London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair 2022
After the 2021 online-only event, the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) is back in person next year at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London’s Battersea Park from 25-30 January 2022.
News: Anatolian Rugs
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‘As Precious as Gold, Carpets from the Islamic World’, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH, USA
On loan from the Saint Louis Art Museum, ‘As Precious as Gold, Carpets from the Islamic World’ features 32 carpets and one tent dating from the 15th century to the 19th century and is considered one of the most significant in the world.
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Fabulous creatures
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.
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Roots and Growth—Contemporary Art from Turkey
An abridged exhibition review from Alberto Levi from HALI 201 – coming soon!
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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 and share. The following is an abridged article from HALI 199 – coming soon!
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Collector Carpets at Henry’s, Mutterstadt, 8 December 2018
Henry’s Auktionshaus will be offering a selection of 416 lots at their special winter auction, ‘Collector Carpets’ on 8 December 2018.
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‘Major Autumn Auction’, Rippon Boswell & Co., Wiesbaden, 17 November 2018
Rippon Boswell & Co. will auction 273 lots including rugs belonging to the private collections of Dr. Harald Böhmer as well as Dr. Günther Rapp, at the Major Autumn Auction in Wiesbaden on 17 November 2018.
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‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’, Christie’s London, 25 October
At Christie’s in London on 25 October, the all-encompassing ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’ sale includes more than eighty other rugs and carpets, from most time periods and weaving cultures.
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Cotsen Collections donated to George Washington University and The Textile Museum
The Washington Textile Museum, now part of the US capital’s George Washington University, has received a $18.4 million gift of more than 4,000 textiles, together with purpose-built cabinetry and an endowment, from the 1985 Trust set up by Lloyd Cotsen, former CEO of Neutrogena.
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Full house at Austria Auction Company
Austria Auction Company’s sale in Vienna and online at Liveauctioneers on Saturday 29 September, comprising many excellent lots from the estate of the Swiss collector Theo Haeberli and from other European collections, produced an outstanding result for the auctioneers,
