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Erling Wiinstedt was Danish antique rug trades “grand old man”. He was born in 2013 and passed away 27 May 2013 more than 100 years old.
His antique rug gallery “Wiinstedt Tæppegallery” is now owned and operated by his grandchild Boris Wiinstedt Zeichner, who also is chair of the Danish Rug Society.
Archive of Jozan Magazine's articles that concern or mention Erling Wiinstedt:
Sonny Berntsson is an expert in Anatolian textiles and on 21 March 2009 he gave a lecture for the Danish Rug Society about the textiles from Central Anatolia that were used by the people of Cappadocia. Only fragments of the several hundred year old textiles have been preserved because they … -> Anatolian fragments from Cappadocia
On Tuesday, September 27, 2001, I visited the Copenhagen oriental rug trade’s “grand old man,” Erling Wiinstedt. Erling Wiinstedt is 88 years old but still “going strong,” as I experienced firsthand that Tuesday in his shop in Østerbro. Erling Wiinstedt has been in the oriental rug business for a lifetime. … -> Visiting Erling Wiinstedt