It sold to an unidentified buyer for a whopping $167,500, a record for any Asian textile at auction.

Gail Martin is one of a handful of experts on antique Central Asian textiles.

The examples include embroidery in metallic thread, opera coats that resemble kimonos and the use of Asian textiles.

The interior is a mix of Caribbean colors and Asian textiles.

The textile industry lasted for about 170 years, but was finally defeated by the flood of cheap Asian textiles into North America.

The Asian textiles are particularly rich.

Tamara Hendershot describes her aesthetic as a mashup of Caribbean colors and Asian textiles.

These Central Asian textiles fill that gap.

"Central Asian textiles had a tremendous influence on Italian silk weaving," she said.

These effects may now become even worse following the decision to intensify the liberalisation measures for Asian textiles.