Floor coverings are either dirt cheap or wildly expensive, but there is an in-between. Let us help you find quality without spending a fortune. A common result of globalization and increased ...

Used Oriental carpets sell for up to thousands of dollars. A Tabriz carpet from Northwest Persia was auctioned by Sotheby's for $68,500 and it isn't the most expensive carpet sold. American Indian ...

Now in its 80th year, Persian Rug Company has spanned four generations. In the 1920’s, J.A. and Najebe Munson began selling dry goods and cleaning rugs in a small shop downtown at the corner of Main ...

Although it might seem obvious, signs of wear and age are the most telling sign that your Persian rug is vintage. A rug ...

Persian carpets and other “rugs of the East” are firmly established as elegant design elements — subtle and often-unheralded — that loudly whisper refinement and good taste. Historically, many of us ...

The day after some sanctions against Iran were lifted last month, Nasser Mohammadzad of Scranton arranged to have Persian rugs shipped to Buckingham Oriental Carpets warehouse in Scranton. While ...

If you’re looking for a way to jump start your room’s design, the answer may be right under… your feet! An Oriental rug, whether it’s a traditional design or a modern motif, brand new or vintage, can ...

The earthy smell of silk and wool fills a showroom piled waist-high with thousands of hand-woven rugs, some of them centuries old. It is a familiar scent, one that links this Westwood shop to Tehran’s ...

WASHINGTON — A Persian carpet decorated with swirling vines and vibrant flowers that was stored for decades by the Corcoran Gallery of Art sold Wednesday for nearly $33.8 million. That sum, fetched at ...