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June 27, 2008
Claimed as being "virtually indistinguishable," ABC's Madeline Weinrib is chasing after Williams-Sonoma for heavy compensation of what she believes are Rug Designs which were ripped off! Take a look and comment with your opinion.
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June 26, 2008
Authorities have been alerted to multiple reports of homeowners being subject to scams by a group of aggressive door to door salespeople. They reportedly have been attempting to pass low grade rugs as highly valuable hand knotted carpets. No paperwork is furnished to substantiate such, and should homeowners decline purchase, apparently another aggressive tactic they have taken is requesting cash business loans.
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June 4, 2008
THE RUGRAG.COM BREAKDOWN: Oriental Rugs And Carpets Including Property From The Doris Duke Collection & The Newport Restoration Foundation. PRICE GUIDE PER SQUARE FOOT.
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June 3, 2008
Unbelievable Museum Quality Silk Isfahan sells for a whopping $4,450,500. This exquisite carpet has an extensive history, dating back to the early 1600's. An incredible example of Safavid art. Square foot dollar amount is believed to be among the highest ever paid, if not the highest ever sold at auction. Measuring in at roughly 42.34 square feet, price per foot equates to some $105,113.37! Take a look
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May 14, 2008
SEE OUR FIRST EVER AUCTION REPORT! The Tschebull Antiques Carpets Auction was held by Grogan & Co. Monday, May 5th at 6:00 p.m. in Dedham Massachusetts. Featured at this auction were some 200 fine Persian and Oriental Rugs & Carpets from the distinguished inventory of Mike Tschebull, legendary author, collector and scholar of fine Oriental Carpets. Read More....
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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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