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c1940 SPANISH RUG With INTERESTING Label WOOL Woven VALUE?
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#1 Posted : Sunday, February 14, 2010 1:14:25 PM(UTC)
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Good evening and Happy Valentine's Day!
I purchased this rug yesterday at an estate sale...It measures 9' x 12'...It is wool with an interestig label that reads "FUNDACION GENERALISMO FRANCO (I.A.A.) GARANTIA: CONFECCIONADA CON LANA PURA CON EXCLUSION DE TODO REGENERADO" ...It is hand tufted and has a nice weave....I was only able to find one other rug on the net with this label and it sold for over $6,000...The one that sold was more detailed than mine but this one may have value also?







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#2 Posted : Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:58:44 PM(UTC)
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This is not a tufted rug, it is handknottet. It looks very nice.
But this "fundacion"...did it exist at the time Franco lives or since his death after 1975?

Without this lablel on the rug my first guess was turkish or romanian weaving.

Found this:
http://nazmiyalantiqueru..._viewer.cfm?mediaID=5809
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#3 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 2:45:16 PM(UTC)
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looks like some new fringe was put on there. Spanish for sure. I don't really know about these rugs but you may want to consider having it appraised online through the main site. http://www.rugrag.com/VerificationContact.aspx
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:53:42 AM(UTC)
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Very interesting rug. From the back it has a lot in common with moroccon tribal weave. The way the kelim on the long side and the rugs end with the knotted fringe under the new fringe looks a lot like moroccon. Visiting Al Andalus last year, I found an existing rug production in spain. Most of the rugs are low quality kelim, and sold to tourists, but the old tradition still is there. Mostly they are offered in the southern mountain area of Sierra Nevada in the villages of Capileira, Bubion and Pampaneira. Most natives there are descendants of moorish refugees who settled in the mountains after the reconquista. The nearby city of Granada was the last stronghold of the moorish kingdom in spain until Boabdil had to surrender in 1492, and there is a lot of handicraft that is equal to the things made in Morocco. I have too little knowledge about what these rugs go for today, but since it has an interesting background, I would contact the major auction houses like christies, sothebys, or rippon and boswell. I dont think it will be a fortune this rug will sell for, but it is old, it is in good condition, the faded colors fit todays fashion (like Choobi and Ziegler rugs) and the rare provenience may be a good argument for a good price. I would get it washed by a professional, and checked if the fringes are original or added (I personaly dont think they are original and agree with RugPro, they look like they where added later).
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