This page contains all of Nazmiyal Antique Rugs‘ blog posts about antiques. This category frequently covers rugs, carpets, tapestries, and textiles, but we dive into other antiques (like paintings and museum pieces) as well.
Wondering about the history of your antique carpets and where they came from? Maybe you want to see how some antique rugs can be incorporated into interior decor. Or maybe you’re looking for exciting stories about the most expensive rug ever sold at auction, or antique rugs owned by celebrities. Whatever you’re searching for, our antiques blogs are a good place to start.
Since European explorers first landed on the shores of Far East Asia in the 16th century, people in the West have been fascinated by the rich and exotic culture of the greatest oriental civilization of all, China. In the centuries that followed, traders, travelers, soldiers of fortune and empire builders brought back a vast wealth of aesthetic products and works of art to decorate their homes and to quench the thirst of eager collectors.
We’re delighted to give the rug community a complete, hands-on look at the world of antique carpets starting with current market trends and traveling back to the 16th century.
Is it too late to say “Happy New Year?” Maybe not. January 31, 2014, marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. While last year’s celebrations focused on the benevolent, mythical dragon, this year represents a powerful and real zodiac symbol, the horse.
Downton Abbey is back with gripping plots and dazzling sets as the fourth season premieres in the United States. It’s not just the plots that draw viewers in. The lavish Downton Abbey set design, surroundings, and furnishings, especially the antique rugs and tapestries, entertain viewers as well as Julian Fellows expertly crafted story-lines.
A late seventeenth century Indian Mughal rug sold for an astonishing $7.6 million at a Christie’s auction on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. The exemplary piece – a rug of Mughal Indian origin – had once belonged to the renowned American industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who bequeathed the piece to his daughter upon his passing in 1899.
Beginning on Monday, September 16, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will be hosting a very special, four-month antique textile exhibit of fine antique textiles from around the world.
The massive fall exhibition, which unfolds in nine galleries throughout the museum, features more than 130 unique textiles and nearly 30 culturally significant garments, including dresses, quilts, and bedcovers from across the world.
As of this afternoon, there is a new antique rug that can boast the lofty distinction of being the most expensive rug ever sold at auction as a beautiful Persian carpet sold for nearly $34 million today at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City.
The Hajji Baba Club is the oldest rug society in the US, boasting members from some of New York City’s historical elite. But the club has evolved in recent years to attract the next generation of rug and textile enthusiasts. Under the helm of President Roger Pratt, the club is organizing a variety of new educational events, museum collaborations and projects designed to inspire collectors from a broad demographic profile.
The second annual NYC METRO Show kicked off in New York City on Thursday, bringing an eclectic mix of ethnographic, tribal and fine art to the Metropolitan Pavilion.
The NYC Metro show is famous for five days of antique splendor, but centers itself far from the antiquated idea the ‘A’ word suggests. Instead, it focuses on Historical Design and the inspiration behind old masters, folk collections and contemporary pieces.