HAVE just been listening to one of the most charming dealer interviews that I remember and I would recommend it to anyone who is nervous about buying from galleries or shops, whether or not they are interested in rugs and textiles. Ulrike Montigel has been running Galerie Arabesque in Stuttgart, Germany, for 40 years, before which she was a collector of Caucasian rugs. In the interview, which was filmed in connection with the 2018 San Francisco Arts Rugs Show ( at 7.02 minutes), she tells us that her first buy was a wedding present for her fiancé, a knowledgeable collector, who showed her, one hopes gently,
