Another Red Rug
 

It is begining to seem like I am able to find these things at will. This is a 10 X 12 Kashan probably 30 to 40 years old. The picture was probably taken under florscent light thus the bright red of the ground colour...But a nice rug never the less...


I am begining to wonder if the Click Here will ever work again????

I thought this was going to be about the 'one time at band camp' chick

get a job?

I was expecting a ginger toupe

Alyson Hannigan is on my "list".

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I don't need a job if I can keep on finding deals on rugs and other assorted things....

I bought this in May for $1100 sold it in June for $1750 less the vintage Unertl Tgt Scope which is worth $680.00.


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Well here is the Red Rug..


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Geez Tabby, thats a large rug! Hows the conditon and colors?

that's 'cause they're freakin' horrible

Maybe to you, but I guess not to someone who knows their rugs.

How do you reasearch this stuff Tabs? Where did you learn how to spot a good rug, gun, spoon, etc. and tell it's probably worth XX?

Could you give us some examples on the rugs for instance?

LOL...and I suppose that there are people Down Under who think Wall to Wall Carpeting is Haute Culture... I guess that would be a step up from having Dirt Floors.

I like them because they are woven by hand*. I like the feel of the wool beneath my feet its so warm and soft. I am carefull about the designs in the rugs I choose, it has to be appealing to me.

I would rather have Hardwood, Stone or Tile Flooring with Oriental rugs on them than Wall to Wall...


* Many of these rugs take nearly a year or more to weave and the knot counts can be very high. I have seen Persian rugs go for 100K before.

Before I buy I talk to the Auctioneer and ask them questions about condition etc. I will have to wait and see the Rug to check its condition and fineness of Knot count. As I said its 10' X 12' Kashan. I think the picture was taken under a flourescent lighting that makes the Red appear to be very bright and almost garish.

The Auctioneer reallly didn't do any justice to this lot at all. Bad Labeling, Bad Digital Picture that was Distorted in its inatial viewing.

I used to hang out at Abels Auctions in LA, after awhile I was able to get on friendly terms with most of the Antique Dealers who went there. They knew me as a person who had a good eye for quality and value.

There is something about a quality object, it has depth to it. It intrigues on an intellectual or abstract level. The Maker of the item has put care and thought into its making.

As for Guns I have been at it for nearly 30 years, and have no hestitation in buying books on anything that interests me. Many times after a book goes outa print the books themselves become sought after and can go for many hundreds of $$$. After awhile the information in the head just adds up.

With Art and Spoons I didn't know jack, I started with a copy of Davenports Art Reference..which is a listing of Artists and their current Auction records. I had an eye for quality and went from there.

Right now I really don't know JACK about Rugs and probably will never know much about them. I have met guys that could practically tell you which village made which rug. Each Village has its own signature or Trademark in the style of the design. I have a copy of "Oriental Carpet Design" by PRJ Ford, its as good of a primer as I could find. When U start looking through the book trying to compare a Rug your looking at everything appears to be the same, and U go what the fk..it could be this one or it could be that one, what is the fking dif.

Well I'm at the point I can tell that the difference in the shape of the Medallion indicates where the dam thing was made. The Kashan has a Diamond shaped Medallion and a Sarouk Medallion has a more rounded style similar to the Meshed. That only took me about an hour of comparing one picture to the next. I guess U just have to start looking at these things all the time. I think if U asked Rick Cabal about early Porsches he would tell U the same thing. After awhile you just get to know.

isn't High Knot Count playing Lollapalooza this year?

Is this cynicism or sarcasism...or cynical sarcasism...U can take the cynicism and shove it, it doesn't become U. It makes U appear retarded not clever nor smart. Partially because your not engaging me in the joke, your essentially talking to yourself with your nosequitar oneliners.

Wow, tabby takes a shot over the bow of nonstatic ...

Where's the popcorn emoticon?

I wonder if the carpet matches the curtains...

Wow, look at that old USMC Unertl 10x optic!

Just proves how 'unworldly' you actually are. You aren't as smart as you'd like to think you are. While I cuddle up to my gorgeous blonde haired, blue-eyed Nordic princess tonight, I'll think of you cuddled up on your rug next to your........camel.

And they don't have to red, Tabs . . .

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Silk & wool Tabriz Nachsheh. $606 CAN - also at auction. And our bargain was a huge tribal Kerman for $200. It sits on TOP of some wall to wall.

Ian

Tabby, Net worth and ownership of things seem to be worth a lot to you. Tabby? I feel sorry for you.

So what did you pay for that Tabs?

Net Worth = Income. I depend upon my liquid assets for INCOME. U might say its akin to some people worrying about their jobs.

If I were truly in love with money I wouldn't be buying things. I would be investing in more traditional investments. Things while they may or may not appreciate don't offer cash flow and in many cases don't keep up with other asset classes.

Ownership of things, if you read very carefully you see that I truly appreciate the things I own because I find out about them. I research what I have to learn about them.

Stating one of the "rules of acquisition" Man, what lobes! :D

Well according to the latest quote on Spoons about a Spoon and a half.

So your trying to tell me that your major attribute in life is your big Doodle.

Now you are even more pathetic than I first thought. If everyone here paid you the attention you so truly deserve.......none, perhaps you will move on to another forum.

The Bloke Can't tell if its Bourke Street or Christmas?
 

What a Wowser, A regular show pony thats a short quid, bet your Roos run loose in the upper paddock Mate. Your so far outa touch that you've gone Walkabout behind Bourke Street.

Only a non-sequitor if you don't get the joke. Which you don't. And that's...ok. Because you're good enough, you're smart enough...and gosh darnit, people like your rug!

I'm not a fan of reds though...

There was Karl and then Chico, Harpo, Zeppo and Grocho
 

And then there is Nostatus

Your smart enough and more over know me well enough to know I did get the joke. Your joke was tangential and had nothing to do with me or the subject, it was outa the blue of your imagination. Welling up outa the depths as it were.

I prefer Rugs with a Blue Ground colour better, but as of yet havn't bought one. They are a bit harder to find.

Pussy fight!

And Lets Get Ready To Rumble
 

Who do U think U are..Michael Buffer

Nothing wrong with buying low and selling high. That is what business is about.

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Originally Posted by dewolf
Now you are even more pathetic than I first thought. If everyone here paid you the attention you so truly deserve.......none, perhaps you will move on to another forum.


You don't get out much do you?

That would be back of Bourke, not Bourke St, lol. You're really not as smart as you think, are you?

Your right I'm just a figjam no hoper, Mother always gets up me about being a fruit loop, she says I couldn't tell its a Bondi Cigar if I tried.

LOL, Not living anywhere near Sydney I don't have to worry about that strange aquatic creature