Rug that I found in my parents house!

3 years ago

Hello everyone! I would like to ask for some info about this carpet. My grandparents had it since 1920. It could be older than that. Does it have any value and what's its probable origin?

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Aglitter
3 years ago
I've seen posts from other people wanting to get maximum value from the sale of an antique rug, but there isn't a hugely popular market for that unless maybe it is part of the estate of some famous person. You can upload an image to Heritage Auctions, and if by some far-reaching chance it is worth $5,000 USD or more, they can help you sell it. If you want to keep it, they might offer you some type of bid value on it.
Maureen
3 years ago
Another one that may help

https://www.arearugappraisals.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxLH3BRApEiwAqX9are_fm_HIF7rYbgLR1Z6GQI73Te5FIuYvezdn8p0qPhibPfhG65_6kBoCjl8QAvD_BwE
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Embothrium
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Time for a trip to Antiques Roadshow next time it comes to town.
laceyvail 6A, WV
3 years ago
Nice rug, but it isn't landscaping.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
You need to take it to an antique store and see what they would give you for it. There is no way we can answer that question . if you love it use if not sell for whatever you get for it and move on.
houssaon
3 years ago
Looks like a prayer rug to me.
Embothrium
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
On Roadshow the highest valuations are often auction estimates. Another recurring theme is low local appraisals and offers. For instance one sequence I watched the owner said they took the object to a local shop where they were offered $300, the Roadshow appraiser told them it was worth $3000. (I don't remember if that was priced at $3000 if offered in a retail shop or what was likely to be gotten at an auction). And I remember that one because it added a zero to the local appraisal, with it not being the most extreme example seen on the show of a previous appraisal being low by any means.

Of course, the recurrent low balling local appraisals mentioned on the show are probably based on the idea that the reseller is getting the object wholesale. Otherwise they just didn't know what they were talking about at best, at worst they were trying to make a score.
User
3 years ago
It looks like a machine weave. "Oriental" rugs were popular in the 1920s as they gave an "exotic" feel to many early Deco era interiors. I would think this was a wool machine woven rug. I have seen similar in an antique shop near me in larger sizes going for about $500.
Deliana Filipova
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks guys for the info and your time! Much appreciated!

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