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If It Don't Lie Like a Rug.... It Skates Like One?!?

February 26, 2009

Honestly!

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Detail Images of Pearl Carpet of Baroda: Rare Carpet to be Auctioned

February 24, 2009

The Pearl Carpet of Baroda will be going to the hammer this March 19, 2009 in Doha Qatar. Starting bid is set at $5,000,000 USD, and is expected to fetch a significantly higher value. Here are some detailed photographs of this very rare, very valuable carpet.

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Additional Tufted Information from a Trusted Source

February 22, 2009

We've written a few Q&A Responses regarding hand tufted carpets and the downsides to investing in them. There's a great article we found on Thea Sand's blog which is a must read!

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Q&A: What's this Rainbow Senna Worth?

February 21, 2009

"I am interested in having this carpet which I inherited evaluated. Please find attached requested photos, hope they are helpful to assess my carpet. Size is 6.88x4.46 ft. I am interested in knowing its current value."

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Top 5 Most Affordable & Least Expensive Oriental Rugs and Carpets

February 20, 2009

The current economic situation has buyers hesitating on investing in Luxury Goods. However, when it comes to authentic hand knotted rugs, there's no need to worry! At a few dollars per square foot, these rugs come in at the top of our list for inexpensive floor covering options, in some cases, less of an investment than machine made rugs or wall to wall!

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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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