HALI NEWSLETTER No. 368

[View this email in your browser]( Explore the world of authentic rugs and textiles at the Antique Rug and Textile Show, which will take place at Motel Capri, 2015 Greenwich St, San Francisco CA, 94123, from 21–23 October 2022. Over the last decade, ARTS has become a leading international event for authentic and unique antique rugs and ethnographic textiles. It is an annual highlight for collectors and dealers alike. RSVP for the opening reception and early buying on 21 October at 2.30pm. Dinner and refreshments will be served at 5pm. Admittance is free and open to the public on 22 October from 10am to 8pm and 23 October from 10am to 5pm. ARTS will host the exhibition, 'Varamin, A Composite Tribal Weaving Tradition From a North Persian Caravan Town'. The caravan town of Varamin, located north of Tehran, became a veritable gathering of tribes in the 19th century. Lurs, Kurds, Shahsavan groups and others all had a presence here, and contributed to an amalgamated yet highly recognisable weaving tradition that melded elements from each. This exhibition will focus on knotted pile woven rugs and bags of the Varamin tradition with the inclusion of a few flat-weaves as well. The exhibition will be curated by DeWitt Mallary, co-sponsored by SFBARS and will feature pieces drawn from the James Douglas collection. There will also be a special lecture on kantha clothes. Cambridge, UK-based scholar and writer John Gillow will talk about this remarkable Indian textile tradition with examples from private collections available for hands on exploration. Those who are interested should be outside the ARTS venue on 22 October at 12pm. [Click here to register for ARTS.]( [News] The Hajji Baba Club, New York, has announced Margaret Squires, a doctoral candidate at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, as its Research Fellow for 2022–2023. Squires’s dissertation takes a spatial-experiential approach to Safavid carpets, considering the spaces for which they were created and establishing principles for understanding how their designs, formats, materials and sensorial elements respond to the design, layout and functionality of rooms. While these questions are grounded in studies of the Ardabil carpets and carpets woven for the tombs of Shah Abbas II in Qum and Shah Ne‘matullah Vali in Mahan, Squires expands the inquiry to include the silk- and metal-thread carpets made to furnish the Ali Qapu palace in Esfahan. With this focus on the interdependency of architecture and carpet weaving, Squires will visit rug collections across Europe. She is studying under the supervision of Prof. Sussan Babaie, Courtauld Institute, and Prof. Walter Denny, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The annual Hajji Baba Club fellowship was established in 2018 to support primary research in the field of carpet studies. [Read more stories like this in HALI 213.]( Nemati Collection features interesting one of a kind rugs, from the best in decorative pieces to collector-quality gems. Visit Nemati Collection at the [Antique Rug and Textile Show]( San Francisco from 21–23 October 2022. [Find out more.]( [Email](mailto:Darius@Nematicollection.com) if you are looking for an extraordinary rug, or if you have one to sell. [News] Around thirty Sumba skirts from a private collection of Indonesian textiles are on show in Espace Calico, Vésenaz, Geneva until 29 October 2022. The collector, Georges Breguet, says: ‘This original presentation is a tribute to the weavers of this tropical island where textile art reaches new heights through the diversity of techniques and natural dyes used.’ Historically, the Dutch purchased such wearing cloths for use as tablecloths, bedspreads and curtains; they are still popular with tourists. [Read more stories like this in HALI 213.]( James Douglas bought Persian tribal weavings with a passion for about 30 years, almost exclusively from a small set of leading dealers who helped develop his eye and his knowledge. In the early years, he focused on Baluch weavings, but over time included west Persian pieces, and put together a broad range of rugs and bags from the Varamin region. He bought intentionally and thoughtfully, always looking for unusual and outstanding examples to illustrate the variety of weaving from a particular group or area. His 'collections within a collection' include Arab Baluch rugs, Baluch rugs with red grounds, symmetrically knotted Baluch rugs, Varamin panels, small bags and flatwoven objects. DeWitt Mallary, one of the dealers who will be exhibiting at the ARTS rug show in San Francisco on 21–23 October who worked with James in amassing the collection, is handling its sale. He will be presenting selected examples at ARTS and on his [website.]( [View items from DeWitt Mallary and the James Douglas Collection.]( We are in the process of revising our privacy policy. If you would like to unsubscribe click [here](. [Follow Us] [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Been forwarded this email and want to receive it regularly? Subscribe to this newsletter]( Copyright © 2022 Hali Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, or are a HALI customer. The attributions and valuations expressed by gallerists and auctioneers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Hali Publications. Our mailing address is: Hali Publications Ltd 6 Sylvester PathLondon, England E8 1EN United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](