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Iran Sanctions Act: How Will it Affect the Value of Persian Rugs?
Persian carpets are in the middle of an ongoing international struggle with tensions growing between U.S. allies, Iran, and trading partners that include China and Russia, but very few antique Persian carpets are actually imported from Iran. The majority of these pieces have been in the hands of western collectors and dealers for the past century. With the last Iranian carpets legally imported to the United States on September 29th,...
Cleaning up after the Holidays
Christmas has come around fast again this year and if you are entertaining at home, now is the time to make sure you do not have any spills, or mess left on your precious rugs. The most important thing to do when you have a spill, is to react immediately and not to leave it till later. The more you can do straight away, the less the problem will be....
Tapestry in Design
Recently back from the Highpoint exhibition, we were pleased to see the continued revival in the Home Decorating Market and its impact on both the rug scene and design interest in Tapestries. Tapestries have never really been given the importance they can bring to design and as a way to enhance and decorate a room. Compared to paintings they really are under valued and we have been working hard, to...
About Us
Welcome to our blog. We will be putting here what we hope you find are interesting facts and articles about our industry and if you have any suggestions please let us know. For over 100 years the family have been involved in the Rug and Textile trade. Our goal is to inspire our clients with the quality and beauty of Antiques that offer a personality, ambience, and character, when creating...
Custom – One of a Kind Rugs
One of the reasons area rugs are as popular today as they have been for the past hundreds of years is the tremendous variety of styles, colors, sizes, shapes and materials available. In addition, redecorating a room with a new area rug is far easier and more economical than painting, re-wallpapering, buying new furniture or even replacing the window treatments. But some people want to go even further in...