Those Fantastic Antique Carpets Keep Flying Away!
So what is it about antique carpets that fascinate us?
Is it their history and how they were made?
For me, it is all of that and just…
Well…
The intricate designs that are portrayed like never before in carpets.
Let’s look more into it, shall we?
Antique Carpets In All Their Glory
Antique-type carpets help to add a touch of grandeur and glamour to your home or office, speaking greatly about your rich and extravagant tastes.
In fact, antique carpets are such beautiful home furnishings and are also solid art investments if you did not know.
They are not just decorative items, but pieces of tradition, ethnicity, and true class that date back thousands of years.
Antique carpets represent an enormous range of motifs and colour harmonies.
And you will simply lose yourself seeing the immense diverse combinations of rich antique colours and heavy intricate weaving.
The diverse range of antique carpet pieces that you’ll encounter while shopping for them are mostly those Oriental carpets and rugs that portray the mystery and legend of the far-off lands of the Orient.
These vintage carpets and rugs are imported mostly from:
- China
- Persia
- Caucasus
- India
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
Some of the famous weaving areas of such antique carpets include Kashan, Agra, and many other locations.
Antique carpets have a more artistic integrity to them, as they are exclusively hand woven and that is a prize in itself.
They are sold all over the world, with clients more than willing to pay whatever they have to in order to redefine their homes and decorate them in style.
If you are looking to add lustre and glamour to your home or office and are ready to spend a fortune on exquisite pieces of art, then you should no wait for a single
minute.
The first thing to do, is contact one of the several reliable, knowledgeable, and genuine art dealers and galleries who deal in antique carpets.
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They have profound knowledge about the various aspects of a good and genuine antique carpet.
They can guide you in selecting the best one per your budget and tastes.
You’ve got a bit of work to do as well.
You should visit a lot of dealers and educate yourself about wools, dyes, design quality, and the many styles of weaving as well.
Touch the carpet and scrutinize them carefully.
Beware of the machine-made synthetic carpets that some dealers will tell you are antique carpets.
Below, are some tips to help you when buying antique carpets.
- You have to remain careful and thoughtful while analyzing each piece of antique carpet.
- You will also need to try and understand the age and origin of the carpet that will in
turn gives you a much better insight into the overall quality of the carpet. - You will also need to look and see if the edge and borders are there in the antique carpet you intend to buy, as the end and edge borders are sometimes lost or even cut out on purpose. Keep in mind that the borders will determine the overall value of your carpet.
- Keep an eye out for holes and moth attacks that are both common when dealing with
antique carpets. These problems must be attended to before you buy the carpet. - You should always deal with dealers who have the prices marked on the carpet. See to it that your dealer sticks to that price.
Antique carpets are an investment as art is and the knowledge that some person has put so many hours and love into making one. They are quality in themselves.
And some have been known to be more than a hundred years old such is the workmanship.