howdy folks, I am settling down in Beijing. still waiting for my shipment and waiting to unroll my persians in the living room of my apartment. I went to visit...
I am glad that you reported the incident. It is a shame for the dealer and the bad reputation it implies for all carpet dealers in Turkey. I hope that there...
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Hello, I have just finished an article on the largest carpet in the world, The Carpet of Wonder from the Iran carpet Company. It is an amazing rug and I hope...
When I was last in Iran 18 months ago you were permitted to take out carpets totalling up to 6 square metres free of tax. Does this new law mean you can now...
They say beautiful and valuable item comes in small box. However, they have to make an exception for this carpet. THANK YOU FOR SHARING! Farshad...
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Helllo, very interesting article, good idea to compare it with another famous carpet. The text is easy to understand and well illustrated. Makes me want to go...
I would be interested to read how this huge carpet was made - a loom with 60 meters width seems not feasible - but I imagine it might haver been produced in...
Hello detlev, Acctually 48 pieces. The carpet covers the whole floor so it goes around the columns as well. I will add that in to the article. Thanks, Barry ...
Hello Werner, Thanks. me too and I would love to get to isfahan to look up into that dome it was based on. I expanded my notes to include more on the isfahan...
Hi Barry - Do you know enough of the structure of this massive carpet to suggest how it may be attributed by region - as it was made in Khorassan, does it have...
Barry, any pictures of this rug on loom it would be interesting to see the engineering the amount of weight and combined tension on the beams would easily be...
Hello All, This discussion is running on two lists at once so I will answer all the posts at once. Structure; cotton foundation with two wefts between each row...
The following data may be of interest re the Grand Mosque in Oman. The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque was built in six years between...
hi folks, I have uploaded the pics on my website for easy viewing. you can go to my site: http://alvinrobina.topcities.com or directly to the gallery: ...
Dear Alvin, We with interest have looked on web site which you recommended. In section Xinjiang carpets why that is a lot of carpets which are made in...
thanks Dmitriy for pointing that out. nice to hear from an expert. I did not ask to see any antique carpets at the dealer since I'm only an amateur. I was only...
Dear Alvin, I have looked a photo on yours web site - that if to consider Left on the right that photo 4,5,6,7,11,12,13,14 is pakistan carpets. Yours...
wow! those were the "xinjiang" examples that I saw. how can I distinguish pakistan carpets from Xinjiang? what would be a reasoned price for a pakistan carpet?...
Hello everyone, I was wondering how much the name of a particular designer affects the worth of a carpet? For example, are there certain designers whose works...
hello i have been studing persian qashkai and also shirvan, first i am interested in their beauty, and their history. But i want to make the correct decision...
Hello, The ghashgai confederacy was one of the last great tribes, with many sub-tribes , (and according to Opie) thier ranks were wiped by the last Shah with...
Hi, a collectable Shirvan should be at least 100year old, all natural dyes, one of the proper Shirvan disigns /Shahnazarlu,Maraza, Bijov, Baku etc/, shirvan...
Hi, Serafians & Habibians are Armenian families who own workshops in Iran & are highly praised for their carpets` qualities. The same for Tossounian family...
Forgot about the collectible question, first original weavings hold value best, usually just Persian, Turkish, Afghans, and Russians (and the -stans), there...
this is very interesting,no restoration or repiling, as is condition is best you say, even when they send it out to the middle east so they can use old wool...
Hi, A restored/repiled/revowen rug can`t be a collctor`s piece, even if an oriental expert has done the work with old wool. No question. If you break a cup &...
Antique rugs that need alot of restoration, or are beyond repair are a dime a dozen.There are also more that have been shoddily patched, and/or improper...
This is interesting..So would anyone consider a Serapi with a row or two of knots, added to the end, maybe adding a little fringe coming out from a couple...
