HALI NEWSLETTER No. 432

[View this email in your browser]( Austria Auction Company will hold its 'Fine Antique Oriental Rugs XXXIV' sale on 21 October 2023 at 4pm CEST. The lots can be previewed from 18–20 October from 11am–5pm and 21 October from 11am–4pm. The sale offers over 200 unique pieces. A particular highlight is the early large Esari chuval ([Lot 85]( shown above. Its deep and varied colour range has an immediate impact: that the green has retained its brightness and luminosity is quite remarkable, and the red ground has a clarity that is hard to better in weavings from the Middle Amu Darya. This region has become of great interest to collectors and researchers of Turkmen weavings because it is the only area where the relatively stable and conservative cultural traditions of Turkmen tribes all came together alongside urban traditions to create a unique expressive aesthetic. This chuval is a good illustration of how brilliant these forms of artistic expression could be. The zigzags create three distinct areas in the field, each of which has hooked forms of a göl that seem relate to the Chodor ertmen-göl. There are a handful of examples with this design; however this is arguably the best known because of its colouration, the addition of the small ikat forms in the field, and most importantly the extremely elegant and powerful mina khani design on the elem– a particular favourite of collectors. View the many other interesting examples in this auction by clicking below. [View the sale.]( [View the virtual showroom.]( [News] 'Pull of the Thread: Textile Travels of a Generation' written by Sheila Fruman and published by Hali Publications Ltd. is now available for purchase from the Hali Bookshop. Fruman, alongside contributing authors, tells the stories of nine intrepid adventurers who have sought out a range of woven treasures in Central and South Asia. Its publication will be marked by a London book launch at the Joss Graham Gallery next Thursday 19 October from 6-8pm. HALI readers are warmly invited to attend and further details will be provided in this Friday's newsletter. Save the date! [Buy a copy of the book.]( [News] There is less than one month left to see 'The Knots of the Gardens of Paradise' now showing in Brescia Castle, Brescia, Italy until 5 November 2023. The exhibition, curated by Letia-Leti zia Cariello and Giovanni Valagussa, features carpets from the Turkestan region, donated to Fondazione Tassara by Romain Zaleski. A companion event in Bergamo, ‘Hortus Conclusus’, shows thirteen 16th- and 17th-century rugs in three historic houses. Photo: Luca Zanon. [Find out more.]( [Follow Us] [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Been forwarded this email and want to receive it regularly? Subscribe to this newsletter]( Copyright © 2023, Hali Publications Ltd., All rights reserved. [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](