Lot 68, a Shirvan circa 1920

Schuler’s next art and antiques auction in June 2013 includes 117 Oriental rugs, carpets, flatweaves and textiles. The carpet session starts 17 June 2013 at 9.00.

This auction provides a selection of collectable semi-antique and antique Persian, Caucasian and Turkoman rugs.

Their catalogue for this auction can be found online.

Schuler Auctions holds four major auctions of antiques and fine art each year in Zurich and each of them include a session with Oriental rugs, carpets, flatweaves and textiles.

Location and more information: Schuler Auktionen, Seestrasse 341 8038 Zürich

Her show runs from 7-23 June 2013 at Gallery51 in Philadelphia.

Mia Muratori Translations: Encaustic Paintings to Wool Rugs

‘Velocity of Thought’ is a contemporary, hand-woven, art rug, made in Pakistan and based on an encaustic painting of the same title, by American artist, Mia Muratori.

Gallery51 often features contemporary artists. Recent shows also include tapestry artist Alan Magee, Korean fiber artist Bo Young Moon, photographer Peggy Feerick, multi-talented artist Jane Steinsnyder and painter Christopher Windle.

Location and more information:  Gallery51, 51 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

The Clark Sickle Leaf Carpet sold for the exceptional word record of $33.8 million

Sotheby’s auction ‘Important Carpets from the William A. Clark Collection’ 5 June 2013 in New York brought a world record for a carpet sold at an auction. A 17th century Kerman carpet ‘The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet’, lot 12, sold for an exceptional price of $33.8 million.

‘Selling the  Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet for a record-breaking price of more than three times the previous auction record for a carpet has unquestionably been the highlight of my 30 year career’ said Mary Jo Otsea.

Totally this auction brought $43.8 million, which is far above the pre-sale estimate of $9.6 million. All 25 carpet lots were sold and all lots achieved a price far above their estimates.

The auction results can be found online at www.sothebys.com.

More articles: William A. Clark Collection, Sotheby’s to offer Important Carpets from The Collection of William A. Clark

Danny Shaffer, executive editor at Hali

After nearly a year without any activity at their website Hali Publication in April 2013 launched a redesigned website based on advanced open access software.

This has given Hali the neccessary tools to provide their many faithful fans with online news and information on a advanced platform of their own.

In recent years Facebook has been the major online platform for Hali but that has changed now.

And – the relaunched Hali.com looks good !

Links: Hali.com

The carpet session at this auction includes 60 lots and the carpets start from lot 730.

Lot 731, A FACHRALO KAZAK PRAYER RUG, Caucasus, 19th century;
4 feet 8 inches x 3 feet 6 inches. Estimate $2,000-4,000

Lot 743, AN AKSTAFA PRAYER RUG, Caucasus, circa 1900;
6 feet 7 inches x 3 feet 7 inches. Estimate $800-1,200

The exhibition begins Thursday 13 June 2013 and opening hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday are 10 am – 6 pm. Opening hours Sunday is 9 am – 10 am and the auction itself begins Sunday 16 June at 10 am.

Grogan’s catalogue is online.

Location and more information: Grogan & Company, 22 Harris Street, Dedham, Massachusetts 02026

Thomas Wild (right), Berlin, will exhibit at KARMA 2013 in London

James Cohen and Thomas Wild who were exhibitors at the Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition 30 May – 2 June are now heading for London and will exhibit at KARMA 6-8 June 2013.

The 6th edition of KARMA, taking place as usual at 202 Kensington Church St. in London, is organized by Rupert Smith, Nepal.

Well – antique rug dealers are truly the nomads of today !

The exhibitors at KARMA 2013 include Hans Homm, Chuck Paterson, Owen Parry, Tony Hazledine, Andy Lloyd, Irene Paltrinieri representing Alfio Nicolosi, Sam Coad, and as mentioned James Cohen, Thomas Wild and Rupert Smith.

Rupert Smith will exhibit this late 19th century Tibetan Yak saddle half

Besides the Dealer’s Row, open daily 11 am – 9.30 pm, KARMA also includes at small lecture program. James Cohen will hold a speak “Collecting rugs” Friday 7 June at 7.30 pm and David Rosier a speak “Chinese Badges of Rank” Saturday 8 June at 7.30 pm.

