PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP).- From afar, the ornate rug looks like a blur of color and nondescript geometric patterns. But a closer look reveals the unmistakable shapes of helicopters, tanks and weapons. The Oriental carpet from war-torn Afghanistan exemplif…
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Displays War Rugs from Afghanistan
PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP).- From afar, the ornate rug looks like a blur of color and nondescript geometric patterns. But a closer look reveals the unmistakable shapes of helicopters, tanks and weapons. The Oriental carpet from war-torn Afghanistan exemplif…
As Interest in Oriental Carpets Continues to Grow, Claremont Rug Company Releases New Brochure
OAKLAND, CA.- Claremont Rug Company today announced the availability of a 22-page brochure which highlights a broad range of collectible 19th century antique Oriental carpets available at the Gallery. Entering its fourth decade, Claremont Rug Company (…
Chinoiserie-Themed Show to Fill Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The 29th San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Benefiting Enterprise for High School Students will be held October 28–31, 2010, at the Festival Pavilion of Fort Mason Center. Over 60 carefully-vetted new and returning dealers will p…
Long Wait Over: After a Seven-Year Facelift Cairo Islamic Art Museum Reopens
CAIRO (REUTERS).- The world’s biggest museum of Islamic art will reopen in Cairo in coming weeks after a seven-year facelift, museum officials said on Wednesday. Tourists flock by the millions to the Pyramids at Giza and the Temples of Luxor dating ba…
Stunning Single Owner Collection of Asian Art for Sale at Bonhams, Edinburgh
LONDON.- A superb collection of Asian art, lovingly assembled over a decade by a single enthusiast while living and working in the Far East and South East Asia, is for sale at Bonhams Edinburgh on 7 July. Among the most fascinating pieces is a painting…
Work by Marguerite and William Zorach at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
NEW
YORK, NY.- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presents its first solo
exhibition featuring the work of Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968) and
William
Zorach (1887-1966). On view through August 13, this exhibition consists
of
a selection…