We have published several articles since our last
newsletter.
ICOC Down Under 2004
The Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales and the
Powerhouse Museum present 'ICOC Down Under' as a regional
conference in Sydney, Australia, September 16-19, 2004.
Read more about ICOC
Down Under
Preview - Sotheby's auction April 2th 2004
Sotheby's holds the auction "Carpets" April 2th
in New York. The sale include 206 high priced and
exclusive rugs and textiles. Prepare your self for a price
level at minimum 5.000 USD and above. Take a look at a
small selection
from the preview.
Buying rugs in Turkey - Rah Rah "Kilims"
Perhaps you have been in Turkey as a tourist and visited
rug shops to find a collectable rug to bring home as a
souvenir. Most rug shops have a large inventory of both
new Turkish pile rugs and flatweaves but a real
collectable rug seems hard to find for the tourist. Some
will fall for a very nice rug called Rah Rah
"Kilim".......read
more
Travelling in Iran by Lars N. Nygaard
Lars N. Nygaard is carpet dealer and President of the
Norwegian Art and Antiquedealers Association. Jozan
Magazine has published articles from his journey in 1997.
The original article is published in several parts: Kerman,
Sirjan,
Tehran,
Shiraz.
Lars has shoot a lot of interesting photos on this
journey. Take a look at: Photos
Shiraz, Photos
Tehran, Photos
Sirjan, Photos
Kerman, Photos
Quashqai, Photos
Quashguli
