VERY FINE VINTAGE TURKISH HEREKE SILK SOUF PRAYER RUG

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VERY FINE VINTAGE TURKISH HEREKE SILK SOUF PRAYER RUG :
$620.43

STOCK NUMBER JJJ420. SIZE IS 4 FOOT BY 2 FOOT 7 INCHES. 121CM BY 78CM. EXTREMELY FINE SILK PILE HAND KNOTTED ONTO SILK FOUNDATION THREADS WITH THE EDGE PERIMETER WOVEN FLAT,IMAGE 6. PICS 1 AND 2 SHOW BOTH ENDS OF IT TO SHOW HOW PILE CHANGES IN LIGHT.
THIS IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY FINE QUALITY SILK SOUF HEREKE PRAYER RUG. HEREKE RUGS ARE AMONG THE BEST QUALITY THAT MONEY CAN BUY. THIS EXAMPLE IS A SUPERB SILK ONE,VERY FINELY KNOTTED WITH A WONDERFUL AQUAMARINE GROUND COLOUR.
THE PRAYER NICHE IS FILLED WITH FLOWERS AND FESTOONS WITH TWIN PILLARS OF WISDOM. VERY BUSY FLOWERHEAD LATTICE MAIN BORDER WITHIN ARABESQUES AND CARTOUCHES,IMAGE 7. ALSO NOTICE THE OUTER BORDER IS EMBOSSED,IMAGE 6 THAT IS A TECHNIQUE USED IN MANY EXAMPLES OF FINE WEAVINGS,THATS THE \"SOUF\" IDEA MIXING FLAT WEAVE GROUND WITH THE PILED PARTS.
RUG HAS BEEN HAND WASHED,IMAGES 8 AND 9, PICS 11 AND 12 IS THE BACK OF IT. PIC 10SHOWS CLOSE UP OF CORNER.
CONDITIONWISE; HAS NO WEAR BUT FRINGES REMOVED AND LOST A SMALL PORTION OF BOTTOM OUTER GUARD STRIPE NOW SUPPORTED FROM REAR WITH SPECIAL TAPE TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSSES. STILL VERY TIDY,HAD IT OF BEEN PERFECT IT WOULD BE FOUR TIMES THE ASKING PRICE NOW.
OFFERED VERY MODESTLY AT £499, HEREKE SILK RUGS ARE VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE TO BUY.U.K POST £13.77 WEIGHS 1.6KG. U.S.A AND CANADA £28.00. OTHER COUNTRIES CHEAPER DEPENDS WHERE. I ONLY SEND ITEMS TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR VIA GLOBAL PRIORITY OR ROYAL MAIL TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR METHODS ITS MORE EXPENSIVE FOR ME BUT ITEMS NEVER GO MISSING !. SMALL QUALITY SELECTION OF OTHER RUGS ON ME LINK AND WHOLE INVENTORY LIST ON RED DOOR ICON ABOVE. CONTACT/COLLECTION DETAILS BELOW. HAPPY LOOKING......................... 07884091348 ORE-MAIL ADDRESS IS [email removed by ] FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VIEWINGSPERSONAL ATTENTION,ETC
MORE ON RETURNS/APPROVALS AND RESTOCKING FEE WILL INCUR A 4% HANDLING/ADMINISTRATION FEE ON TOTAL PRICE AND POSTAGE. E.G TOTAL PRICE OF £400 LESS 4% EQUALS £384 RETURNED TO BUYER.***********************COLLECTION 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#[email removed by ]
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 !