Location and more information: KARMA 2013, 3rd and 4th floors 202 Apartments, 202 Kensington Church St, Kensington, London

Finely woven kilim from the Mazandaran area. Exhibitor Werner Weber, Zurich

Qashqai kilim circa 1930. Exhibitor N. Vrouyr, Antwerpen

Late 19th century Khamseh rug. Exhibitor Max Lerch

Beshir circa 1830. Exhibitor Alberto Levi

Kuba dated 1875. Exhibitor Foumani, Amsterdam

Yomud asmalyk second half 19th century. Exhibitor James Cohen

Central Asian Suzani mid 19th century. Exhibitor Nonplusultra

Khotan carpet. Exhibitor Adil Besim

Konya 17th or 18th century. Exhibitor Sarkan Sari

Mid 19th century Kazak made for domestic use. Exhibitor Herbert Bieler

“We will repeat BARE next year” said the organizer Tim Steinert, Carpet Collector, to Jozan Magazine.

More articles: The Bode Collection, Special thematic exhibition at BARE, Report from the ongoing Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition

More information: BARE

The exhibiton also includes, besides the black and white photos, an impressive real carpet, a reproduction of a twin to the Bode Animal Carpet. This twin is in LACMA’s possession and has been source for the reproduction owned and now exhibited by N. Vrouyr, Antwerpen.

Reproduction of the twin to the Bode Animal Carpet

Black and white photos of the Bode Animal Carpet

Detail of the reproduction of the LACMA carpet. The dragon is red while the dragon in the destroyed Bode Animal carpet was black

Birgit Voß tells about the Bode Collection

BARE runs through Sunday 2 June with opening hours Sunday 11.00 – 18.00.

More articles: Special thematic exhibition at BARE, Report from the ongoing Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition

Location and more information: BARE Alte Münze, Molkenmakt 2, 10179, Berlin

Silke Braeuer, who together with Birgit Voß, has planned, designed and mounted this special thematic exhibition.

The Turkmen corner

Tekke Torba. Exhibitor Safran & Cie

The Anatolian wall

Central Anatolian rug. Exhibitor Marvadim

Mujur prayer rug. Exhibitor Said Aziz Mohammadi

Detail of Central Anatolian kilim. Exhibitor Markus Voigt

The Caucasian wall

Karatchopf rug. Exhibitor James Cohen

The Persian wall

Silk Heriz. Exhibitor Max Lerch

The Chinese wall

There is still time to visit this interesting fair. Opening hours Sunday 2 June are from 11.00-18.00.

More articles: Report from the ongoing Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition

Location and more information: BARE Molkenmakt 2, 10179, Berlin

The quality of the exhibited rugs and textiles is as expected high and the dealers seem quite happy about the professional organisation behind this fair. BARE is organized by Carpet Collector and Tim Steinert and his team are doing an excellent job to keep both visitors and dealers happy.

The stand of Mollaian Farzin, Ferrara, Italy

The stand of Aaron Nejad Antique Carpets, London

Kolya von Somogyi, Austria. Kolya is also the organizer of the coming antique rug and textile fair in Vienna 7-11 November 2013

Collectors are not always 50+. Scene from the stand of Orientteppich-Galerie Hoxha

Saryk Kapanuk first half 19th century. Langauer Textile Art, Austria

Thomas Wild, Berlin

18th century Saryk main carpet. Exhibitor Aaron Nejad Antique Carpets

Mark Berkovich(left) and Udo Langauer in the stand of Marvadim Textile Art, Israel

The stand of Motamedi’s, Hamburg. In the background Maryam and Amin Motamedi

A very rare Kordi Balouch in mixed techniques. Exhibitor Herbert Bieler, Vienna

BARE will run through Sunday 2 June where the fair and the exhibition close at 18.00. Opening hours Saturday 1 June is from 11.00-20.00. So take a fast decision and head for Berlin if you are not already there.

More articles: BARE 2013

Location and more information: BARE Molkenmakt 2, 10179, Berlin

Mainly German-speaking collectors and a few international dealers attended Rippon Boswell’s major spring auction 25 May 2013. Rippon Boswell offered 257 antique rugs and textiles, of which 134 lots were sold, 87 lots were sold with reservation and 40 lots remained unsold. Despite some highlights sold for high prices 50% of the lots achieved bids below their estimates.

