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  • 5 minutes with... Two rare ‘Polonaise’ carpets

    Louise Broadhurst, Head of Oriental Rugs and Carpets, on two carpets that are extraordinary survivors from the golden era of Safavid weaving in Isfahan

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  • Collecting guide: Ottoman silk velvet panels

    With their precious metal threads and floral motifs, textiles produced in Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries were widely prized in war tents, palaces and pavilions

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  • Collecting Guide: Oriental rugs and carpets

    Everything from identifying natural dyes to finding the right setting on your vacuum cleaner. Illustrated with lots offered at Christie’s

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  • I bought it at Christie’s

    New York-based interior designer Brian J. McCarthy thought he might sell this vase to a client. But then he fell in love with it…

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  • 5 reasons watch collectors love Richard Mille

    Technical innovation, artistry and the culture of fine watchmaking have made Richard Mille a dominant player

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  • The Apple-1 — the birth of the Apple empire

    Fewer than half of all the 200 Apple-1s ever made have survived. A rare example is offered in our online sale, On the Shoulders of Giants, 16-23 May