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Christie’s forthcoming sale of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, will be held in London on the 26th April 2018. featuring a selection of 70 Oriental rugs & carpets from the past five centuries, highlighting the various weaving centres … Continue reading →

Skinners’s of Boston are holding there Fine Oriental Rug & Carpet sale on the 30th April 2018. It includes more than 40 pieces from the Rabinovic Collection of 18th and early 19th century Anatolian village rugs. Also in the sale … Continue reading →

London’s Bonhams is hosting the Design Sale on 25th April 2018. The sale includes an exceptional 16th century Ushak medallion rug, previously forming part of the Aita collection, with an estimate of £150,000-£200,000. Meanwhile in other parts of the world, … Continue reading →

The ICOC have announced that the 14th International Conference on Oriental Carpets will be held in Washington DC from 7th-10th June 2018. The conference will be held in collaboration with the Textile Museum and the George Washington University Museum. Academic … Continue reading →

Rug and carpet weaving in China can be traced back to the early Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Excavations in western China have yielded relatively intact coarse pile rugs, The next surviving rugs and carpets are those commissioned by the … Continue reading →

London is bathed in sunshine, well it is at the time of writing this blog. The snow has gone, and here at David J.Wilkins Oriental Rugs, we have received our spring shipments from both Persia (Iran) and Afghanistan. The warehouse … Continue reading →

Here at David J.Wilkins Oriental Rugs London, we have just received a new shipment of Vintage Persian overdyed carpets. These vintage carpets are becoming increasingly sort after, and have a great shabby chic look to them. Also at London’s Oriental … Continue reading →

London’s Antique rug and textile fair “LARTA” closed on Sunday 28th January 2018, with most exhibitors agreeing, there was an encouraging amount of business and leads. We are looking forward to next years LARTA, hoping it will be even more … Continue reading →

Once again London hosts the only British exhibition of antique rugs, carpets and textiles. This years exhibition takes place on 23rd-28th January 2018, and as last year will be located at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park London SW11. Here at … Continue reading →

So its back to work and here at David J.Wilkins Oriental rug experts, we are looking forward to a busy 2018. The warehouse at Staples Corner London is fully stocked with fine Oriental rugs and carpets of all sizes and … Continue reading →