Large Rug Persian Mashad Wool 16 x 21 Persian Rugs Start Price USD 29,600.00 Current Price USD 29,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Location South Bay, CA See more about 'Large Rug Persian Mashad Wool 16 x 21 Persian Rugs' Description Visit this seller's eBay Store!  Persian Rug ( Rug ID # : 5683 ) MASHAD (15'5" X 21' ) - HAND-KNOTTED Persian Rug Rug ID 5683 Origin Persian Category Large Size Type MASHAD Design Signature: Fakoor Foundation Materials Cotton Pile Materials Wool %100 Field Color Refer to Images Border Color Refer to Images Size (ft) 15'5" X 21' Size(cm) 470 X 640 Age (Circa) Aged(50-60 years) Woven HAND-KNOTTED Persian Rug Condition Excellent KPSI(Approx.) 289 Made in IRAN (PERSIA) Thickness 0.32   inch Knotting Time 2373 Days 21357 Hours Regular Price $88,800.00 Our Price $29,600.00 Shipping & Insurance $0.00 Professionally Washed   We ship your selection same day Characteristics | Guarantee | Appraisal Certificate | Contact Us MASHAD (15'5" X 21' ) - HAND-KNOTTED Persian Rug History Handmade Persian Rugs, Hand Knotted Oriental Rugs, Wool Area Rugs Hand-knotted Oriental rugs are pieces of art not just accessories for your home. Throughout history, these handmade rugs have been the object of fascination, desire, and status. CatalinaRug.com's mission is to help bring this rich cultural legacy to your home - at a affordable price! Browse our history of area rugs to learn all about the history of Oriental rugs and the weaving methods used to create them. Evidence suggests that thousands of years ago, nomadic tribesmen between Eurasia and Mongolia were the first to create pile carpets. These carpets were woven to add warmth and comfort to their simple tent homes. As more and more tribes mastered the technique of weaving pile rugs, it became a common practice to incorporated their creativity into the designs transforming a trade skill into works of art. Area rugs became not just a functional neccessity in thier tent homes but a symbol of taste and refinement by adding personality and beauty to their sparse surroundings. Today's rug designs are more sophisticated, but they serve much the same purpose, lending beauty, warmth and personality to enhance a home. When considering a rug for your home, there are a number of reasons why you might decide upon hand knotted Oriental rugs or handmade Persian rugs instead of machine-made ones. Quality is the most important consideration. Handmade rugs are much more durable than mass-produced machine made rugs. Handmade rugs are usually made with natural materials such as cotton, wool or silk. These natural fibers last longer and release no harmful gasses into the environment over time. And since each rug is hand-knotted, each strand has been tied individually for greater combined strength and consistency  Characteristic Mashad is the capital and largest city in Khorasan. Khorasan is an immense province, which occupies the northeast quadrant of Iran. Much of it is remote and sparsely populated. Khorasan is one of the major wool-producing areas of Iran. Many different ethnic groups reside in Khorasan. Each group weaves rugs with characteristics that reflect the ethnic origin of the weaver. Mashad serves as the major market place for these rugs. Mashad carpets are woven in the city of Mashad as well as in the 500 or more towns and villages. The Shah Abbas design on a burgundy or mauve background is most commonly associated with Mashad rugs. The design may be used as an all-over pattern or in conjunction with central medallion. Blue, pink, ivory, yellow, green, and orange are used for the motifs. Some typical Mashed medallion work around one essential style with a dark-blue sixteen point medallion, dark-blue border, dark-blue corners and a red ground filled with large shah Abbas motifs on a frame-work of fairly well ordered islimis. Also, the medallion may be oval. The ground motifs rather more like sprays of flowers than Shah Abbas palmettes. The wool used for the pile is soft and lustrous. The pile is medium to high quality and quite dense. Fine-quality Mashad rugs occasionally are woven with an inscription or signature. Inscriptions are obvious when woven in the background or in a cartouche; others are not as apparent and blend with a design or a border pattern. Inscriptions most often encountered are in Persian or Armenian script. Persian inscriptions are read from right to left. Very fine-quality Mashad rugs frequently have their sides finished with a wide multi-cord selvedge in silk or wool. The end part of Mashad rugs are often finished in multi-colored bands. The last several rows of pile are knotted in 2 to 3 inch portions of yellow, green, orange, ivory, pink, and light to dark blue. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK If a customer is not completely satisfied with his/her purchase, we will reimburse the purchase price in form of store credit or money back as long as the item is returned in its original condition within 30 days of the purchase. Worry Free Return:We are Pleased to announce our worry free return service that includes FedEx picking up the product at your door and insurance of your item back to us. It's easy and you can't beat the price. please e-mail (rugfine@catalinarug.com) Or call us (1-800-516-9373) we will give you specific instructions about how to return your items. Please note that clients are responsible for return shipping.This is a great time to be a rug customer. Our company personnel travel to Iran (Persia), India and Pakistan to find the best rugs and the best rug values - it is our job! We try our best to move as much rug as we can, buying the finest rugs at the best prices. Because of our ability to buy 1000 or even more cases of rug at a time, for cash, we can negotiate some amazing deals for you. We are very choosy, and pick only the very best ones. These are rugs that would normally sell for much more.Our selection of rugs blows away the competition. APPRAISAL CERTIFICATE Rug ID 5683 Origin Persian Category Large Size Type MASHAD Design Signature: Fakoor Foundation Materials Cotton Pile Materials Wool %100 Field Color Refer to Images Border Color Refer to Images Size (ft) 15'5" X 21' Size (cm) 470 X 640 Age (Circa) Aged(50-60 years) Woven HAND-KNOTTED Persian Rug Condition Excellent KPSI(Approximate) 289 Made in IRAN (PERSIA) Thickness 0.32   inch Knotting Time 2373 Days 21357 Hours Regular Price $88,800.00 Our Price $29,600.00 Professionally Washed The information furnished represents the considered opinion of the Appraiser and is based on his/her research and experience. Place a Bid!