For years, rug sellers have been using aging techniques to make new rugs look older than they actually are. Sometimes, they use this deceptively to charge more for their rugs. Other times they will acknowledge the fact that the rug has been artificially aged/distressed to conform to certain customers’ taste. At Ageless Rug Treasures in […]
What distinguishes us from competitors such as the Asadorian rug company, Amini’s galleria (Amini’s), Rugs by Saga, and others? For one, our rugs are unique. That’s not to say that our competitors don’t have a unique rug or two, but there’s also a lot of the “same old”. A large part of this has to […]
In 2000, India exported $190 million worth of carpets to the United States. Yet rug collectors and even some rug dealers know little about the rug industry in India. Like Pakistan, India is not generally supposed to have a rug-making tradition. No such misunderstanding should survive the superb exhibition of Mughal carpets of the late […]
Discovering exactly when an undated rug was made is difficult. However, rugs can typically dated to a given quarter of a century. Having a rug appraised by a certified rug appraiser is the best way to determine the age of a rug. Moreover, a certified rug appraisal is important when insuring a rug. A “certificate […]
At Ageless Rug Treasures, we feel that we offer the largest and most diverse selection of decorative rugs and carpets in the St. Louis area. Moreover, we only stock unique rugs of high quality. This is not to say that everything we offer is expensive. Many of our rugs are affordable for anyone at modest […]
Persian Rugs Weaving region: Iran Categories produced: masterworkshop, workshop, village, and nomadic For many people, the terms ‘Persian Rug’ and ‘Oriental Rug’ are the same. Persia is seen as the spiritual, if not actual, home of rug-making and its name has become synonymous with some of the finest and most outstanding achievements in oriental textile […]