DuMouchelles’ October 7th sale includes fine pieces from the notable estates of Dr. Ali Esfahani & Dr. John Willard Spellman, PhD, and others from Metro Detroit and the continental United States. Dr. Spellman retired as Head of the Department of Asian Studies, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is considered one of the world's foremost scholars on Asian Studies and a cultural expert on the political history of India. In 2013, Dr. Spellman was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for his human rights, civil liberties, and volunteer work. DuMouchelles’ October 8th sale includes fine pieces from the notable estates of Dr. Ali Esfahani, Dr. James Letson, and others from Metro Detroit and the continental United States. Dr. Esfahani was born in Tabriz, Iran in 1932 and graduated from the Tehran University Medical School in 1955. When moving to the United States, Dr. Esfahani took with him an extensive collection of fine handwoven rugs, many of which have been featured in museum exhibitions.