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Round Rug and Carpet Guide

September 25, 2008

If you are looking to invest in a round rug of any size, this is a great place to start your research.

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Rug Dealing Department Store Caught Pitching Lies in a Tent

September 18, 2008

They really think you're THAT gullible? We should be and are insulted... Misinformation, less than transparent pricing, "Suggested Retail" price inflation, false promises, less than reputable sales tactics, and intentional deception. Shame on this Retail Giant.

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Ultra Rare Museum Quality Silk Heriz Fantasy Carpet!

September 15, 2008

In response to a post we had made last week regarding "Fantasy" silk rugs, a private collector invited us to see some fantastic examples from their prestigious collection. One of the most unusual and unique carpets for which we were shown was an extremely rare and highly desirable silk on silk "Fantasy" Heriz. In-depth online documentation of an excellent condition Museum Quality Rug. MUST SEE!

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Lehman's Country Life, Real Rag Rugs. Not Garbage!

September 15, 2008

Every so often we get inquiries on Rag Rugs. We found this interesting write up by Pat Veretto on Lehman's Country Life that we thought we would share with our readers!

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Wedding Crashers Oriental Rugs!

September 15, 2008

The Movie "Wedding Crashers" with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken showed a great display of Oriental Rugs. Here's a Rug Rag take on each we saw!

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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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