San Francisco Antique Rug & Textile Show

Andy Lloyd will exhibit this circa 1880 Khamseh "bird" bag

The annual Antique Rug & Textile Show in San Francisco is one of the most popular and important fairs for antique tribal rugs and textiles. This years show takes place 18-21 October 2012 at the Motel Capri in San Francisco Marina District.

ARTS Europe

Bertram Frauenknecht (left) and Michael Craycraft (right) seen at the Sartirana Textile Show in September 2011.

Some European antique rug and textile dealers, and among them Michael Craycraft and Bertram Frauenknecht, are considering an European counterpart to the Antique Rug & Textile Show in San Francisco.

Sartirana photos

Carlo Kocman, Rome, in his stand.

This years Sartirana Textile Show took place 14-18 September 2011. Some forty dealers showed some of their best antique rugs and textiles for the visiting public and for their colleagues.