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not necessarily difficult to identify - it looks like isfahan. as for the signature, you can have that translated through the main Rug Rag site. The photographs are not quite detailed enough for much to be said about the rug. one could list off 5 different price ranges, but there are so many conditions that would need to be accounted for it's just time consuming, and would end in a serious guessing game. We need to see pictures of the knot density. 69 raj is a bit confusing - raj is usually only used for tabriz. loosely that translates to maybe 650 kpsi. looks about right, but again, more detailed images. what is the condition, photos of the wear, missing fringe, etc. repairing a rug is not necessarily bad for value but in some cases can be a sunk cost. repairs are done for several reasons, aesthetics, utility, etc. depending on the quality of the job and how much in the spirit of the original piece, it can make or break the value. A bad job can depreciate, a decent job can maintain value and an exceedingly excellent job can augmenting the value of a piece. Whether or not the original investment plus cost to repair add up to the 'appreciated' amount is not always a guarantee. in other words, you can buy a rug for 2,000, spend 500 on repairs, and if you turn around to sell it may only be able to retrieve 2250. The 'value' went up, but you're still out 250. It's a good question you have, but there's no science to it....
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