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Location: Beverly, MA
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Thanks a lot for the information, there's more I can add to it here...
Well it's better described as an estate auction. Two different groups of middle-easterners (who most likely owned rug shops) were there buying all the rugs...and my aunt really wanted this one so in order to buy it, my uncle moved directly behind one group so the other group would think the first group was bidding on it. It is well worn, the pile being almost reduced to color, warp, and weft in a few areas, the wool fringe being almost gone...and the apparent lack of cotton for any of the materials makes it seem very old. one of the tags on it appears to be some kind of signature but upon further research....
there's a '4' on top, and the numbers '9' '8' and '3' below it, I was hoping for some information as it is the most likely cause to determine the true age and origins of the rug.
Most lilihans I have seen are smaller and don't look like this one, which is why it is such a mystery to me. if you zoom into the picture, you can see the area between the medallion and borders is worn, the photo has enough detail; there's only so much you can get without picking it up for yourself.
an odd thing about the blues of this rug--they look fairly uniform with the exception of the edge, as you can see near the tape measure its all different hues...and its like that on both edges.
I just want to make sure I get what I can for it when I sell it...because it has a lot of odd details.
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