here's a sample of some rugs that are coming up at a local auction...it's a little bit of a drive, but i was thinking about going only if the forum thought i might be able to find something of value... now i know condition is everything, and some here are obviously beyond their prime, but i also think there could be some that still have life and hold modest value...

please let me know your thoughts....

thanks!!!

yea, those ones are pretty well shot...nice, but shot. i think i might pass, but wanted to see what everyone thought.

i've been looking through the hammer prices at skinners and there seemed to be a bunch of small, scatter sarouks that sold in the last year or so that i would of gladly paid for...i guess i need to keep my eye on them more...

thanks again, rugpro!

That's a nice old Serapi and not a bad price, somebody knew what it was. Looks about 1880.

1, 2, 3 went for what may have been a bargain. number 9 is stunning

Rugpro, do you mean 1, 2 and 3 where good values; and do you mean rug 9 is stunning in terms of it's a beautiful rug at a great price, or you're stunned it went so high. also, there was an 18 percent buyer's premium, too, so $8,750 was really $10,325... personally, i liked it, but it was well beyond my means...

and Ed, no, i did not attend the auction...it was online. the funny thing was is that rugs came from a home out of oak park, il, which is close to me (chicagoland area), but were auctioned way west of us...oh, and heriz was my guess based on similar rugs i saw at metropolitan carpets... and from what i gather, a serapi is an older heriz, no???