I bought a Bijar from the 1930's. From its knots and ribbed corduroy structure in the back, clear crisp colors and heft, fringe and selvedge..it looks like a Persian Bijar. It is in perfect condition although I see some evidence of repairs to the fringe...those pics are included. The seller told me the rug came from a collection where the rug was never used.The pics are true to its colors. Is it all of the above and what are the clues to determining it's age?

RugPro,

Thank you very much for the quick identification.
I informed the seller that it was a 1980's Goltug and not a 1930's Bijar and will be returning the rug because it was not as described ...I wanted an older rug. He insisted it was Bijar and he got it from a dealer who had sold more than 2100 rugs and had 100% satisfaction. But I will be returning it.

In trying to understand the difference for the future, an article I read said Goltug's of this type have more geometric medallions and have a double weft going across each row. I'm not sure I see this in this rug. I want to understand this before I return it for my education. Anything else you can tell me to help me understand these rugs in the future?? any good articles???

Thanks a lot for your expertise-- so much to learn.

Whether or not Goltug does not have bearing as much as the fact that it is not an old rug - not like rare, just a lull in production. As a side note, anything 1930's is relatively hard to come by. Persia just didn't produce much then