Guides & journal
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Plain-spoken expertise on choosing, valuing, and caring for handmade rugs - from a gallery that has treated the rug as art since 1978.

What Makes an Antique Rug Collector-Grade?
Age, wool, dyes, drawing, rarity, condition, and what investment-grade should actually mean.
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How to Buy an Antique Rug Online Without Guessing
Photos, video, condition notes, dimensions, shipping, approval terms, and what to ask first.
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Antique Oushak Rugs: A Designer's Buying Guide
“The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.” Nowhere is that truer than with a great Oushak.
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Antique vs. Vintage vs. New Persian Rugs: A Buyer's Guide
Three words get thrown around loosely in the rug world. Here is what they actually mean - and why it changes everything about value.
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Bidjar Rugs: The Iron Rugs of Persia
Woven in Persian Kurdistan and packed tight enough to earn a metallic nickname, the Bidjar is the tank of the rug world - built to outlive us all.
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How to Care for & Hand-Wash Handmade Rugs
A handmade rug can outlive its owner by generations - with the right care, at the right moments. Most of it is simpler than you think.
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How to Evaluate an Antique Persian Rug
You don't need decades of experience to ask the right questions. Here is what specialists actually look at - starting with the back.
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Jaff Kurd Bags: A Collector's Story & Guide
It started in a Tucson hotel atrium in 1998, with the most amazing Jaff Kurd half-kordjin we'd ever seen.
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What's My Rug Worth? An Appraisal Guide
Whether you inherited a rug or you're insuring a collection, here's how value is actually determined - and what to do first.
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