HALI NEWSLETTER No. 440

[View this email in your browser]( Austria Auction Company will hold its 'Excellent Antique Oriental Rugs XXXV' sale on 2 December 2023 at 4pm CEST. The 283 lots can be previewed from 29 November–1 December from 11am–5pm and 2 December from 11am–4pm. The sale offers a treasure trove of different types of weavings for all budgets and collecting interests, and also contains some thirty lots of tribal art from a single Austrian collection. Austria Auction Company has a reputation for fine Turkmens and this sale does not disappoint, with over seventy Turkmen weavings on offer. A selection of embroideries should also catch the bidder's attention, including a number of Uzbek suzanis, as well as two unusual Caucasian embroideries. One of these is [lot 42]( a 19th-century traditional Armenian apron (est. €4–600), the like of which do not often appear at auction, and [lot 174]( (above), an Azerbaijani embroidery (est. €30–40,000) which is large and in good condition, made using long stitch and which may date from the late 17th to early 18th century. [View the sale.]( [News] It is your last chance to see 'Ancient Andean Textiles', showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio until 3 December. This is an installation of six textiles from the museum’s permanent collection in the Galleries of the Ancient Americas | Gallery 232. Made by weavers of the ancient Chimú civilisation, which took root on Peru’s north coast in the year 1000, the garments—like the tunic above, circa 1100 –1532—are fabricated from undyed, white cotton ‘combining different textures, some dense and sculptural and others so open and airy they are nearly invisible’. [Find out more.]( Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen, Denmark will hold an auction of 'Antique Carpets and Rugs' on 6 December 2023 at 3pm CEST, and of 'Modern Carpets and Rugs'on 7 December at 4pm. The auctions will respectively offer a mix of antique classical rugs and a wide range of pieces by some of the most popular 20th-century Scandinavian textile designers, all of which can be previewed in Copenhagen from 29 November–2 December. For further information, please contact Henrik Schleppegrel, rug and carpet specialist: T: +45 88181145 E: hsc@bruun-rasmussen.dk [View the antique carpets and rugs.]( [View the modern carpets and rugs.]( [News] There are still a few places remaining on the upcoming HALI Tour, 'Decorative Arts of Iberia', taking place from 8–20 April 2024 in Spain and Portugal. The tour takes a journey from the glimmering tiles of the Manueline Gothic of Portugal to the restrained honey sandstone of Castile and the austerity of the Escorial’s cold granite walls. From the Gulbenkian to the Prado we visit some of the greatest museums in the world. As with all HALI Tours, our encounters with rugs and textiles will form a running thread throughout the exploration of the region, with fascinating themes relating to the history of art, culture and cuisine of the Iberian Peninsular introduced by expert lecturers and curators en route. This is a small tour group- book now to avoid disappointment Image: ‘Sanguszko’ medallion carpet, Kerman region, south-central Iran, ca. 1550-1575. Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid. [Book this tour.]( Viscontea Casa d’Aste will hold its 'Oriental Carpets and Textiles' auction on 30 November 2023, from 3pm CET. Preview the sale from 27–29 November from 10am–6pm. This auction is an opportunity for collectors, dealers, individuals, interior designers and scholars to find outstanding deals on carpets and textiles of many sizes and types. Among the lots of note are a Bakhshaish silk, a few Kashan Mohtashem carpets, a Heriz Serapi, an Amristar, a Tekke main carpet, an Elazig carpet and tribal textiles. Other noteworthy pieces are large carpets, including a Peking, a Savonnerie and an Ushak. [View the sale.]( [Register to bid.]( [News] This month, the focus for [#RugFactFriday]( is on woven bags and this week, small personal bags. HALI 204 features an article from Paul Benjamin in which he investigates the tribal relationships and design origins of weavings from the four main tribal groups that inhabit southern Iran: Qashqa’i, Lurs, Khamseh and Afshars. Benjamin explains that 'Chanteh and other small utilitarian bags have variable designs, many the personal choice of women weavers, mainly influenced by family and tribal traditions. They made them for the storage and transport of small items, mostly for their own use...Of course, the Qashqa’i of Fars province were not a single entity, but made up of six major divisions (Taifeh) of Turkic speakers with a variety of weaving traditions. As a result, the Qashqa’i show the greatest range of design and weaving in the small-bag category, compared with any other of the southwest Persian tribal groups.' He goes on to explore a different type of utilitarian small bag that is 'solely made by the Afshars of the Kerman province', which while resembling a salt bag, actually serves as a 'tobacco bag (tutundan) or sowing bag (suzandan)'...This is a single bag/purse that prevents spillage and loss. It uses a wrap-around method of closure by an extended tasselled cord attached to the top of the bag, rather than the traditional loop closure.' Benjamin explains that 'the design is simple but appropriate for such a small bag. Pile is the main weaving type.' 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