A PART-SILK ISFAHAN RUG

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  • A guide to suzani textiles

    ​​Christie’s Islamic Art specialist Xavier Fournier explains all you need to know about these exquisite embroidered panels​

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  • I bought it at Christie’s

    Interior designer Robert Kime on how he came to acquire this magnificent tapestry — depicting a scene in the life of Alexander the Great — for just £7,500

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  • New York 20th Century season realises $1.1 billion

    Looking back on a week of auctions featuring masterworks representing some of the greatest collections assembled in the United States

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  • Virtual tour: Modern British Art and British Impressionism

    Explore key British artists from the 19th century to the present day, to be offered across four sales of Modern British Art and British Impressionism this November at Christie’s London.