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Ideeli.com and a Gucci Hysteria Bag Giveaway

October 10, 2008

It's got a rug pattern, so we have rugs to match!

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Sotheby's New York Catalog, Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets: December 1, 1984

October 10, 2008

The following lots are from Sotheby's New York Auction Catalog, which were up for bid on December 1, 1984 in New York. Some Fantastic examples from the Glory Days of Auction Rugs including exception antique Silk Rugs and Carpets from Persia: Heriz, Tabriz, Kashan, and several others!

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Silk Hebrew Kashan Persian Rug with Inscriptions (Very Rare), Christies Lot 68, Sale 7616

October 10, 2008

It's described on Christies site as a "Silk and part-wool pictorial Kashan Rug" but our experts say there was something more rare about this rug.

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Sims Game: "This home of Ours" Old Persian Rugs in 6 Sizes

October 9, 2008

Cool looking carpets incorporated into a Sims game! See some good search terms for these types of rugs:

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Q&A: What's the KPSI, Is it Hand Made, Is it from Iran, and What is it Worth?

October 8, 2008

Take a peek at the Rug Rag inbox! We recently received a question regarding a reader's interest in what is known as a Bidjar Design: Possibly has silk highlights and shows good KPSI. It's Iranian too.

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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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