Antique Chinese Oriental Rug
This rug is 12' X 17' and has been in the family for 80 years. It is still in excellent condition having only light traffic. I have photos.
Unknown
Inherited
Maybe
Hi Bill,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A Chinese Art Deco wool rug
circa 1915-1925
The purple center sparsely decorated with floral designs, within a yellow interior border, a navy medial border and a purple outer border, with cream selvedges.
12' X 17'
CONDITION: client represents this to be in excellent condition.
PROVENANCE: inherited
$2,000-3,000 (assuming in good condition)*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.
Thanks, Bill. These did not come to the market before circa 1915 so I have changed the date range on this to circa 1915-1925. It doesn't affect the value.
One other thing I was thinking about was when I signed up there were only 3 options and I chose "Kelim" and this is not a light weight rug but thick and very heavy. I may have misled you by that.
No worries, Bill. I'm familiar enough with these rugs not to have thought for a moment that it was either lightweight or a kelim.
Thank you for your help with this and the time you spent.
Bill
Anytime!
Thank you for this. However, I think your 1930 date is too late. My grandfather acquired it in a house purchase in 1939 and it had been in that house for many years, perhaps back to the teens.
Bill