... under 'Unknown ... wool, ... This is a Kurdish rug of the Hamadan region - made by Kolya'i Kurds around the town of Songhor (Sonqur). For other examples...
The Oriental Rugs & Carpets SiteRing is a list of links to interesting and informative sites on Oriental rugs. The SiteRing has 19 members at this moment. The...
1995
nancydak@...
Nov 19, 2002 2:16 am
I am a novice on the subject matter of oriental rugs. However, I am fascinated with the history of the weaving and the weavers of the oriental rugs, the...
Dear Friends Greetings from Konya, Turkey. I hope both you and your family are healthy and doing well. I am planning a trip to California,Oregon and Washington...
1997
rabinovic@...
Nov 19, 2002 1:21 pm
Dear Nancy; I am a ruggie myself. I love oriental rugs and I am especially interested in natural vegetable colors. Beside some books you can read on Oriental...
Hello Samy I had no idea you are a chemist. I work in a company with a number of forensic chemists and one of my best friends is a forensic organic chemist....
Hi Nancy, Re rug literature, there's a vast amount available, including publications on dyes and dyestuffs. I'm a dealer in Australia and will be happy to...
Hello Can anybody recommend a good book that teaches carpet weaving. I want to weave my own carpet and know absolutely nothing about it. Thanks Solly...
Hello There are many books on hand-weaving carpets but the one I have found of most use is "The Techniques of Rug Weaving" by Peter Collingwood, first ...
Hello all. I've been collecting tribal rugs on an 'as I can' basis, and I came across this piece that I couldn't really identify... (it's in the unknown folder...
Hi folks, I want to know the market size for handmade oriental rugs in the U.S. and in the world per annum? Do you know where I could find this information? ...
Hallo Rich - I think your rug is in the 'Unknown Old Rug' folder called just 'Full', although it is certainly a Baluch, and may well be a bit shoddy ;-) ...
Hi Ugur Gundogmus - To the best of my knowledge, the world market in oriental rugs is approximately 3 billion US dollars per annum. You might get a more ...
Iain, Thanks for your reply. I'm putting a better picture up where the old one was. This would be a total beginner mistake... of course I know a rug has a dark...
2007
Ronnie Sharpe
rsharpe@...
Nov 26, 2002 8:22 pm
<http://pages.liveauctions.ebay.com/catalogs/catalog3332.html> <http://pages.liveauctions.ebay.com/catalogs/catalog3332.html> Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets ...
I should know better than to disagree with Iain, but when I look at the picture (the one labeled "take two"?) the fringe looks cotton and the overall effect...
I take off my hat to Iain for being able to make some assessment of this photo - which to me is a brown blob ! Similarly Jim cannot be criticized for taking...
Ian, I would say the rug is essentially a blob. One of the unfortunate problems with it is the excessive running of the dyes. I'm going to add a picture of the...
Some of you may remember my raising the subject of lies and nonsense on the ebay site quite recently. I thought I'd add this latest entry from the individual...
Only 7 chances to take this once in a lifetime opportunity to own this incredibly rare rug. 8-P ... nonsense ... entry ... yourselves... ... the ... and ... ...
Hello Alan Webb, I saw the ad and I am so confused that I am not sure what he is selling. He never really says where the rug is from. They do make rugs like...
The passage quoted below is lifted, without attribution of course, from P.R.J. Ford, THE ORIENTAL CARPET, New York, Portland House, 1989, p. 231 (plates 518...
Hello, Not all lies and silliness are on eBay. I have been working on my notes and I have been searching the web for clues extensively. My favorite dilly is a...
I can't figure out why he has to dress up perfectly acceptable modern rugs which he sells at very reasonable prices in this way.I have given up sending emails...
2018
arabesque.montigel@...
Nov 30, 2002 5:40 pm
Barry, 'Gendje' is a provenance while 'Kazak' is an attribution. I see no conflict. Some Gendjes are not made like Kazaks and for a lack of specific knowledge...
Thanks Michael, I was thinking of one rug dealer in particular who I used to do business with. He knew the difference. But when I would write up a description...
Dear Bill Wolfe your quote is very apt. By the way for anyone who has P.R.J.Forde's Oriental Carpet Design 1989-1997 by Thames & Hudson - the page and...
Dear Barry This sort of nonsense is not restricted to Persian or Afghan rugs. Years ago I used to sell rugs from Yugoslavia. A well-known London Bond Street...
