online returns from 20-30 May 2022. The virtual event is focused exclusively on extraordinary antique rugs and textiles from around the globe. It follows the success of the inaugural virtual HALI Fair in June 2021 and promises to be one of the best places to source…
A carpet for Pavlosk Palace
The commission of a Russian carpet recently sold at Christie's and how it entered Empress Maria Feodorovna’s (1759-1828) Pavlovsk Palace make for an interesting story.
Katie Welch · 2 min
HALI London
Celebrating 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, HALI London was the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
Katie Welch · 2 min
Anatomy of an Object: A ‘Lotto’ Arabesque Rug
This dynamic Anatolian ‘Lotto’ rug was a gift from James F. Ballard to the Saint Louis Art Museum. Here we look at the characteristics of the type.
'Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century'
Christie's Louise Broadhurst spots spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Florence.