Rippon Boswell Major Spring Auction 25 May 2013. The sale of lot 16, a 19th century Talish rug

The highlight of this auction was lot 197, a ca. 1800 Shakhrisyabz Suzani, shown on the frontpage of Rippon Boswell’s catalogue. This unique museum piece from an old private Munich collection achieved the highest hammerprice for a Suzani ever seen in an auction € 115,000.

Detail of lot 197, a circa 1800 Shakhrisyabz Suzani

Another ca. 1800 Shakhrisyabz Suzani, lot 157, achieved a hammerprice of € 36,000, showing that such textiles can prevail in a market becoming increasingly selective. Following this trend a Bokhara Suzani, lot 169 achieved € 8,500, a Karshi Suzani, lot 126 achieved € 8,000, a Nurata Suzani, lot 29 achieved € 7,500, and another Nurata Suzani, lot 196 was won by a bidder for € 11,000.

Suzani’s in the exhibition room

Two other striking textiles, lot 240, a Azeri flatweave achieved € 5,000, and lot 54, a rare Mexican Satillo Serape, achieved
€ 10,000.

Among the Turkmen pieces only the cheaper ones reached their estimates, while almost all the more expensive pieces achieved hammerprices below their estimates. Lot 19 and 158, two Tekke main carpets, achieved both €10,000 with reservation, and even hard-to-find tentbands like lot 61 and lot 106 did not reach their limits of € 4,000 and € 8,000. Lot 19, a recently auctioned Salor main carpet from the Werner Loges Collection, did not reach the estimated € 15,500 and achieved a hammerprice of € 12,000.

The era of large room-size carpets seems to be terminated by embargoes and other trade impediments. Two Chinese room-size carpets, lot 32 and lot 33, were only conditionally sold for € 4,400 and 4,100 € (HP). Two old Heriz carpets, lot 24 and 146, did not attract any bidders.

Preview exhibition. Lot 55(left), a Chinese Kansu carpet and lot 99, a Khotan carpet

A great Ningxia column carpet, lot 65, achieved € 7,000 compared with it’s estimate € 8,500 and lot 201, a Ningxia did not reach it’s limit of € 14,000.

Even the interest for Caucasian rugs was weak in this auction, a Karabagh Kelley, lot 114, formerly sold at Christie’s in London in 2003, achived € 25,000 compared with an estimated price of 35,000 €. A Karachoph Kasak, Lot 180, was sold for € 19,000, again lower than the estimated price of 24,000 € and a monumental Shusha Kelly, lot 90, which was estimated at € 17,500, only achieved 13,000 €, which not previously would have been possible.

Among the Anatolian pieces, lot 46, a 18th century Oushak kilim estimated at € 46,000 did not reach it’s limit and lot 72, a Yatak was propably overestimated. A rare Oushak kilim, lot 202, changed hands for € 5,000 (HP).

An outstanding and rare piece lot 150, a first half 19th century Caucasian sumakh from the Moghan region and a masterpiece of textile nomadic art missed it’s excessive estimate of 45,000 € and did not reach it’s limit. Also a Kurdish Kilim, lot 173, was probably set too expensive at 22,000 €.

Though, there were positve surprises too, lot 207, a beautiful Qashqa’i Kahn achieved a hammerprice of € 14,000, and lot 115, a large white-ground Mahal, rised from it’s estimate of € 4,500 to € 9,000 (HP)

Preview exhibition. Left in front lot 40, a Qashqa’i kilim

Among the Persian rugs and carpets a Tehran carpet estimated at € 13,500 achieved a hammerprice of € 11,000 while lot 153, a Ferahan rised from it’s estimate of € 9,500 to € 24,000 (HP).

Overall, this auction was not succesfull and pieces in the lower and middle price segment seem difficult to sell while unique textiles continue to achieve high prices.

Sarah Haberkern, Art & Antik Stuttgart

Archive photo: Dealers and collectors ARTS 2012

The Antique Rug & Textile Show (ARTS) will return to San Francisco this fall, opening Thursday October 17, 2013. The show, now in its fifth year, is the largest of its type and the highlight of the year for American rug enthusiasts. The informal often festive tone of the show allows for a comfortable environment in which to browse some of the best antique collectible pieces available on the market.

“Visitors are encouraged to pre-register for the ARTS opening gala through the ARTS website, said Ben Banayan to Jozan Magazine and continued “ARTS employs the strategy that more is more. With a low fee structure for its pre-vetted group of exhibitors, it attracts not only the top dealers participating in international fairs but a host of smaller sellers with an equally high caliber of material if not the volume”.

