GENUINE OLD PERSIAN KARAJA RUNNER RUG IRAN 1960s Ex Con Start Price USD 499.00 Current Price USD 560.00 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location New South Wales See more about 'GENUINE OLD PERSIAN KARAJA RUNNER RUG IRAN 1960s Ex Con' Description         GENUINE OLD PERSIAN KARAJA PILE RUNNER  NORTH WEST IRAN 1960s EXCELLENT CONDITION         This Genuine Old Persian Hand Knotted Karaja Pile Runner from the North West Iran has a Hand Spun Wool Pile Symmetrically Hand Knotted to Cotton Warps and Wefts and Displays Classic Angular Medallions on a Red Field Dotted with Geometric Flower Motifs and Surrounded by Borders of Caucasian Influenced Design, All Typical of Karaja Rugs Created in a Village Environment in the 1960s and is in EXCELLENT CONDITION with FULL PILE and NO DAMAGE.      It Measures 3.35m x 0.93m (11ft x 3ft 0.5 inches), has Been Hand Washed and is Ready for Use on the Floor Anywhere in the Home. We were very Lucky to Find this Rug in this Condition as it had Been in a Very Large European House where it Had Very Little Use and was Regularly Cleaned by the household staff. It is a Very Heavy and Very Hard Wearing Rug and Will Last More than a Lifetime in Any Household Environment. See Photos.              All our Rugs Are Old and Antique not the usual Ebay Miss Described Modern Copies. Many are Over 100 years Old, so they show the signs of this age as rugs are made to walk on. We can not describe every mark of use. We provide a picture of the entire rug and it is up to you to assess its condition from our pictures. Do not bid unless you are happy with what you see and expect every rug to show signs of its Age. Contact us for more pictures or details if required.   If you want a rug in perfect condition buy a new copy from one of the Persian Rug dealers and do not bother even looking at ours.              A NOTE ON PHOTOS We  try to take photos which reproduce the colours of the rug as close as possible. As is obvious none are taken in a studio. We have tried to provide a few different tones and extremes and the actual colours are somewhere in between.   This is a Genuine Old Hand Knotted Karaja Pile Runner from the North West of Iran Created in the 1960s. BIDDERS CAN BE CONFIDENT IN OUR DESCRIPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ORIENTAL RUGS. I have been collecting and dealing in Antique Oriental Rugs for over 25 years, wrote a book which was published in Australia in 1991 by Kangaroo Press, entitled A Guide to Oriental Rugs, ISBN number is 0-86417-375-X, and this book can be found in many Australian libraries. I have also written a large number of articles for Australian and International magazines on the subject.   PAYMENT AND SHIPPING: INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT ACCEPTED BY PAYPAL. Post and Handling via Express Post International with Tracking to anywhere in the USA it is $249 and anywhere in Europe US$332.50 plus insurance to eligible regions if required. AUSTRALIAN BUYERS When Making Payment by Direct Deposit in Australian Dollars at Ebays Exchange Rate at Time of Sale The Postage and handling to anywhere in NSW, VIC or Suburban Brisbane is US$35.95 and to Anywhere Else in Australia US$59.50 plus insurance if required. Details given in note on invoice. If Paying in US Dollars by Paypal The Post and Handling Flat Rate Via Insured Delivery ONLY to anywhere in NSW, VIC or Suburban Brisbane is US$82.50 and to Anywhere Else in Australia US$99.50.      ALL BUYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF ANY IMPORT DUTIES, CHARGES, VALUE ADDED TAXES OR GOODS AND SERVICES TAXES  IMPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE ANY RUG OR TEXTILE we SELL can be RETURNED FOR ANY REASON and WE WILL REFUND THE FULL WINNING BID OR BUY IT NOW PRICE less a US$50 Administration Fee as a Token Coverage of the time and expense involved in selling and shipping the item.DETAILS: The Rug or Textile Must be Returned to us at the Buyers Expense by Insured and Receipted Delivery Air Mail Postage or EMS Service Within SEVEN DAYS of Receipt by Buyer. Place a Bid!