Mark Topalian has been a consultant appraiser in Rugs and Carpets at Doyle New York since 1994. His duties include appraising and cataloguing all rugs and carpets for estate appraisal services and auction purposes.
Mark utilizes almost two decades of extensive training in antique and semi-antique Persian, Caucasian, Chinese and European rugs and carpets in his family's antique Oriental rug business.
He received his Bachelor of Science at Boston University, where he graduated from the School of Management in 1982. After his studies at Boston University, Mark completed the certificate program at the New York School of Interior Design.
Mark is a featured appraiser on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow.
DC/Mid-Atlantic Representative Sila Dizdar chronicles the life of Dale Chihuly who revolutionized glass from a traditional craft material into a dynamic creative medium.
Malcolm MacNeil profiles Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose nature-inspired designs defined American creativity at the turn of the century.
Kevin McKinney shares some of his favorite offerings for the holidays in our online sale of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps.
Annika Stridh discusses Joe Caroff’s exploration of bold form and playful abstraction that helped shape modern design.
Doyle is honored to auction property from the collection of best-selling mystery novelist Jane Stanton Hitchcock, beginning with the sale of Important Jewelry on December 11.
Doyle is honored to present The Collection of Pat Breen—a refined selection of jewels from one of Houston’s most admired hostesses and philanthropists—offered across three sales in December.
The December sale at Hayloft Auctions is filled with furniture, décor and art to make your home cozy and bright for the holidays.
Peter Costanzo discusses a plate from the 1861 Lincoln White House State Dinner Service that may have been present at the first official Thanksgiving in November 1863.