This year, ARTS will be expanding its relationship with SFBARS, the San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society. In addition to co-sponsoring the annual ARTS exhibition, a collection of saddlebags in complete condition assembled from San Francisco Bay Area private collections, SFBARS will co-sponsor the ARTS Collector Show & Tell and will host their October speaker, Koos de Jong, a Dutch expert in Tibetan weaving, during ARTS at nearby Krimsa Gallery.

ARTS visitors can request a complimentary tour of the show. This is a great opportunity for both novices who would like to get more general information about antique rugs and ethnographic weavings or expert collectors searching for specific pieces or genres. Tours can be arranged with staff at the front desk or in the under $500 room. Hosted by Wesley Marquand of rugbooks.com, this room should be filled with various bargains for every budget and will be made up of pieces consigned by ARTS participants.

San Francisco is a vibrant, beautiful, and welcoming international city. Summer comes later to this city on the bay and October is generally sunny and beautiful. San Francisco has several great museums including the de Young and Asian Art Museum and the Bay area is the home to some of the best private collections of rugs and textiles in the world.

“ARTS actively encourages international visitors. If you would like information on where to stay during the show, ARTS events, or combining your trip to ARTS with other local attractions such as wine country in Napa Valley and Sonoma updates will be posted soon on the ARTS website. You may also inquire directly to us by email” said Ben Banayan.

Location and more information: ARTS 2013, October 17-20, The Capri, 2015 Greenwich ST, San Francisco CA 94123. Contact: info@artsrugshow.org

Typical composition of Sogdian textile, a rondel surrounded by pearls and dual animals facing each other. Illustration from Elmira Gyul’s lecture.

The Textile Society of America has just announced that the proceedings and submitted manuscripts from their 13th Biennial Symposium ‘Textiles and Politics’, held in Washington DC 18-22 September 2012, are now public available through the University of Nebraska, Lincoln’s Digital Commons TSA Symposium Proceedings.

‘This offers students and researchers a rich source of information and the open access to our proceedings furthers TSA’s mandate to exchange and disseminate information about textiles worldwide’ said TSA’s Michele Hardy to Jozan Magazine.

The 13th Symposium explored the crossroads of textiles and politics and included lectures from more than hundred scholars. One of them, Elmira Gyul, Tashkent State University, who is a frequent author of articles published in Jozan Magazine, held an interesting lecture ‘Sogdian Textile Design: Political Symbols of an Epoch’. This article can be downloaded as a pdf file as well as the other articles and manuscripts.

More articles: Highlights from the Textile Society of America’s Symposium

Igor Honkanen will exhibit at STS 2013. Archive photo STS 2012.

The 9th edition of Sartirana Textile Show organized by Alberto Boralevi will take place 19-22 September 2013 at Sartirana Castle at the first floor of the Pila building. Jozan Magazine has asked Alberto Boralevi if he has any news about the coming show to share with Jozan’s readers.

“We are working hard to organize the show and we have already recieved several registrations by old and new dealers. At present we have the following names confirmed: David Sorgato (Milan), Serkan Sari (Karlsruhe), Franco dell’Orto (Venice), Foumani (Amsterdam), Tehrani (Hamburg), Mollaian (Ferrara), Igor Honkanen (Helsinki), Kamoo Gallery (Teheran), Kami Chanteh (Turin), Robin Parvisyar (Milan), Herbert Bieler (Vienna), Sadettin Ufuklar (Ravenna), Carpet Diem (Monfalcone), Alberto Boralevi (Florence), Mirco Cattai (Milan), Rillosi (Venice), Degiosa Art (Singapore). We are expecting that another 8-10 exhibitors will join the group in the next weeks” said Alberto Boralevi.

One of the new entries is Giuseppe (Pino) De Giosa, an Italian living in Singapore. Giuseppe (Pino) De Giosa is a well known collector of Tibetan rugs and South East Asian textiles who has recently moved into dealing. He will present some important Tibetan examples and a collection of rare Buthanese Rain Cloacks (charkab).

Sadettin Ufuklar will exhibit at STS 2013. Archive photo STS 2012.

Among the exhibitors in 2013 will be a very special stand run by a wine company, Conti Ducco of Franciacorta. This wine company will set set up a wine-tasting station just in the centre of the Show. “I am sure that many of our visitors and dealers will appreciate this very much” said Alberto Boralevi to Jozan Magazine.

