Get ready for a carpeting at Sheppard’s latest sale

Detail from a silk Celtic rug

A Donegal single-owner collection leads KnotWarp&Weft18, Sheppard’s auction of fine carpets: Persian, Asian, Aubusson and those made in the Donegal Carpet Factory at Killybegs, the only place in western Europe where hand-knotted carpets are still made. On offer are 14 late ...