Claremont Rug Buys Rare Oriental Collection

Oakland, CA, Oct. 13, 2010--Claremont Rug Co. said it has purchased an 85-piece collection of rare 19th century art-level Oriental rugs assembled and held by a single family over four generations.

Titled "The Heartland Treasury of Antique Art Carpets," the collection will be available for viewing on the Gallery's website on Thursday and at the Gallery's location on Saturday.

Assembled by two generations of an industrialist family between the 1930's and 1970's, the collection contains a wide gamut of connoisseur-level pieces from the major weaving centers and renowned tribal groups created during “The Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving” (circa 1800 – 1890).

“This august assemblage includes a number of one-of-a-kind, art-level specimens so unique that no published examples can be found, while others are sterling renderings of important, age-old styles,” said Jan David Winitz, president and founder of Claremont Rug Company.

He explained that the collection is unique in that the vast majority of pieces are in the 3x5 to 6x9 size range. He said, "These are the sizes that collectors relish and have become so difficult to obtain in the best examples. The great majority of the rugs have been maintained in astonishing condition." Room-size and oversize carpets are also included.