The special non-sale exhibition at this years Sartirana Textile Show will be devoted to all kind of bags, town or tribal, for tent or saddle, for men or women and from any provenance and age. The exhibited bags will be loans from participating dealers and private collectors.”I’m also negotiating for having a very important and rare early piece from an Italian Museum which will be the gem of this exhibition” said Alberto Boralevi.

A second smaller exhibition is also planned but has not been finally corfirmed yet. Sartirana Textile Show 2013 will again include the popular Tea-Time-Textile-Talk and an International scholar has been invited by the organizers.

Location and more information: Alberto Boralevi, Sartirana Textile Show 19-22 September 2013, Sartirana Castle, Sartirana, Lomellina, Italy.

BARE 2013

In two weeks the Berlin Antique Rug & Textile Exhibition BARE 2013 will open its gates. The fair is organized by Carpet Collector, the new magazine on antique rugs and textiles. BARE will offer something for both experts and beginners and anyone interested in culture and beautyful textiles are encouraged to attend. The consistently high standard of exhibitors guarantees that this event will appeal to well-versed collectors and connoisseurs and certainly also will infect newbies with the “rug virus”. “There were several reasons for choosing to hold the exhibition in Berlin. First of all, it is a city of superlatives that magically attracts tourists. Secondly, Berlin is home to many important museums, including the Museum of Islamic Art, which is just a short walk away from the Alte Münze, the venue for BARE.” Tim Steinert, editor-in-chief of Carpet Collector says.

Besides the fair itself there are other very interesting special exhibitions. Small group tours to the exhibition “Schicksalsnacht im Tresorraum der Alten Münze – Das Ende der bedeutenden Sammlung Bodes” (The Fateful Night in the Old Mint‘s Vault – The End of the Major Bode Collection) will be offered several times a day. These tours will be guided because the vaults in the old factory building are very difficult to reach.

Two sales exhibitions will accompany the fair: “Carpet Collections” where the organizers have selected several thematic collections and display them in a large exhibition room. This exhibition will showcase high-quality collector rugs and textiles. Especially geared towards the next generation of rug collectors is “Just for the fun”, featuring pieces in an affordable price range for younger rug enthusiasts.

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Most of the carpets and rugs in this auction are antique and semi-antique Persian rugs but a few Chinese, Tibetan, Caucasian and Anatolian rugs are represented too. The most expensive lot in this carpet session is a French tapestry from the beginning of the 18th century estimated to circa €12,000-18,000.

Lot 1262. An antique Heriz carpet 390 x 272,5 cm. Estimate € 1,800 – 2,200

Lot 1315. A semi-antique Sarouk 230 x 132,5 cm. Estimate € 1,000 – 1,100

Lot 1331. An antique East Caucasian soumak 275 x 195 cm. Estimate € 3,600 – 4,800

Bukowskis catalogue can be found online.

Location and more information: Bukowskis, Wahrendorffsgatan 8, Stockholm

This sale includes 25 carpets from the 16th and 17th centuries collected by copper baron and senator William Andrews Clark in the late 19th and early 20th century. Senator Clark built the largest mansion of its time in New York City with over 130 rooms in which to display his collection.

Lowest estimate for a carpet in this auction is $20,000  and highest estimate $7,000,000 for lot 12, the famous Sickle-Leaf Carpet.

This auction has drawn a lot of attention and it will exciting to see how high the bids for lot 12, the Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet, will go.

Detail of lot 12, The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet

The exhibition in New York will open Saturday 1 June and run through Tuesday 4 June. So if you are in New York at that time you should not miss the opportunity to see these 25 masterpieces.

More articles about ‘Important Carpets from the William A. Clark Collection‘

Location and more information: Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, New York

“I want you and Jozan’s readers to know about the next carpet auction at Wannenes” said their carpet expert Kat Maeckle to Jozan Magazine.

This auction includes 103 lots and among them antique rugs from Persia, Caucasus, Anatolia, Turkmenistan and India.

Lot 732. A 19th century Agra rug, North India. Size 217 x 153 cm. Estimate 6,000 – 8,000 EUR

The catologue for this auction can be viewed online or downloaded as a pdf file.

