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A Selection from Auction Price Guide 2020
Auction Price Guide is one of the longest-running and most popular sections in HALI magazine, and a great place to learn more about specific carpets and textiles. Here we highlight six Auction Price Guide entries from HALI 205
From the Pasha to Pennsylvania
A large-medallion Ushak from the early 1500s has travelled between the Near East, Europe and America over the centuries. In HALI 205, Autumn 2020, Ted Mast places this exceptional carpet in context and uncovers its history
Katie Welch · 7 min
Anatomy of an Object: Ushak Coupled-column Prayer Rug
Contributing editor Alberto Boralevi reflects on a rare yellow-ground early ‘Transylvanian’ west Anatolian Ottoman niche rug.
Katie Welch · 4 min
A living collection at HALI London
Visiting Anglo-Canadian collector Bob Bell at his home in the Cotswolds, Aaron Nejad finds a passionate, experienced and well-informed man who lives surrounded by an eclectic array of rugs, and who, despite the demands of a busy professional career, always finds time to enjoy…
'Antique Textile Art I', Galleria Battilossi, Turin
Galleria Battilossi have opened a new showroom in Turin with an inaugural 'Antique Textile Art I' exhibition of exceptional antique textiles from a prominent private collection.
