HALI NEWSLETTER No. 385

[View this email in your browser]( A. Davoodzadeh & Son is a second-generation antique and decorative rug business located in midtown Manhattan, New York. Visit the showroom to see a wide selection of antique, decorative and tribal rugs, primarily of Persian, Caucasian and Chinese origin. Contact A. Davoodzadeh & Son – Antique Rugs NYC for more information: Address: 25 West 31st Street, Suite 502, T: 212-268-5876 New York, NY 10001 E: davoodzadehrugs@aol.com [Visit A. Davoodzadeh & Son online.]( [Follow A. Davoodzadeh & Son on Instagram](. [News] 'Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway' is showing at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington D.C. until 22 December 2022. The exhibition is the first to explore the evolution of Korea's fashion and textiles over a period of 125 years, spanning from Korea's last royal dynasty to the current Korean wave (Hallyu) which draws on traditional influences. Of particular interest are the rare examples of silk clothing worn at the Korean royal court during the Joseon dynasty. Shown above is an embroidered Korean rank badge, 19th century, Cotsen Textiles Traces Study Collection. [Find out more.]( The Bukowskis 'Important Winter Sale' will take place at Bukowskis, Stockholm, on 7 December 2022. The auction is comprised of ninety-one antique carpets and textiles, as well as modern Scandinavian carpets. The highlights include two 17th–century carpets, a ‘Lotto’ rug and a Safavid ‘Blossom and Sickle’ carpet. The 19th–century carpets include a Garus Bijar, with the same pattern as the Costikyan-Macmullen carpet, an exquisite silk and metal Istanbul rug and three Kashan rugs by Motashem, amongst others. The Scandinavian carpets and textiles include 18th–19th century cushions from Scania (in Southern Sweden), modern classics such as Vit botten and Ill Grecco by Märta Måås Fjetterstöm and Snäckorna by Barbro Nilsson, amongst others. [View the sale.]( [News] 'Rugged Beauty: Antique Carpets from Western Asia' is opening at Denver Art Museum on 18 December 2022, and is running until 28 May 2023. The exhibition will showcase a variety of carpets from present-day Iran, Turkey, and the Caucasus, revealing differing weaving techniques, designs and colour palettes between cultures. These differences reveal the rich, varied history of these cultures, alongside the relationships between them. [Find out more.]( The 'Oriental Rugs and Carpets' sale will take place at Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, from 2pm on 14 December 2022. View the lots from 3–9 December 2022. The sale includes Persian and Caucasian pieces as well as several Ningxia carpets. Shown above is [Lot 896]( a 19th–century silk Ningxia carpet, Mongolia, with an estimate of €1,780–2,670. [View the online catalogue.]( [News] A magazine subscription is the gift that keeps giving all year round. This festive season, beat the price rise and treat yourself or someone else to HALI magazine, the quarterly publication for those with an interest in antique carpets and textiles, anthropology, tribal art and the history of design and making. For only £60/€88/$120, subscribers receive four printed issues of HALI a year. Subscriptions include searchable access to all previous editions through the HALI Archive. Unique content is reserved exclusively for the magazine. To buy a gift subscription, add your selection to the basket and you will be able to enter the details of the gift recipient at the delivery options stage of the checkout process. If you only want to read HALI in its digital form then subscriptions are available from only £49.99, compatible with computers, iPhones, iPads, Androids and a host of other devices. Digital subscriptions include access to the HALI Archive, a fully searchable online resource featuring every issue since HALI began in 1978. [Buy a subscription to HALI.]( 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](