In authentic Persian carpets, the design is perceived as clear as on the upside, but it is not visible in machine-made carpets. If the rug is handcrafted, it will have handmade side trims. On machined ...

A real Persian rug, one from Iran, of the same size would range from $15,000 to more than $20,000. Antique rugs, those more than 75 years old, are even more challenging to judge and buy.

Bonafide Persian rugs haven't been imported since the U.S. imposed its trade embargo on Iran in 1979, but they've managed to avoid the pitfalls of other heirloom goods, said David Martinous of ...

With embargo under the rug, Persian carpets can roll into U.S. again Alex Helmi, center, regards one of the 40 newly arrived handmade Persian rugs — some antique, some modern — at his Westwood ...

For hundreds of years, Persian rugs have been handmade by small groups of weavers and dyed with natural ingredients such as walnut skins, pomegranates, roots and acorn cups.

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