Hello Forum!
My wife and I just bought this rug from a local auction that we wanted to put in our living room and were surprised at how nice it was for the price.$180 We knew nothing about rugs until we found this forum on the internet and were surprised at the vast knowledge here. Please help us determine what we have. =)
Here is the link to the pictures:
http://picasaweb.google....02117785344/PersianRug#
It has some cotton knots showing on the top. The measurements are 12'5" by 8'9"
the knots are 300 count with a double weave. I dont know if I am describing that properly as it looks like each strand is two in each knot. Some of the fringe is worn and it has some areas on the edge that are more worn but it is in generally good shape but used. It has an interesting signature on the top in Arabic. I counted 13 colours.Also we noticed the threading on the fring ends were different and have enclosed those pictures. It looks like one end has extra threading.
What do we have and how much does this go for in todays market? Thanks for the help! We are addicted to rugs now!(we were reading about rugs till 2am!)
erickman