Ballard Collection Of Oriental Rugs

A cataolg of the important collection of ballard that is still being used by auction houses and dealers as a standard reference to classical oriental rugs.

Ballard collection of oriental rugs.

Many of the images are in b w as was customary at the time but still useful and instructive. Persian area rugs may be the coziest way we know to add global sophistication to the living room or bedroom. Ballard collection of oriental rugs opened at the saint louis art museum on march 6 2016 in the main exhibition galleries. Ballard collection of oriental rugs.

Later he brought an additional two rugs one of which featured the coat of arms of tamerlane the founder of the timurid empire. Numerous black white illustrations one color frontispiece illustration very good condition minor blemishes of age no writing or markings. Denny in collaboration with slam associate curator philip hu and textile conservator zoe perkins. Our laramie rug is meticulously hand knotted of fine italian wool in a warm palette of coral camel persimmon and ivory.

The carpet and the connoisseur. Most of the rugs in the ballard collection have never been published in color before so this catalog fills a gap in the literature and at a reasonable price to boot. An important addition to the corpus of oriental rug resource material. An important addition to the corpus of oriental rug resource material.

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