‘Auctions’ Archives
Stair Galleries auction including carpets & textiles 7 April
Stair Galleries next auction 'English, Continental and American'  will include carpets and textiles. The carpet and tectiles session, which include lots 782-805, will take place Sunday 7 April 2013 at 11 am. This session comprises 24 carpet & textile lots from various estates. Among the offered lots are three Feraghan carpets, lot 790, a coridor carpet 19 ft. 8 3/4 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. with [...]
Carpets at Sotheby’s ‘Arts of the Islamic World’
Sotheby's auction 'Arts of the Islamic World' including 302 lots in two sessions will take place 24 April 2013 in London. This auction includes 32 antique rugs, carpets and textiles, which will be sold in session 2 starting at 2.00 pm. The most expensive carpet on sale at this auction is a  late 17th or early 18th century Persian Safavid 'vase' carpet 357x302 cm with an estimate of 50,000 - [...]
Sotheby’s to offer Important Carpets from The Collection of William A. Clark
On 5 June 2013 Sotheby's will offer Important Carpets from The Collection of William A. Clark in a dedicated auction in New York. This auction takes place on behalf of the Corcoran Gallery of Art to benefit future acquisitions. The selection includes 25 rugs and carpets from the 16th and 17th centuries and among them The Clark ‘sickle-leaf’ Carpet and The Lafões Carpet. Other highlights [...]
Christies Oriental Rugs & Carpets 23 April
Christies coming specialist antique rug and carpet sale 'Oriental Rugs & Carpets' will take place Tuesday 23 April 2013 at 10.30 am in King Street, London. The preview exhibition will be open for the public Friday 19 April 9 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday 20 April 12 pm - 5 pm, Sunday 21 April 11 am - 5 pm and Monday 22 April 9 am - 4:30 pm. Christies auction includes 205 lots and their catalogue [...]
Nagel review: Rugs & Carpets, Ethnographic Art 19 March
by Sarah Haberkern Despite a relatively quiet preview it became an exciting auction day at Nagel's 19 March 2013, because many German, Persian and some Turkish, American and Italian dealers and collectors attended this auction. A total of 163 carpet lots were auctioned,  starting with Caucasian carpets, of which lot 1, a Khirgdagyd Chichi, achieved a hammerprice of 4,500 €. Lot 2, a [...]
