Bit of help with a rug please.

Hi guys my wife is interested in buying this rug and wants to move at 200mph.. I don’t want to get ripped off..

As many of you are aware by now I don’t know much about much and wanted to ask you guys if this is what the lady says it is. I will be paying upwards of $1k (I know we don’t really discuss $ numbers here ).

Apparently this is a 1950s/60s gulbarjista rug from Afghanistan . Handwoven..

do these things have that kind of value and does it look like what I said above ??



thanks a lot!

 

Size is 6 foot x 9 foot 5’

 

my only comment....
it looks kind of new...
& i wouldn't pay a grand for a rug that wasn't at least 6 x 8 feet....or silk.....or appraised by a well known rug dealer...

so...size is good.......but gee that looks new???

 

Thanks @komokwa

 

this says gulbarjista.....???
big diff in the fringe..

 

Yer welcome......... I'm no expert.....but it is a damn pretty rug......and good room size....& looks hand made....
but unless u truly know it's origin....and date......it's not an investment ....
Can you get her down a couple of hundred ????
I mean...cash is still King.....specially now !

 

The fringe on Sam's wife's rug of desire looks like it is sewn on, instead of being an integral part of the weaving. A flat weave rug, right?

 

Very nice rug. It would be described as a "soumak", a technique that is heavier than a plain kilim and more time consuming to produce. This is one of the reasons they may command a higher price than other flatwoven rugs. The fringe looks like it is made of the warp threads, gathered and knotted, which is a traditional technique. I am not familiar with the term "gulbarjista", and found only one reference to it (beyond the one @komokwa found) in connection with a Baluchi rug.
You could try a search for "Afghan soumaks" to find comparative prices.

 

Thanks a lot guys

 

As always so generous with your great knowledge and advice. Really appreciate it guys and gals !

 

BTW it sold.. and not to us.. doh lol

 

No worries mate.......there are MANY others out there !!!!!!!!
I'm sure you'll have one underfoot when the time is right !!!