Monthly Archives: October 2019

Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets Sale Skinners Auction House Boston

Skinner Auction House in Boston will be holding there Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets sale on Sunday 27th October 2019. The sale includes a number of rare and beautiful oriental rugs, carpets and textiles from several important collections. Over thirty … Continue reading

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Persian Sultanabad (Soltanabad) Carpets

The ancient Persian city of Sultanabad, (now known as Arak) has been synonymous with fine Persian carpet weaving since the mid 19th century, and soon became Iran’s most important centre of carpet production up until at least 1940. Antique Sultanabad … Continue reading

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Christie’s Auction London, Art of the Islamic World’s

Christie’s auction house London, will be holding there Art of the Islamic World’s sale on Thursday 24th October 2019. ThisĀ  carefully curated sale includes a selection of Islamic and Indian manuscripts, objects and textiles alongside an array of oriental rugs … Continue reading

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May Beattie Lecture 2019

This year, the annual May Beattie Lecture, will be held at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford on 30th October 2019. The lecture will be given by Stefano Ionescu on the topic, Anatolian rugs in Transylvanian Churches; … Continue reading

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