Hello everyone, is anyone up for a challenge? I have a few carpets/rugs I picked up many years ago while in Turkey that I'd like to have a little information. Some of them I don't remember what they were exactly; I've searched the internet and many forums looking for "Similar" type designs, etc. and have come up with this website of all the carpets/rugs:


I have 15 carpets/rugs shown here (Numbered 1-14 but Carpet #8 is actually of 2 carpets...it was almost 2:00am when I was finishing these). To the best of my knowledge and from what I remember, this is what these are:

CARPET #1: Turkish Hereke 100% Silk
CARPET #2: Turkish Hereke 100% Silk
CARPET #3: Turkish Hereke 100% Silk
CARPET #4: Turkish Hereke (This one is a little thicker than the other 3, it could be something else?)
CARPET #5: Persian Qum 100% Silk
CARPET #6: Persian-ish Baluch: 100% Wool (Sheep, Camel Goat) with vegetable or mineral dyes
CARPET #7: Bukhara (Turkmen): Afghanistan/Iran: Tekke Design, Wool pile with cotton warps and wefts, natural dyes
CARPET #8: x2 Bukhara (Turkmen): Afghanistan/Iran: Tekke Design, Wool pile with cotton warps and wefts, natural dyes
CARPET #9: Bukhara (Turkmen): Afghanistan/Iran: Tekke Design, Wool pile with cotton warps and wefts, natural dyes
CARPET #10: Bukhara (Turkmen): Afghanistan/Iran: Tekke Design, Wool pile with cotton warps and wefts, natural dyes
CARPET #11: Bukhara (Turkmen): Afghanistan/Iran: Tekke Design, Wool pile with cotton warps and wefts, natural dyes
CARPET #12: Tabriz (Iran), Wool Foundation; Cotton and Silk highlights?
CARPET #13: Tabriz (Iran), Wool Foundation; Cotton and Silk highlights?

Again these are all guesses, maybe some was what I was told when I purchased them, would like to know as much as possible though...and I also have a couple of questions:

1. Rug age? I know looking at normal everyday wear and tear helps determine the age, but in my case, these have been folded and boxed up with no light for 20+ years, where as if they were on a floor they would show more wear/use. All of the signs of wear were there when I purchased the carpet/rug. Is it possible to determine age from the pics AND from knowing these have been stored away for 20+ years?

2. Any ball-park idea on the value of any or all of these would also be greatly appreciated. I was able to look up some on the internet but since the rugs/carpets I have may be identified wrong, I really cant go by what I've seen others asking for or what has sold until I know for sure what I have (Maybe one of what I think is a 100% silk Hereke carpet is really something with only silk highlights)

Again any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks