Marco Poloravedabout Turkmencarpetswhen he passed through in the 13thcentury; visitorscanbuyone to take home at the TolkuchkaBazaar, one of thelargestmarkets inCentralAsia.
We stepped into Asia Crafts next door, where silver-tongued Kashmiris unrolled carpets that seemed to change colour every time they were turned upside-down.
The next auction takes place on 31 August (viewing starts 29 August) and features rare carpets and textiles from China, Tibet, Central Asia and the Middle East, with items starting as low as 1, 000 Hong Kong dollars.