As such, Turkish carpets can sometimes be regarded as authentic Persian rugs. The most expensive Persian rug ever bought was a 17th-century Persian vase-style carpet, which sold at auction in June ...

The rugs are being sold for between $10,000 for a smaller rug and $100,000 for a fine, large rug — a premium price since the supply remains tight. Advertisement Helmi marveled at the work of art ...

This Expansive Persian Rug Showroom Is Manayunk’s Best Kept Secret Parisa Abdollahi's collection is definitely worth seeing — if she lets you. By Sabrina Farmer · 6/21/2016, 1:44 p.m.

At one of Shanghai’s luxurious interior decoration exhibitions last year, Cai Shengwei learned — to his undisguised indignance — that a handmade silk rug made in Kashmir sold for more than 100,000 ...

Persian rugs can not only hold their value but increase it because of their durability. “The hand-knotted rug, no matter where you put it, it is safe. Put an Oriental in your kitchen and no ...

The rug industry has shifted in the decades since the first Iran trade embargo after the revolution and hostage crisis in 1979, said Jim Dulkerian, owner of Dulkerian Persian Rug. Co. in Baltimore.

As you wander along Old Town in Mombasa, an intricate carpet catches your eye. Inside, large and small Persian rugs with embroidery festoon the walls, while others sit on the floor.01_BODY_TEXT ...

Magnificent Antique Persian Malayer Rug, Origin of the area rug: Persia, Circa date: 1920 -The antique Persian Malayer rugs are some of the most versatile groups of Persian rugs. These captivating ...

Used Oriental carpets sell for up to thousands of dollars. A Tabriz carpet from Northwest Persia was auctioned by Sotheby's for $68,500 and it isn't the most expensive carpet sold. American Indian ...

It sold the so-called Oriental rug to America’s middle class. But after nearly a century, the Karastan factory is shutting down. Call of the carpet: the original 717 shows its lush colors.Credit ...