Antique Rugs
Antique rugs and ways to recognize them are one of the topics that many people who are interested in buying and selling handwoven rugs. Due to the high value of old rugs in terms of price, it is necessary to be very careful in choosing them and also follow the principles to maintain them.
What is an antique rug?
Many of us have the idea that we know the antique rug easily and know what kind of rug it is, but we must point out that the antique rug has special characteristics.
The first thing is that the antique rug must definitely be hand-woven and machine-made rugs, no matter how old they are, do not have much special value because they are not handmade.
The second thing you need to know about these types of rugs is that it is true that antique rugs are very old, but any rug that is old cannot be considered an antique rug!!
Rugs are divided into three general categories in terms of age:
Old rug: Handwoven rugs are said to be between 30 and 50 years old.
Semi-antique rug: refers to hand-woven rugs that are between 50 and 100 years old, although some rug experts place these rugs between 50 and 70 years old.
Antique rug: Handwoven rugs that are more than 100 years old are called antique.
Main characteristics of antique rugs
After reading the previous section, the question arises whether any handwoven rug that has more than 100 lifetimes is considered an antique rug?
The answer to this question is both yes and no! Rugs that are more than 100 years old are all considered antiques, but their values are different depending on the different features they have that you can recognize.
The first characteristic: the original antique rugs had a limited production, and today no other examples of them have been produced and do not exist.
The second characteristic: due to the passage of many years from the texture of these rugs, the colors used in them are bright due to having cooked and natural colors.
The third characteristic: definitely because these rugs are woven by human hands, errors in knotting should be observed, but if the number exceeds the limit, it will no longer have its original value, but if, on the contrary, you see a rug with no defects in it. Do not doubt its authenticity.
The fourth feature: In terms of design, antique rugs are influenced by a certain ethnicity, customs, and culture, and if you notice a strange and disproportionate design and color in them, doubt its authenticity.
The fifth characteristic: in terms of coloring, the antique rug usually consists of two or three shades of cream, red and brown.
Sixth feature: In the past, rugs and rugs used to choose the designs and patterns of hand-woven rugs in a simple and quiet way, and if you see a design or pattern that is too busy, be suspicious!
Seventh characteristic: rug fibers in this type of rugs are mostly made of natural wool, which are dyed with natural rug colors.
8th feature: If you see that the colors of this type of rugs are two colors (light and bold), you need to be more careful, because this happens very rarely in antique rugs, because natural colors are Comfort does not disappear.
