Dating and attributing origins to antique rugs from Anatolia is an area of scholarship rife with conjecture and contention. Having researched carpets in the Orient Stars collection for the forthcoming Orient Stars 2, Michael Franses notes the pitfalls awaiting those who venture in this direction.
An abridged exhibition review from Alberto Levi from HALI 201 – coming soon!
Celebrating 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, HALI London was the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
The current major exhibition at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington DC, ‘A Nomad’s Art: Kilims of Anatolia’ on view until 23 December, features 18th- and 19th-century Anatolian kilims entrusted to the museum by Murad Megalli’s family.
A selection of antique rug and textile galleries exhibited at Sartirana Textile Show, La Pila, Lomellina, 13-16 September 2018.
The Austria Auction Company sale at Palais Breuner in Vienna (and online through Live Auctioneers) on Saturday 29 September 2018 comprises 212 lots of mainly collectible rugs offered at very accessible starting prices. Here are some select highlights.
The London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair (LARTA) returns to Battersea Park 23-28 January 2018 taking place alongside The Decorative Antiques & Textile Fair
To view the Rippon Boswell catalogue please click here
In Vienna, the 223 lots in Udo Langauer’s upcoming carpet sale, ‘Fine Antique Oriental Rugs VIII’ at Austria Auction Company’s Palais Breuner rooms on 14 October 2017, are divided into four main catalogue sections.
Two important exhibitions of historic carpets are opening at Istanbul’s Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum during Istanbul Carpet Week, hosted by the Istanbul Carpet Dealers’ Association (IHIB) in association with COVER and HALI, 1-4 October 2017.
