Antique Rugs To Be Featured at Claremont Event

Oakland, CA, April 22, 2009--Claremont Rug Company has purchased 150 antique Oriental rugs from the estates of two established American families.

The rugs will be featured at “Grand Carpets from Illinois and Washington Estates.” A selected sampling of 35 of the rugs, woven as early as 1825, will be available for viewing on Claremont’s website (www.claremontrug.com) starting Thursday, April 23, two days before the opening at the gallery on April 25.

“The range of style is incredibly broad because the rugs were amassed by three generations and displayed in five grand residences,” President Jan Winitz said. He indicated that the sizes range from collectible mats and area-size rugs up to oversize carpets as large as 14x24.

“Remarkably, none of the members of either clan considered themselves collectors,” Winitz said, “but they had a highly sophisticated eye for art and loved antique carpets. As a result, they built remarkable caches of supremely decorative carpets that are also investment quality.”