Gallery: HALI Returns to Olympia

June 22, 2015

HALI Returns to Olympia

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A selection of snapshots from the first few days of HALI at Olympia, London, 18-28 June 2015.

Ersari Turkmen chuval, 19th century, James Cohen, London, HALI at Olympia

Harry Grenfell of Sotheby’s, London with JAmes Cohen on his stand at HALI at Olympia

Rippon Bowell Wiesbaden’s team Anne Bell and Mathias Kohl previewing items from the Vok Collection to be sold in 2016

Southwest Persia small bag in sumakh technique, , Ramezani, London, HALI at Olympia

Ladik prayer rug, central Anatolia, 19th century, Ramezani, London, HALI at Olympia

Marriage cushion, agedyna, Skane, south Sweden, circa 1800, Clive Loveless, London

Dayak sleeping mat, Borneo, early 20th century, Clive Loveless, London

Mughal silk embroidered quilted cover, 18th century, Galerie Arabesque, Stuttgart HALI at Olympia

Talish rug, southeast Caucasus, 19th century, JAmes Cohen, London, HALI at Olympia

Large medallion suzani (detail) , Uzbekistan, early 19th century, Vok Collection at Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden, HALI at Olympia

Aaron Nejad, London, HALI at Olympia

Abolfazl Ramezani tidying up his stand at HALi at Olympia

Aaron Nejad, London, stand showing a 19th century French tapestry fragment above a fine all-over design Heriz on stand

Gideon Hatch mixes rugs of his own design with antique rugs including a 19th century Heriz on his stand at HALI at Olympia

It is heartwarming for us at HALI to hear the positive response we have received on our return to the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair. On the opening day last Thursday, the HALI at Olympia stand attracted a number of familiar faces who were delighted to see us back, along with plenty of enthusiastic first-time visitors.

This time around, HALI has decided to make the fair a richer experience by adding a series of related talks and a tour. On Friday, Robert Chenciner explored the symbolism of textiles from Dagestan, followed yesterday by the William Morris Gallery’s Anna Mason relating the English polymath’s relationship with eastern carpets to a packed house. The next HALI Talk will be on Friday at 5pm, when Rosemary Crill, Senior Curator in the Asian Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum, previews the museum’s forthcoming major exhibition ‘The Fabric of India’. The HALI Tour (23-26 June) starts on Tuesday with a behind-the-scenes visit to the V&A archive at the Clothworkers’ Centre, Blythe House. Wednesday’s activities take place at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, and on Thursday a luxury coach takes participants to Boughton House, a textile treasure trove in Northamptonshire. Tickets to Masterpiece and Rosemary Crill’s lecture at Olympia round off the tour on Friday.

HALI at Olympia is open everyday until 28 June. Download your complimentary ticket here.

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