Oriental rug news
Skinner’s two sales from the Jim Dixon Collection in May 2022 were the first of five planned sales of his collection. Sales for both the live and online auction reached $1,375,805. The top lot of the live auction ‘Woven Gardens’ 4 May was a ca. 1600 Ming Imperial Dragon Carpet … read more
Skinners next carpet specialist live auction “Woven Gardens Jim Dixon Collection” will take place 4 May 2022 at 12 pm. in Boston. Previews by appointment from 29 April to 3 May. Many of Dixon’s pieces are at least two hundred years old, and some are much older. Collectors of Kurdish, … read more
Skinner will host a preview of highlights of Chinese carpets from the Jim Dixon Collection at Asia Week NY 21-22 March 2022. Among the highlights is a rare and important Ming Imperial Dragon Carpet woven for the Imperial Palace of Beijing during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Other highlights on display … read more
Skinner will hold their next carpet specialist auction “Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets” online 28 February – 10 March 2022. The auction includes 268 lots and among them antique rugs, carpets, and textiles from the Caucasus region, Persia, Anatolia, and Central Asia. Two collections are on sale; fine carpets from … read more