Auctions

View the Virtual Catalog MOUNTAIN HIGH | RUGS KILIMS TRAPPINGS ~302 LOTS~ Live Showroom Auction: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: January 28-29-30, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception and Refreshments, Sunday, Jan 28, Noon to 4PM 1PM: Special Guest Speaker, James Opie, author of Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia and Tribal Rugs: Nomadic and Village Weavings from the Middle East and Central Asia Click to Watch the Video Featuring a large collection of fresh-to-the-market Anatolian, Caucasian, Persian and Central Asian tribal and nomadic weavings Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.  

SELECTIONS FROM THE ROBERT L. PFANNEBECKER COLLECTION ~ 339 Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Monday, December 18, 2023, 11AM EST. Public Exhibition: December 16-17, 11AM-4PM. Join Us! Exhibition Reception/Refreshments, Sunday, December 17, 1pm – 4pm. (And don’t miss our Celebration of Folk Art on the same day!) (click for more information) Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

View the Virtual Print Catalog THE RUSSELL S. FLING COLLECTION Fine Rugs and Textiles Live Showroom Auction: Monday, December 4, 2023, 11AM ET Public Exhibition: December 1-2-3, 11AM to 4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception, December 3, 1PM to 4PM Special Guest Speaker, Kate Fitz Gibbon, 2pm: “A Walk in the Garden, Central Asian Suzani Embroidery and the Urban Textile Tradition” Kate Fitz Gibbon and co-author Andrew Hale have written six books on Central Asian art including IKAT, winner of the Wittenborn Prize for Best Art Book of 1996 and Uzbek Embroidery in the Nomadic Tradition, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2007. She was editor and contributor to Who Owns the Past? Cultural Property, Cultural Policy and the Law, Rutgers University Press, 2005. Kate is an attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, specializing in art and cultural heritage law and estate planning. She is Executive Director of the Committee for Cultural Policy and editor of the online journal, Cultural Property News. She serves on the Art and Cultural Heritage Law Steering Committee of the American Bar Association and was a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee to the President from 2000-2003. Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: [...]

View the Virtual Print Catalog ORIENTAL RUGS & TEXTILES FROM AMERICAN ESTATES | 61 Live Showroom Auction: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 10AM Public Exhibition: November 18-19-20, 11AM – 4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception, Sunday, November 19, Noon – 4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

OBJECTS OF INTRIGUE & STRANGENESS Live Showroom Auction: Halloween, Tuesday, October 31, 1PM ET Public Exhibition: October 28-29-30, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Exhibition Reception, Saturday, October 28, Noon to 4PM, Including a Special 2PM Screening of the Just Released Horror Film, HERD (click here) Featuring a Collection of Fresh-to-the-Market Vampire Killing Artifacts Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

YOSI BARZILAI Sarajo, the creation of Yosi Barzilai, was one of SoHo's premier gallery destinations for thirty-five years. Yosi, who hails from Israel and was exposed to Islamic art during his upbringing, embarked on this artistic journey after graduating from art school. Prior to that, he had worked in his family's diamond business, which, while lucrative, failed to satisfy his creative soul. Yosi, sometimes known as Joe, later joined forces with Sarah Penn, the renowned proprietor of Knobkerry, resulting in the birth of the amalgamated name Sarajo. Sarajo's initial establishment graced the intersection of Broadway and Prince, but it underwent six relocations, including a brief sojourn in Portland, Maine. Originally purveying a diverse array of ethnographic artifacts, Sarajo underwent a transformation into a distinctive gallery specializing in textiles and costumes. Its clientele comprised creative talents within the fashion and interior decorating industries, along with collectors and museums across the United States and around the globe. From luminaries such as Miuccia Prada and Peter Marino to icons like Kate Moss and Mick Jagger, the client roster attested to Yosi's unwavering commitment to offering the finest and most rare treasures. Under the new stewardship of Jess Petino, Sarajo has transitioned [...]

Browse the Virtual Print Catalog SARAJO | THE YOSI BARZILAI COLLECTION Live Showroom Auction: Monday, October 23, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: October 20-21-22, 11AM-4PM Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception, Sunday, October 22, 12 to 4PM YOSI BARZILAI Sarajo, the creation of Yosi Barzilai, was one of SoHo’s premier gallery destinations for thirty-five years. Yosi, who hails from Israel and was exposed to Islamic art during his upbringing, embarked on this artistic journey after graduating from art school. Prior to that, he had worked in his family’s diamond business, which, while lucrative, failed to satisfy his creative soul. Yosi, sometimes known as Joe, later joined forces with Sarah Penn, the renowned proprietor of Knobkerry, resulting in the birth of the amalgamated name Sarajo. Sarajo’s initial establishment graced the intersection of Broadway and Prince, but it underwent six relocations, including a brief sojourn in Portland, Maine. …Continue Reading Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All [...]

Ethnographic, Ancient, Asian & Textile Arts ~ 659 No Reserve Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, September 28, 2023, 9 AM ET Public Exhibition: September 25-26-27, 11AM – 4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog. Lots 1-422: OBJECTS Lots 423-659: TEXTILES

BIG TENT | RUGS & KILIMS ~ 447 No Reserve Lots ~ Live Showroom Auction: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10AM ET Public Exhibition: September 19-20, 11AM-4PM Absentee Bid Form | Telephone Bid Form | Terms and Conditions (PDF) BUYER’S PREMIUM: IN-HOUSE, PHONE, ABSENTEE: 25% Browse the Auction Catalog and Bid Live Online: Online Bidding Also Available on these Portals: Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price. We Sell Approximately 60-80 Lots Per Hour. Shown below are a small sampling of lots. Please go to one of the online portal links above to view the entire auction catalog.

THE RUSSELL S. FLING COLLECTION | FINE RUGS AND TEXTILES Live Showroom Auction: Monday, December 4, 2023, 10am et Public Exhibition: December 1-2-3, 11am to 4pm Join Us! Catered Exhibition Reception, December 3, 1pm to 4pm