#17014 This rare rug made in a village in the Çal region used to serve as a sleeping rug and is thus a “yatak”. The very coarse weave on a cotton foundation, with many wefts inserted between the rows of knots, is typical of the provenance; the same technique is used in gabbehs. An example […]
Roughly ten years ago I was invited to China. I became a ‘foreign expert’, the name the People’s Republic of China give to foreigners granted work visas, and over a three year period I spent time travelling and exploring some of the more remote regions of this vast country including Yunnan in the South West, […]
The symposium at Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden last year offered attendees the chances to enjoy the hospitality of Herr Maltzahn and his dedicated team away from an auction’s hustle and bustle. Travelling from the South West of England via Heathrow to Frankfurt I arrived on schedule at a clean AirBnB just two doors down from […]
Roughly ten years ago I visited this valley near Tashkurgan in Western China near the borders of Pakistan, Tibet and Nepal. This photo shows a young Uighur shepherdess with her flock of sheep and goats. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 from Dominic Orr This site will soon be a portal for various items of Stock For […]