Contact us to advertise here! info@rugrag.com


In the News


     
 

University of Tennessee President gets rug pulled from under his feet

May 1, 2009

It looks as if the recession may be forcing the University of Tennessee to sell its Presidential Home after current President John D. Petersen moves out next month. Sequoyah Place is an 11,000 square foot Georgia style mansion, which has acted as the presidents home since 1960.

...read more



Home Depot Rugs

April 8, 2009

Million Dollar scheme between a Rug and Tile buyer for Home Depot gets expensive

...read more



Nazmiyal and Damoka NY Merge Antique Rug Collections

April 6, 2009

Nazmiyal has been in the rug business for twenty-five years, and Karmeli of Damoka an additional sixty. The merger of these two antique rug collections is said to be among the larger to date.

...read more



Obamas Give Queen Elizabeth II a Personalized iPod

April 2, 2009

And the carpet they're standing on appears to be a....

...read more



Pearl Carpet Breaks World Record for Most Expensive Rug

March 19, 2009

Pearl Carpet of Baroda now the World's Most Expensive Rug

...read more




 
     
     
 

More About Rug Rag (RugRag.com)

Specializing in: Rugs | Area Rugs | Antique Rugs | Oriental Rugs | Appraisals

RugRag.com is a blog with industry insider perspective geared toward educating consumers on how to make informed purchasing decisions for rugs of any kind: Area rugs, antique rugs, Oriental rugs, machine made and Persian rugs. We address carpet markets the United States and International.

Our primary focus for education includes area rugs, antique rugs, Oriental rugs and Persian rugs of all types. More detailed entries encompass evaluation of antique rugs, area rugs, chainstitch, dhurrie, flatweave, hand knotted, hand tufted, needlepoint and Oriental rugs of all ages and sizes. We also have helpful buyers guides for new rugs, antique rugs, including mansion size, palace size, and all oversized pieces, including evaluation of the most expensive rugs ever sold, auction watch and many more.

Our Rug Appraisals focus on the values of antique rugs, semi antique rugs, and new rugs including modern contemporary and traditional. Online appraisals may not be honored for replacement value in insurance situations, in which case we may refer our clients to local reputable rug appraisers for appraisal, or travel to you ourselves. We cover the Northeast United States and New England with in-person appraisals when needed, with a focus on the Tri-state area of CT (Fairfield, New Have, & Hartford), NJ (Bergen, Hudson, Sussex, Passaic, Essex, Union and Morris), NY and NYC (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, and Staten Island) as well as Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.

The Rug Rag appraisal approach for antique rugs and appraisals of antique rugs may encompass International markets. Newer rug appraisals are primarily geared toward the US Market. States for which we have provided Rug Appraisals to, or provided in person referrals for new and Antique Rugs include: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, and counties within.

Our most popular rug appraisals include antique rugs such as Arak, Bakshaish, Bidjar, Caucasian, Ferahan, Hadji Jalil, Heriz, Isfahan, Kashan, Kazak, Kerman, Kermani, Kermanshah, Laver Kerman, Mohtashem Kashan, Nichols, Oushak, Sarouk, Serapi, Sultanabad, Yazd and many more. Newer rug Appraisals we commonly address are American Sarouk, Arak, Ardebil, Ardekan, Bokhara, Chinese 90 line, Chobi, Gabbeh, Isfahan, Jaipur, Karastan, Kashmir, Kashmir silk, Kilim, Mashad, Nain, Heriz, Nichols art deco, Pakistan Caucasian, Peshawar, Qum, Sarouk, Tabriz and many more.

 
     

Look for the RRA Button before purchasing your Rug

Rug Association Members

 

Become a Member

Seller Guidelines

Rug Rag Social Network Twitter

Rug Rag Social Network Facebook

 

Subscribe