Claremont Rug Purchases Persian Collection

Oakland, CA, July 12, 2012 -- Jan David Winitz of Claremont Rug Company said he has acquired a globally significant private collection that had been assembled and held by a New England-based family over four generations.

Winitz, the president and founder of Claremont Rug Company, said, "The Bostonian Collection includes a total of 35 antique Persian rugs woven 1800 to 1850 and 15 highly sought after undyed camel hair rugs dating back to ca 1830. Additional highlights of the 180-carpet trove are early to mid-19th century examples of art/investment level Persian Motasham Kashan, Laver Kirman and Kermanshah rugs."

The Gallery will mount an exhibition, starting July 20, of "The Bostonian." It will be the first time that any of the rugs will have been seen outside the family since they were originally acquired. Some of these Oriental carpets have been in storage since their purchase in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

"The family began collecting in the late 1800s and were among the first generation of serious American Oriental rug collectors," said Winitz, who is also the author of The Guide to Purchasing an Oriental Rug. "Two generations added to the inventory, which was displayed at their six family residences.