Essie Sakhai

Essie Sakhai, born in Iran and educated in Great Britain, is an expert on Persian carpets and oriental rugs. He is from a family which has been in the carpet business for several generations.cite news |url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/926d391e-b02b-11da-a142-0000779e2340.html |title= In love with the fabric of life |author= B.B. Timberlake |format= html |work= Financial Times |date= 10 March 2006 |quote= Sakhai has spent a life in rugs. He comes from a family of Tehran Jews and has that bewitching contentment of a man lucky enough to have made a living from his passion. He has written numerous books on rugs and advises many museums and collectors. His main store is on Piccadilly overlooking St. James's Palace. ] cite news |url= http://impressions-ba.com/features.php?id_feature=10476 |title= Incoming Books: Cutting some rug |format= html |work= Impressions Magazine, British Mediterranean Airways |quote= ] Mr. Sakhai is the proprietor of Essie Carpets in London, England. [ [http://www.essiecarpets.com/ Essie Carpets. Fine Persian Carpets, Mayfair, since 1766] . Piccadilly at Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London.]

Books

* 1991: "The Story of Carpets." Princess House, London: Studio Editions Ltd. ISBN 1-55921-203-9, ISBN 978-1559212038. ASIN|1559212039: (French language edition: "Mysteres des Tapis D'Orient." Paris: Librairie Gründ. ISBN 2-70002-220-3.)
* 1995: "Oriental Carpets: A Buyer's Guide." Kingston: Moyer Bell. ISBN 1-55921-146-6, ISBN 978-1559211468. ASIN|1559211466
* 2007: "Persian Rugs: Their History and Symbolism." Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-507-X. ISBN 978-1851495078. ASIN|185149507X

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