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October 20, 2008
Once owned by Photographers Arnold Newman and David McCabe, this featured residence in New York City has in interesting follow up comment by a reader of nymag.com.
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October 10, 2008
Take a look at some of these very notable, very important carpets and rugs seen at Sotheby's of New York from the early to mid 1980's. All color photographs with some very collectible antique pieces!
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September 30, 2008
Outstanding example of Antique "Royal Silk Heriz Persian Carpet" from the late 19th Century, Northwest Persia. Approximately 6'8" x 9'7" (204 cm x 294 cm). Rare and important carpet made as "a gift to the Shah of Persia." Classic Medallion design wrapped with inner border including inscriptions. Estimate 40,000 Euro.
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September 26, 2008
MUST SEE! Unbelievably realistic Orientalist Painting with confusing attribution sells for 3X the auction Estimate! This painting had some heavy floor bidding activity...
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September 15, 2008
This is a not to miss event as presented by the distinguished Claremont Rug Company: An exhibition of some 60 19th century tribal weavings to be on display at the Claremont II gallery in Berkeley, CA. Highly prized, almost never before displayed pieces acquired from prestigious collections around the globe are the focus of this exhibit. The Exhibit opens on Friday, October 3, 2008 with a lecture held by Robin Somerville, Sunday October 5 at 2:30.
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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.
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