Antique decorative carpets are extravagantly beautiful home furnishings and
solid art investments. Antique carpets and rugs are not just decorative items
but pieces of tradition, ethnicity and true class portraying a continuous cultural
tradition dating back thousands of years! Antique carpets and rugs represent
enormous range in motifs and color harmonies and you will simply go berserk
seeing the diverse combination of rich antique colors and heavy intricate weaving
that are just too awesome!

The diverse range of antique carpet pieces that you will come across while
shopping for them are mostly exquisite Oriental carpets and rugs portraying
the mystery and legends of the far off Oriental lands! Antique carpets and rugs
are mostly imported from China, Persia, India, Afghanistan, Caucasus and Turkey.
Some of the famous weaving areas of such antique Oriental carpets include Oushak,
Sultanabad, Tabriz, Kashan, Agra, and many more.

Antique carpets and rugs have a more artistic integrity, as they are exclusively
hand-woven! So get ready to pay handsomely for these artifacts that are exotic
and so royal! Various art dealers and carpet galleries all over the world are
doing brisk business selling these antique beauties at extravagant prices! Clients
are ready to pay just about anything to own one and redefine their home décor
status!

Following are some of the famous varieties of antique Oriental carpets that
you will come across while shopping for them!

* Antique Sultanabad carpet

* Antique Bidjar carpet

* Antique Tabriz carpet

* Antique Agra carpet

* Antique Amritsar carpet

* Antique Kashan carpet

* Antique North Indian carpet

* Antique Serapi carpet

* Antique Heriz carpet

* Antique Kurdish carpet

* Antique Kirman carpets

* Antique Chinese carpets

* Antique Samarkand carpets

* Antique Lavar carpet

* Antique Oushak carpet

* Antique North West Persian carpet

* Antique Saraouk carpet

You will also come across antique European carpets depicting the history and
artistic grandeur of the ancient European period! These European antique carpets
are also hand woven in the carpet weaving areas of Savonnerie, Aubusson, and
Ax Minster! Some of the famous European antique carpets that you would love
to possess are as follows:

* Antique Ax minister carpet

* Antique Savonnerie carpet

* Antique Aubusson carpet

* Antique Cuenca carpet

* Antique English Needlework carpet

* Antique English Pile carpet

* Antique Don Egan carpet

* Antique Besserabian carpet

So if you want to add that luster and glamour to your home or office and are
ready to spend quite a bit of fortune on these exquisite pieces of art then
you just can't wait a single moment!

First and foremost contact several reliable, knowledgeable and genuine art
dealers and art galleries who deal in antique carpets and rugs exclusively and
have profound knowledge about the various aspects of a good and genuine antique
carpet! They can guide you in selecting the best one as per your budget and
tastes.

Also you've got to do a bit of 'homework' yourself too! Visit
lots of dealers and educate yourself about dyes, wools, design quality and weaving
styles. Touch rugs and scrutinize them carefully! Beware of machine-made synthetic
carpets that some art dealers spuriously project as antique carpet!

Some tips for you that will come handy while buying antique carpets and rugs:

* You have to be careful and thoughtful while analyzing each piece of antique
carpet.

* You also have to try and understand the age and origin of the carpet that
will in turn give you a closer insight about the quality of the carpet!

* You should also look to see if the edge and end borders are all there in the
antique carpet you intend to buy as the end and edge borders sometimes are lost
through use or are cut out intentionally! Remember the borders determine the
value of your carpet!

* Watch out for holes and moth attacks that are very common when you are dealing
with antique carpets and rugs!
These problems have to be attended before you buy the carpet!

* Always deal with dealers who have the prices marked on the rugs! See to it
that your dealer sticks to these fixed prices! Most reputable dealers have fixed
and constant prices and a well-defined policy about discounts.