[John Gregory]

Whilst working a customers this morning came across this rug , customer seems to think its over 100 years old . can any one tell by the pictures where it came from ? is it worth anything and why are the tassles like that

John

[Hilton]

 

It's not much of a looker,

[Dennis]

It's a Magic Carpet and it's flown away.

[1 man band]

anyone seen ali babba hes fecked off with the rug

[Griffus]

If I'm seeing it right it looks just like a page of this forum.......

Either that or to much acid used!

[Robert Watson]

Someones cleaned it with Vanish  :

[John Gregory]

sorry the pics are too big to post   How do I make them smaller

John

[Joe H]

Cut them up 

[Joe H]

Sorry John - we are being silly billys.

I had a little utility that resized piccys but cant find it.

If any else has one let John know, or maybe I will locate mine sooner 

[derek west]

left click picture on desktop and "open with"  "office picture manager" if you have it.
click on picture tab  then resize, choose size and hey presto.
derek

[John Gregory]

as it worked

[John Gregory]

Thanks   Derek   your not as daft as you look

John

[Joe H]

Oh yes he is 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I'd say Persian

Shaun

[John Gregory]

and another

[Mike Osbourne]

If you clean it you will have an interesting time with those fringes. 

Unless it has a date on (which some do in arabic) you won't pin it down date wise, or maybe to a decade.

i was told never to get embroiled in valuations.

As to where it's from Iranian but region from looking at the design more difficult, but note that it doesn't have a central medallion and is an asymmetric design.

From the pic I'd say it needs a good saturation clean.    Maybe Dave could do it for you at the day out?

[Len Gribble]

Mike

I’m taking my pressure wash so Dave can take a back seat.

Len

[Mike Osbourne]

I think that's what Dave uses only the show would be over in 10 minutes.

Will be good to see you again Len.

[Ricky M]

As if they cut the fringes off !! is there the same vase at the other end and I think the border around the edge tells the region its from and will give an indercation of age ,  its no SOUMACK
rem to charge to clean both sides . What price you give em ?

[Hilton]

Looks like a Kashan rug, from the part of India that is now Pakistan around Lahore
(bukhara)

the border in red would have been bigger with tassles and its worn away to what you see now with exposed cotton.These type of rugs were made specificly for the European/western market and still are.

Value wise, very subjective would need a real expert to look at it but they are very common, it can be repaired to stop the wear into the pattern and another fringe added you could offer this a part of the service.