Location and more information: Wannenes, Palazzo del Melograno Piazza Campetto 2, Genova

But – when Roya Taghiyeva, Director of the Azerbaijani Carpet Museum, announced the cancellation, she also suggested an alternative cultural tour with the possibility to visit the carpet storages of the Azerbaijani Carpet Museum and the Museum of History, carpet workshops in Baku, and historical and natural sights of Baku and Sheki.

By a prompt initiative by Alberto Boralevi and Stefano Ionescu a program for this alternative carpet study tour is present.

“This tour is not the Congress, but it can still be very interesting, expecially for those who have not been in Azerbaijan before” said Alberto Boralevi to Jozan Magazine and continued “Our friend Stefano Ionescu, who has a great experience as organizer of rug study tours has drafted a program for 17-21 June 2013 working together with a Baku travel agency.  There is a limited number of 25 participants and probably also someone who was not invited to the Congress could be interested in participating in this tour”.

Links:  Program for carpet study tour (pdf)

More information and registration: Stefano Ionescu

Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition 31 May – 2 June 2013

The very first edition of BARE, Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition, will open for the public Friday 31 May 2013 at 11.00 am, and run through Sunday 2 June. The intentions with this fair are both to create a new venue for collectors and antique rug dealers in the Northern part of Europe but also to attract the public in Berlin and introduce them to the exciting passion of rug collecting. This fair is organized by Carpet Collector so expect a professionally organized and friendly event.

James Cohen will exhibit this circa 1850 Karachopf rug at BARE

The BARE will be held at the ‘Alte Münze’ and the former Berlin mint has a good reputation as an excellent exhibition building. The vaults in the Alte Münze are of historic significance. A special documentary photo exhibition will be devoted to their history. 17 important oversize carpets from the Bode Collection were stored in the ‘deep vault of the Reich mint’, but were destroyed following a bomb raid on 11 March 1945 and this was the end of the Bode Collection. Guided tours with small groups to the exhibition ‘The Fateful Night in the Old Mint‘s Vault – The End of the Major Bode Collection’ will be offered several times a day.

Beside the circa 25 dealers the “carpet press’ will be represented by Hali, Carpet Collector and Jozan Magazine which have stands on the first floor of the exhibition building.

While you are there a visit at the famous Museum for Islamic Art, located 20 minutes walk from the BARE, is a must.

KARMA London 6-8 June 2013

After Berlin next stop for the passionated collector is London where KARMA, Kensington Antique Rug Mercantile Association, from 6 to 8 June 2013 will hold the 6th edition of their small boutique fair with 10 antique rug and textile dealers. Once again this event will take place at 202 Kensington Church St. in London and will be concurrent with the Olympia Fine Art Fair. KARMA is organized by Rupert Smith.

Rupert Smith will exhibit this early 17th century Imperial throne rug at KARMA

Besides the dealers fair KARMA also includes a small lecture program. One of the lectures ‘Collecting rugs’ is given by James Cohen. James is truly ‘a nomadic dealer’ and will in 2013 exhibit at most of the mentioned antique rug fairs in this article BARE, KARMA and ARTS.

Sartirana Textile Show 19-22 September 2013

Alberto Boralevi has been organizer of Sartirana Textile show since 2005. This years show, with circa 25 International and Italian antique rug dealers will take place 19-22 September 2013 at Sartirana Castle, Sartirana, Lomellina, one hours drive from Milan.

Mirco Cattai in front of a 17th century Ushak Lotto. Archve photo Sartirana 2012

This show is known for the high standard of exhibited rugs and carpets and for it’s relaxed atmosphere.  So expect plenty of time to pleasant conversations about rugs and life in general with the attending dealers.

Antique Rug & Textile Show 17-20 October 2013 in San Francisco

Since it’s start in 2009 ARTS, held at the Motel Capri, has become one of the major rug and textile event of the year and an important venue for collectors and antique rug dealers from around the world. The concept for ARTS is the same as for KARMA to keep dealer expenses low by exibiting in the dealers hotel rooms. This creates a special informal atmosphere appreciated by many of the dealers.

ARTS at the Motel Capri (archive photo)

A special opening reception will take place 17 October at 2.30 pm and the fair will be open for the public 18-20 October daily 10 am – 8 pm.

Expect world class tribal rugs and textiles at this fair and meetings with hardcore collectors. San Francisco in October is also world class.

More articles: More news about BARE, Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition, Carpet Collector Fair in Berlin, KARMA antique rug show 2013, Sartirana Textile Show 2013, Visitor satisfaction at ARTS 2012