STOCK NUMBER BET965. SIZE IS 6 FOOT 8 INCHES BY 4 FOOT 1 INCHES. 204CM BY 126CM. RICH WOOLLEN PILE HAND TUFTED OR LATCH HOOKED ONTO A COTTON FOUNDATION TWILL. SCARCE GERMAN,BERLIN,CIRCA 1930S HOOKED OR LATCH PILE RUG IN A TURKISH LADIK PRAYER RUG DESIGN. POSSIBLY A TETEX MADE IN MUNICH ALSO. HAS A FANTASTIC HANDLE AND LOVELY COLOURS INCLUDING THIS BANANA YELLOW. NOTICE HOW THE WEAVER HAS PUT INTO ITS DESIGN,ABRASHING IN LIGHTER BLUE WOOL,PIC 4 AS A TONAL EFFECT,WORKS VERY WELL. I THINK THIS RUG HAS A FINE LOOK TO IT INDEED. PICS 11 TO 12 SHOWS BACK OF IT AND PICS 9 AND 10 FOR PILE AND CLOSE UP. THIS RUG HAS BEEN HAND WASHED BY MYSELF. CONDITIONWISE; PILE IS EXCELLENT,NO WEAR. NO HOLES,REPAIRS OR REWEAVES. NO CUTS OR REJOINS. BIT OF CORNER LOSS,PIC 9 AND MINOR SHORT FRINGES BOTH ENDS. VERY GOOD SCARCE RUG,IDEAL FOR AN INTERIOR DECORATOR,ART DECO SPLENDOUR. NOW FREE SHIPPING BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN U.K POST £18.60 WEIGHS 5.8KG. U.S.A AND CANADA $150.00. ITEM SENT FULLY TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR VIA PARCELFORCE GLOBAL PRIORITY. SEE MY OTHER QUALITY ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN AND UNUSUAL RUGS AND ON .CO.UK. HAPPY LOOKING.............
N.B NOTE; FOR THE BENEFIT OF A QUESTION ASKED IS IT A TETEX RUG,IN TRUTH IT DOES NOT REALLY MATTER,THE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE IS ALWAYS THE SAME USEING A LATCH HOOK TO CREATE THE PILE,MANY WERE MADE IN MUNICH IN THE 1920S UNDER THE TETEX NAME AND AN EQUAL NUMBER WERE MADE ELSEWHERE,E.G BERLIN AND OTHER WORKSHOPS.MORE EASTERN PERSPECTIVES ON ADDRESS FOR ITEMS IS STORGE UNIT ON HENWOOD FARM,MERRYLEES ROAD,THORNTON,LEICS,LE67 1AP,WWW.BEYONDSTORAGE.CO.UK.FULL MAP AND DETAILS HOW TO GET THERE,CLICK ON LOCATIONS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE THEN CLICK ON HENWOOD FARM.DRIVE THROUGH THE GATES MARKED WITH BUDGET LOGO.I WILL NEED TO MEET YOU THERE,SO RING ME HALF HOUR WHEN NEAR,0788 4091348. MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIMES NEED PREARRANGING BEFORE COLLECTION IS MADE !ANYONE NEEDS TO SPEAK TO ME PERSONALLY CAN BE CONTACTED ON 0788 4091348,TONY. OPENING HOURS OF UNIT IS 7AM-7PM DAILY#THANKS.
WHEN YOU UNPACK YOUR RUG/CARPET PLACE IT ON A FLAT SURFACE AND TAMP IT DOWN AND ALLOW IT TO SETTLE DOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS. THAT WAY ANY CREASES/FRINGE LIFTS WILL EVENTUALLY LIE FLAT AND CREASES WILL DISAPPEAR.WOOL,ANIMAL HAIR,COTTON ARE ALL NATURAL LIVING BREATHING MATERIALS AND AS SUCH WILL HAVE NATURAL SMELLS ACQUIRED OVER TIME AND IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.YOUR RUG/CARPET HAS BEEN STORED SHRINK WRAPPED IN A DRY CLEAN NEW CONTAINER PROTECTED AGAINST MOTH AND DAMP AND WILL BE DELIVERED IN SHRINK WRAP.ANY DAMAGE/CONDITION ISSUES ARE MENTIONED IN ITEM DESCRIPTION UNDER HEADING \"CONDITIONWISE\"ANYONE UNHAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASE HAS 7 DAYS IN WHICH TO RETURN IT TO ME AT YOUR COST AND A FULL REFUND PLUS ONE WAY POSTAGE IS GIVEN.ANYONE WISHING TO VIEW ANY RUGS/FURNITURE CAN DO SO IN THE \"COLLECTION ADDRESS\" DETAILS PARAGRAPH ABOVE AFTER ARRANGING IT WITH ME FIRST.
*******WHAT YOU MAY LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT HAND KNOTTED ORIENTAL RUGS*********BEWARE THE CHEAP NASTY PERSIAN RUGS & CARPETS BEING FLOODED INTO COUNTRY BY THE LONDON CARPET TRADE,NO QUALITY,LOW KNOT COUNT,INFERIOR WHITE COTTON FRINGES AND AGEING UP TECHNIQUES BY SCRAPING PILE AWAY TO MAKE LOOK OLDER AND STATING OLDER THAN THEY ARE WHICH IN TRUTH ARE NEW AND ARE IN NO WAY \"ANTIQUE\" YOU LL BE LUCKY IF THEY ARE 10 YEARS OLD ALL BEING SOLD ON !! YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR IN THIS TRADE LIKE ANY TRADE.ALL OF MY CARPETS & RUGS ARE NOT NEW IMPORTS AND ARE SOURCED IN THE U.K MANY OF WHICH ARE FANTASTIC QUALITY MADE IN A DIFFERENT AGE FROM TODAYS GEARED UP MASS WEAVING PRODUCTION IMPORTED MODELS. SO THINK BEFORE YOU BUY !! OF COURSE YOU WILL NEVER STOP PEOPLE FROM BUYING CHEAP,POOR QUALITY,FAKE AND MISREPRESENTED ITEMS BUT YOU CAN GIVE THEM A MORE INFORMED CHOICE ! FURTHERMORE IT CAN BE A MISTAKE TO THINK CARPETS AND RUGS CHEAPLY PRICED AND MISREPRESENTED AS OLD WHEN THEY ARE IN FACT NEW ARE BETTER BUYS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE CHEAPER !AND DONT DESCRIBE THINGS AS \"ANTIQUE\" WHEN THEY CLEARLY ARE NOT !
