We are pleased to provide our customers with appraisals on contemporary, semi-antique, and antique rugs and textiles. Accurate appraisals are best done with the item in hand for direct inspection. We can, however, work with photographs of the items in question if the textiles are unavailable.

Our appraisal credentials are extensive. Collectively, our experts have more than a century of experience in the Oriental rug business. We subscribe to and carefully review key Oriental textile magazines and relevant auction house publications in order to remain knowledgeable and current on existing market conditions for both newer and older oriental textiles. We maintain extensive contacts in the oriental textile industry, which can be drawn upon for special purposes if need be, and we engage in a variety of appraisal work on a nearly continuous basis. Our work is regarded as highly accurate, reliable, and trustworthy for both insurance and legal purposes.

Fees for appraisal services vary according to the type and extent of documentation required. As part of the documentation process, we can even provide you with high-quality digital images of your pieces. For more information about our appraisal services, please contact us by telephone or email.

Exchange Appraisals: If you have an Oriental rug that was not purchased from us, and you'd like to trade it in, we will need to do an appraisal. We'll determine the fair retail value of your Oriental rug, and let you know if the rug qualifies for our inventory. If you agree with the appraisal, we will apply 75% of the fair retail value toward a trade-in purchase. Appraisals done for this purpose are free of charge.

Inventory Purchases: If, instead, you elect not to purchase another Oriental rug, we will return your Oriental rug to you, or-if it qualifies for our inventory-we may arrange to purchase the Oriental rug directly from you at 30 to 50% of its current market value. The percentage will be determined by our estimation of the Oriental rug's salability.