Importers
of fine Persian and Oriental carpets and rugs and specialising in Bokhara
designs from the ateliers of Lahore, as well as Afghan Beluch prayer rugs
Principal Alan A Richards
21 Birt Ave Surfers Paradise Q 4217
Australia.
Ph. 61 7 55316018
Updated 4/Feb/03
12:29
What
services do we provide?
Rugs :-
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Valued
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For insurance or reselling purposes.
Certificates of Authenticity and Valuation Issued.
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Purchased
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We will on occasions buy certain rugs for cash.
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Traded
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Your rug(s) on our rug(s) with adjustment.
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Cleaned
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Hand washed by our specialist.
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Sold
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Low overheads make our prices more than comparable.
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Advice
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Established 1976. Our experience
will help you
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Repaired
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Specialist re weaving services available
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What
rug auctions are coming up?
BRUCE GRANGER RUG AUCTIONS:
SYDNEY :- Sunday 16th March
IIn the warehouse at 166-174
O'Riordan Street, MASCOT at 2P.M.
(This collection is a specially good offering, and
the vendor is in dire financial straights and very keen to liquidate)
IN BRISBANE In the ballroom at the Grand Chancellor
Hotel, Leichhardt Street. at 2 P.M. on Sunday, 23rd. March. Full details to be
available on Wed. 20/3/03.
Some
Persimport rugs to watch for at the Brisbane auction:
Recent
Buying Trips
Buying Afghan Beshiri Rugs in Afghan Carpet Co. Frankfurt.
Measuring my purchases in Lahore
Rugs drying in the winter sun after washing.
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Lahore
Bokhara Selection
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Why
Lahore & why Bokhara?
It has long been written that the
carpets from Lahore are in a class by themselves. They are woven from the
finest Australian wool - durable, warm, springy and never matted, imported
through Karachi, with a warp and weft of cotton for strength, and to inhibit
any change in shape. " The wool of the carpets made for Shah Jehan (famous
as the builder of the Taj Mahal) is indistinguishable, except by technical
tests, from silk." Litt. "Rugs to Riches" by Caroline
Bosley. Published by Pantheon New York.
"These Lahore Bokhara rugs are finely woven of wool with a high
gloss. The wool is so glossy that the
colours really appear to change as you walk from one end of the rug to the
other, as though it were made of silk."
The sheen is imparted by a number of factors, not the least of which is
double washing near the end of the process.
As well, this tightens the weave.
The carpet industry in Lahore has a history older, perhaps, than any
other country - a heritage to draw upon, not just centuries, but millennia
old. Here are the home of Oriental
carpets. This is indeed Carpet
Country.
I was initially
impressed with these rugs in 1976 when, displaying my first shipment of 52
Persian and Oriental rugs, a local businessman on sighting the 6 Lahore
Bokharas said, "These are obviously the best", and purchased two.
Earlier this year in Tucson, Arizona, I saw a Bokhara gracing the floor at the
home of a wealthy rancher. He told me that he had seen it in the window of a
rug shop in Piccadilly in London and had to have it.
Bokhara rugs from
Lahore are sometimes known as Princess Bokharas, or Royal Bokharas, or Royal
Mori Bokharas, depending on quality.
The artisans of the area also produce Saphs or family prayer rugs, which
feature a design with a row of niches.
What
rugs are available?
Rug Sizes :- 6' x 4', 8' x 5', 9'
x 6', 10' x7' to 12' X 9'.
Runners :- To 6 metres
Colours :- Red, Burgundy,
Rust, Light Green, Dark Green, Light and Dark Grey, Beige, Pink, Navy, etc.
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