Essie Sakhai (born in Tehran, Iran and educated in Great Britain) is one of the world's foremost experts, collectors and dealers of the ancient Iranian art form of the Persian and Oriental Carpets and Rugs. Born to a family with a long history of dealing in Persian Carpets dating nine generations back to 1766, he gained much of his knowledge from his father Benayahoo Sakhai. Essie is the founder of Essie Carpets, based in Mayfair London, and holds one of the world's most comprehensive and finest collections of Persian and Oriental carpets and rugs in private hands. Various pieces of Essie's collection have featured in numerous museums and exhibitions around the world; including the 'Fabric of Life' exhibition of the Sakhai Family Collection opened by HRH Prince Charles.
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