Today I was invited to a fund raising carpet auction for the Esplanade to fund their philanthropic efforts to reach out to the community. The carpets were from Lotto carpets and I was told they had done another charity auction for the Esplanade in 2015.
From the sale of proceeds of the auction, 50% will be given to the Esplanade.
There were altogether 38 pieces for sale. All handwoven in either silk or wool from different places. From Iran, Kashmir, Turkey and Central Asia. Beautiful pieces of different vintages and some signed.
Pity there was no crowd. Only 5 people turned up. I was told 30 people had signed up but didn’t turn up in the end. I felt sorry for the auctioneer. They had brought down all these carpets and had their staff there for so few people. I did feel the Esplanade could have organized this much better.
Anyway I bought a signed Ispahan and I am considering some Herekes from Turkey!
daily musings 
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