Joseph V. McMullan Award

Stefano Ionescu receives the Joseph V. McMullan Award

The Joseph V. McMullan Award for Scholarship and Stewardship in Islamic Rugs & Textiles is a esteemed recognition in the field of Islamic art and culture. This award is named after Joseph V. McMullan, a scholar and collector of Islamic rugs and textiles.

Exceptional price $33.8 million for a 17th century Kerman carpet

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

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 ‘The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet’, lot 12, sold for an exceptional price of $33.8 million.