London will be hosting The Decorative Antique & Textile Fair in Battersea Park on the 9th-14 May 2023. Among the 130 stands of antique textiles some notable oriental rug and carpet specialistes stand out, Joshua Lumley has some beautiful rugs, kilims and tapestries from the 17th century to 20th century, Galerie Arabesque of Stuttgart with global textiles and oriental rugs, Gallery Yacou with a large range of antique and decorative rugs and carpets, Aaron Nejad Gallery brings his fine selection of Persian rugs and carpets, along with many other specilist retailers. On the 6th May 2023 the Austria Auction Company will hold its Collector Rugs XI sale, this incldes 298 lots with a suburbe selection of antique Caucasian and Turkmen rugs.

Christie's auction house London will be holding their Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs sale on 27th April 2023 at their King street gallery. highlights of the sale include a rare 15th/16th century Anatolian Phoenix in Octagon rug (lot 195), a 17th century Ghirlandaio rug from West Anatolia (lot 196), and a late 16th/ early 17th century Holbein variant rug (lot 197). Also other rugs and carpets to be noted are an early Borjalu rug (lot 179), a beautiful Persian Mohtasham Kashan carpet (lot 221), and many fine examples of Caucasian rugs. Also in London, Sotheby's auction house will hold their similarly titled sale, Arts of the Islamic World and India, Including Fine Rugs and Carpets. This sale will take place the day before Christie's on the 26th April 2023. Highlights of this sale are a fragment of the Ardabil carpet comprising of a boarder cartouche from possibly the most famous pair of Persian carpets ever produced, these carpets represent the pinnacle of Safavid carpet production. Also lot 141 a fine Persian Mohtasham Kashan carpet depicting Nizami's Half Peykar, and a previously unpublished Lotto carpet (lot 157). Olympia Auctions will be holding their Asian and Islamic Works of Art sale on the 26th April 2023, the sale will comprise of 294 lots from a number of private collections. Across the pond Bonhams Skinner sale rooms will be hosting Woven Gardens: The Jim Dixon Collection. The auction will take place on 27th April 2023 at their Boston Gallery. Jim Dixon amassed a fine collection of rugs and carpets from the Caucasus, Turkey, Turkestan and China.

The Austria Auction Company will be holding their fine oriental rugs and carpets sale on 18th March 2023 at their Vienna sale rooms. This sale has a number of interesting and collectable pieces including a Persian Bakhtiari rug, lot 147 (est €10-14,000) it has a signed cartouche dating it to 1312AH/1913, it was commissioned by Mr Soltan Morad Khan Bakhtiyar, the son of Esfandiar Khan Sardar Asad I, a supreme chief of the Bakhtiari tribe. this period in Persian history was known for the constitutional revolution in Iran that was lead by his uncle. Lot 135 a fine Persian Saryk main carpet (est €20-30,000) is a piece of note, also a Sharisabz Suzani lot 121 (est €14-18,000). Lot 105 a 17th century Transylvanian rug, woven in Anatolia and used in a Protestant Church in Romania this rug was thought to be Transylvanian hence the description. These are just a small sample of a very high quality sale of antique oriental rugs, carpets and textiles.

Copenhagen's Bruun Rasmussen Auction House will be holding their first major sale of antique and modern oriental rugs and carpet on the 6th March (Antique rugs and carpets) and 9th March (Modern Rugs and carpets). The sale includes a fine selection of antique Persian Heriz carpets and a large selection of Persian Serafian Isfahan rugs.

Material Culture Auction House will be holding there eclectic sale of 431 lots of Oriental and decretive antique rugs and carpets from estates and private collections from New England to the west coast at their Philadelphia sale rooms on the 27th February 2023. some of the standout pieces are an 18th century Karabagh rug from the Kirchheim collection, their are a number of rugs from Anatolia and numerous Caucasian rugs. Forty four Persian Serapi and Heriz carpets along with Oushak, Sultanabad, Kashan, Kerman and Bakhtiari will also be up for sale.

The Austria Auction Company will be holding their no reserve Collector Rugs sale on 18th February 2023 at their Palais Breuner rooms in Vienna. The sale will include an eclectic mix of oriental rugs and carpets but mainly from the early 19th and 20th century, and will include pieces from Caucasia, Anatolia, Persia, Afghanistan, China and Tibetan. lots of interest are four Turkmen main carpets from the Yomut family.

LARTA aka The London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair will be hosted on the 24th-29th January 2023, situated on the mezzanine above the Decorative Fair at London's Evolution in Battersea Park. This years fair will include both new and returning exhibitors, showing the best selection of the UK's antique and vintage oriental rugs and carpets and associated works of art from around the world. Grogan & Company's Fine Rugs and Textiles Auction will take place on January 29th 2023, and can be previewed at their Boston gallery. The sale will include 275 lots gathered from important collections and various estates. The collection of Hanne and Jeremy Grantham are in the sale which includes an exceptional selection of Suzani embroideries from Uzbekistan and a fine Persian Bijar Garrus gallery carpet, dated 1890 (Lot 15). Over 35 lots are from the George Gilmore Collection which includes a fine selection of Tekke torba and chuval, along with a rare Kyrgyz rug (lot57) and a Khotan rug (lot 137), both circa 1800. The sale includes a number of horse covers from Persian Feraghan and Khamseh, also some fine Sauj rugs and a Beshir cloudband rug circa 1850. Highlights from the collection of Christopher R. Hunt include a fine Persian Senna-Serapi rug and a beautiful Persian Bakhshaish tree of life rug.

The Bukowskis sale rooms in Stockholm will be holding an important sale of fine antique oriental rugs and carpets on 7th December 2022. The sale comprises of 91 lots of antique rugs and carpets as well as modern Scandinavian carpets. The highlights of the sale include two 17th century carpets, a lotto rug and a Persian Safavid Blossom and Sickle carpet, also a good selection of 19th century carpets including a Garus Bidjar and a beautiful silk and metal thread Istanbul rug, and three Persian Motashem Kashan rugs. Over in Zurich Schuler Auctions will be holding their Oriental Rugs and Carpets sale on 14th December 2022. The sale includes Persian and Caucasian pieces as well as Chinese Ningxia carpets.

On Saturday 3rd December 2022 the Austria Auction Company will be holding their Fine Antique Oriental Rugs sale. offering 111 selected antique oriental rugs, carpets and textiles. Some of the standout pieces are lot 61 an 18th century Kurdish Anatolian rug (est €25,000-€35,000), lot 87 a Turkmen Igdir ensi rug (est 24,000-32,000) and lot 41 a Khotan rug (est €6,000-€8,000). for the first time a virtual viewing can be done through the Austria Auction Company website.

Christie's auction house London will be holding their Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets sale on 27th October 2022. Some of the highlights of the sale include a rare Royal Mughal pashmina carpet woven for the Indian Emperor Shah Jahan, circa 1650. This carpet is appearing at auction for the first time and was last seen displayed in 1997 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Other highlights are an impressive Ottoman Star Ushak carpet which was previously purchased from Christie's whose specialists had discovered it in a house in France. Also, a rare 16th century Alcaraz carpet and selection of Chinese rugs and carpets from the Ming and Qing dynasties and a fine selection from Persia including Tabriz plus nomadic tribal weavings of the Qashqai region.