Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs by Charles Jacobsen

Author:Charles Jacobsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0372-6
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

7. HAIRBRUSHES AND CHANGES OF COLOR

There is a difference between these two. Most people use the terms "hairbrush"' and "change of color" as being synonymous, but I have always thought of them as being different.

How are you to tell which is which? In buying a used rug (and remember a used rug can be classed as just a used rug, or a semi-antique, or an antique), it is not too important that you definitely know the difference. Any rug of any type that has a change of color that detracts from the rug is worth less than it would be without this change.

You are going to find many slight changes of color in oriental rugs. And many of these shadings and changes of color in old rugs will definitely add to the beauty and charm of the rug, and not detract in the least from the rug or reduce its value.

I quote here as I did in my large book Oriental Rugs — A Complete Guide, in which I devote a chapter to this subject, from the Victoria and Albert Museum Guide to the Collection of Carpets. This is in London. I quote, "The beautiful harmony of colour presented by an old oriental carpet is produced, as a rule, with quite a limited number of tints. A conspicuous feature of many Eastern carpets is the irregularity of the tone, where one colour is used to any considerable extent, as in the ground. The native dyes vary much in tone, and when the supply of the particular shade is used up before the carpet is finished, more wool is dyed, or the nearest available shade is taken, and this may be more fugitive than the first, so that the contrast becomes accentuated by fading."

Yes, these changes are typical and many of these actually add to the beauty of the rug, especially in an open field. On such a field the gradual shading from light rose to rose in slightly deeper tones gives this open field an added charm.

However, we do see many changes in rugs that definitely detract from the beauty of the rug and reduce its value. So far we have talked about changes in natural-colored rugs, and we repeat we call these "changes of color."

Hairbrushes are those different shades brought about or accentuated when the rug is chemically washed. Many rugs are only lightly treated and are not painted. This is the treatment applied to present day Kirmans, and if they did not use the best dyes and the same dyes, these would show up with streaks. Seldom do you see a good quality Kirman with a hairbrush.

Many of the Sarouks that are lightly washed on Long Island do come out with very bad hairbrushes, and it is almost a necessity that these badly faded sections be painted in, and usually they go ahead and paint the entire rug. This is a very costly process today as compared to the light chemical bath. MOST OF THESE HAIR-BRUSHES ARE OBJECTIONABLE AND DEFINITELY REDUGE THE VALUE OF THE RUG.

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