Value Of Silk Persian Rugs
Persian oriental silk rugs are the most intricate and often most valuable of all hand knotted rugs.
Value of silk persian rugs. Persian rugs price guide village rugs from persia has simple pattern. High priced rugs at catawiki to give you an idea of what prices rugs can fetch at auction we ve put together a selection of some of our highest priced oriental rugs to have ever sold on catawiki. Handmade silk wall hanging rug. Fine silk chinese peking hand knotted oriental rug hand washed 3 x 5 541 15.
It s made of kork wool with silk motives on silk. Make offer 3 x 5 rug art silk red oriental rugs sale hand knotted rug. Handmade middle eastern silk prayer rug. The fine yet strong silk fibres used in these rugs allow more knots per square inch to be tied giving a clearer pattern with more detail and increased likeness to real life a good analogy being that of an hdtv over a regular tv.
Make offer vintage silk oriental rug 54 x 27 super tight weave great condition. Artificial silk oriental rugs often have only medium weaves less than 250 knots per sq. Knot density and value of persian rugs. Handmade silk wall hanging rug.
If it is a handmade rug further examination of the pile the design the ends and the sides whether the foundation is wool silk or cotton what type of knot was used etc can usually determine its. Silk persian rugs are also valuable but distinguishing real silk from manufactured is difficult. With these prices in mind a 6x9 authentic hand knotted oriental rug could cost anywhere between 1 000 and 5 000. Animal or plant fibers which creates persian rug value including silk persian rugs wool persian carpets cotton persian carpets jute animal hair sisal.
Unfortunately you still might be looking at a rug made of artificial silk. Make offer fine silk chinese peking hand knotted oriental rug hand washed 3 x 5 tell us what you think opens in new window or tab. Make offer 2x5ft. City rugs and rugs with silk piles cost more than village rugs or rugs with wool piles.
Good quality real silk rugs always have real silk fringe. Be aware of the rug s size knot count origin and materials before purchasing to determine whether the price of persian rugs is fair or not. Dwarf habibian rug 7 500 at 1 000 knots per m this rug is an impressive floor piece. Man made material such as viscose rayon nylon acrylic or polypropylene olefin.
The holy village of qum qom in southern iran is noted for their silk rugs with many used for. When first attempting to identify or assess the value of handmade rugs or machine made rugs the back of the rug contains the first clue. Handmade middle eastern silk prayer rug.