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#1 Posted : Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:21:54 PM(UTC)
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Hi,
I think this one is silk because the ksi are so high and it is incredibly fine and lightweight compared to the wool rugs I have. Am I right?
The colors seem very limited: Red, white, green, black, and gray. Need your help with its ID,
What age is it, and approximate value? It measures 27" x 45". Thanks.
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 29, 2010 11:49:16 PM(UTC)
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I may be totally mistaken here, but this one looks more like machine made, with synthetic fibers, added cotton(?) fringe, to me.

Also a strange mixture of Caucasian design with Turkmen 1940s or so colour palette.
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#3 Posted : Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:59:28 AM(UTC)
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Shereen, you are 100% right.
Art Oriental - Djoharian fine oriental rug, since 1967
Ludwigstr. 21 97816 Lohr, Bavaria - Germany
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#4 Posted : Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:15:37 PM(UTC)
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Well, it's good I have help from this forum, as you can see I'm a novice. I am learning from books and the internet about rugs now.
My first instinct was that it was machine made because of its weight, but then I started reading about high kpi with silk rugs and started wondering if it could be silk? I was suspicious when I saw the fringe was added-on too. I think the fringe is rayon, ( I did a burn test and it smelled like it).

Is added-on fringe an indication of a machine made rug?

I did a burn test on the fibers of the rug but couldn't smell much of anything with them and the fibers just blackened crisp like silk is supposed to, so I thought it must be silk.
Anyway again, thanks for your help.
I'll be asking about other rugs soon, when I get pictures of them.
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