These rugs aren’t merely preserving history but redesigning how one lives alongside it—they are quiet disruptors of ...

Malina explains that antique rugs (pre-1920) tend to have muted colors and even tones, while vintage rugs (made between 1920 and 1994) may have brighter colors made with synthetic dyes.

It's not just the antique Persian rug business that's taken a hit. Sanctions also eroded the modern rug trade in Iran, according to Hamid Kargar, head of Iran's National Carpet Center in Tehran.

How do you get that kind of rug power? Many showrooms in Los Angeles stock thousands of rugs, from hand-knotted silks and vintage wool Moroccan carpets to antique Persian and Swedish heirlooms.

Magnificent and Extremely Fine Antique Oversize Persian Lavar Kerman Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rug, Circa Date: 1880 – This antique Persian rug is overfilling with various soft color ...

At auction, you might expect an estimate of perhaps $150-$250 for a rug of this type. A dealer in antique carpets might well ask $300-$500 for such a rug in excellent, undamaged condition.

He was finding rugs at antique shops and flea markets, selling them to rug dealers in search of treasures collectors started to find me. And from that point on, I got invited to do antique shows.

You might find a colorful, hand-knotted Persian Kurdish Hamadan rug circa 1930s with a flamboyant Herati motif; West African hand-carved wooden bowls (approximately 10-12 inches in diameter or larger) ...

Mohsen Rezaei of Mohsen Oriental Rug and Repair talks about the Antique Pavilion, 2311 Westheimer Road.