Traditional Romanian clothing has gone through wars and authoritarian or dictatorial regimes, been forgotten, and then found and arrived abroad, on the canvases of Henri Matisse or the star of Yves Saint Laurent at Paris Fashion Week, being the most important ambassador of Romania of all time. . Subsequently, it was no longer the symbolic, spiritual and functional clothing of the Romanian peasant, but clothing that represented social status, and later became an object of art.

This quality is also maintained by Artmark’s Casa A10, which is auctioning off an impressive selection of ii, popular costumes from famous collections, on June 23, ahead of World Ii Day, which is celebrated in Romania on June 24. In addition to clothing, the Old Romanian Art Auction features around 200 other traditional art items that reflect the richness of Romanian popular culture.

The most valuable popular costume from the June 23 auction, consisting of a shirt embroidered with metallic thread and two vests with metallic thread, has a starting price of 500 euros. The piece, which comes from the collection of Dr. Architect Ana Maria Krishan, was made in the interwar period in the center of Muskel. Also part of the same collection is the Saxon folk costume, which consists of three parts: a woolen robe, a front apron and a button-down shirt. The piece dates from 1910, has a starting price of 450 euros and was made in the town of Viscri. 100 years ago it was worn on holidays, and today the costume consists of a hat sewn with metal thread, metal butterflies and a wool photo woven with metal thread, which was made in the Vrancha region.

Suits and shirts from Yulia Hornianu’s collection were not left without attention at the auction. At a starting price of 400 euros, a unique shirt with lapels carefully embroidered with symbols of fertility, sun and protection from the forest land of Hunedoara is up for auction. Another exceptional suit from the same collection is a handkerchief hem hand-embroidered in the national colors and a silk shirt embroidered with metallic threads. The copy has a starting price of 300 euros and dates back to 1920.

Folk costumes and costumes are complemented by an impressive selection of Romanian carpets. A wool carpet from Olten is impressive, decorated with birds and fish, hand-picked motifs among the yarns and in the Karamani technique. A work made at the end of the century. XIX, has a starting price of 700 euros. Another exceptional product is the Transylvanian Ottoman rug decorated with the Tree of Life, which starts at €700. The specimen is a copy of objects from Western Anatolia exhibited in the Black Church in Brasov, attributed to the famous Teodor Tuduk.

Works of traditional Romanian art, traditional costumes, carpets from all regions of the country, dowry chests, dishes and traditional furniture or special ornaments and decorations, which are considered tools of cultural diplomacy, can be admired in the Cesianu-Rakovice Palace from Monday to Sunday, between 10 :00-20:00. The auction of old Romanian art will take place on the eve of World Ia Day, on Friday, June 23, at 12:00, exclusively online at artmark.ro, in the new Timed Online Auction format, which is automatically managed by the Artmark Live 2.0 platform algorithm. More information about the limited time online auction format and the rules that apply to this type of auction can be found here.

Exhibition of ancient Romanian art in the Cesianu-Rakovice Palace

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