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To: Terry Whitman who wrote (7581)	5/17/2001 5:14:09 PM
From: isopatch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52237

OT/Terry. Thoughts on making an estimate. The more you know about the rug the better. Major city rug markets buy & resell or receive rugs on consignment from different parts of Turkey. Many rugs are also made under factory like conditions in the cities. But they tend to be less valuable than small rural village rugs in the more sparsely populated parts of the country. These rugs are more likely to have been made with unprocessed wool and natural plant dyes the way they were 1,000 or more years ago! Perhaps 10% of all oriental rugs available are still made this way. Even new ones are guaranteed heirlooms with enormous longevity if properly cared for. The much more common city rugs are usually hand made. But the virgin wool is processed in large vats with chemical solvents that remove most of the animals natural oils. Unfortunately this weakens the wool and makes such rugs far less durable. Also since WWII, chemical pigments have been used to dye the wool in preparation for weaving. Colors are bright but don't age to the beautiful patina of these created from natural dyes. One of my fav pieces is a small room size Turkish rug made perhaps 2 or 3 yrs ago by artisans living in a group of small villages in the Azeri region. They've tended their own flocks for hundreds of years, hand spin the wool and gather the various dye bearing plants from nearby locals in their respective seasons. There are distict local areas in Turkey known for producing quality rugs. If you're lucky, your bro-in-law may have gotten this information from the seller when he made the purchase. Also, a good local library will usually have at least a few excellent large reference books on oriental rugs with lots of color photos. Read about how they are made and what determines quality in a good rug. You may even see some Turkish rugs that resemble yours. Then go to a few high quality oriental rug stores and look for rugs that closely resemble yours and see what those prices are. Hope that helps Good luck this weekend. Isopatch