Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Obituary: Şeref Özen (1967–2026)
The well-known Istanbul dealer, connoisseur and former HALI representative, known for Turkish and Central Asian textiles and rugs, has died
Hajji Baba Club members gather for Nazmiyal New York roundtable
On 27 September, sixty members of the Hajji Baba Club gathered for a roundtable at Nazmiyal in New York for ‘The Thrill of the Hunt: Collectors in Conversation’.
Hali magazine · 3 min
Grogan & Company, Boston, 1 October 2026: sale review
A Salor wedding trapping made $87,500, more than double its low estimate, as Grogan & Company's sale of three collections totalled $890,000.
Ben Evans · 5 min
Silk and Splendour: A Man's Surcoat from Uzbekistan
Editor's choice this week was made in the professional workshops of Shakhrisyabz for a wealthy patron: a silk-embroidered surcoat as striking today as when it was made
The XXXIVth Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze, 2026
A rare small medallion Uşak and a well-travelled ‘bird’ Selendi rug led the carpet offering in Florence, alongside Tang tomb figures and Vittorio Zecchin’s zoomorphic mosaics. HALI Chairman Michael Franses reports.
