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Imperial Rugs is a UK based, online family business selling antique and decorative rugs, Kelims and other textiles. Spanning over three generations, we originally started out as sellers of handmade Oriental and city rugs in Iran. Now, over a century later, we have expanded our expertise beyond just Persian carpets, examples of which include Turkmen, Afghan, Chinese, Turkish and Caucasian rugs, amongst others.
Our aim is to present and help select unique and exquisite pieces to passionate customers who would like to enhance their beautiful homes in a bold and daring way. We have also collaborated with various fashion houses, some notable examples being Liberty of London and Burberry.
We are knowledgeable and responsible traders who value and work extensively with our clients to help achieve their vision. We believe that buying rugs should not only be a furnishing piece, but also a future investment. As such, we use our experience in the trade to extensively research, source and collect only high-quality, sought out pieces.
Vintage carpets refer to those splendid handmade carpets, which are made with the highest quality, whether Persian, Turkish or any other oriental rugs. They are normally made of either fine wool or silk or the mixture of both. These rugs have high KPSI knots and contain amazing detailing in both colours and designs. The Vintage Persian rugs, from cities of Isfahan, Kashan, Qum, Tabriz and Kirman are amongst the finest. In Turkey, silk Hereke rugs are considered as the vintage carpets also old fine Ushak rugs are part of this category. The old Indian Agra carpets, if found in good condition, are always sought after. Apart from their looks and qualities one of the other major attractions to own vintage carpets is that they normally retain their values and if anything worth a lot more than their original price in the medium and long-term. We at Imperial rugs strive to source vintage carpets and although, at times is challenging to find fine antique vintage rugs in good condition, however once found it brings satisfaction to present them to our special customers. With over 40 years of experience in this field we know the most reliable places to unearth these high-quality pieces. We then carefully handpicked the best pieces, which then will go through a thorough and vigorous process of inspection. It is easy to access and browse our Oriental and Persian rugs selection online at www.imperialrugs.co.uk. We are constantly evolving to source and acquire new vintage rugs and carpets with very competitive prices compared to our competitors. We are also know it would be hard to pay thousands of pounds to buy a vintage carpet online, that is why we are happy to consult with you to ensure correct rug is selected. Apart from quality of the rug there are other factors like colour, design and condition, which need to be considered. It is also worth to distinguish quality rugs form the dyed wool or silk used. Whilst Oriental rug with the natural dyed wool worth good money, it might be that the similar rug from the region may worth lot less using the artificial dye wool. If you require more information about buying vintage oriental rugs or have one and need advise as how to clean and wash we are here to help. So why not pick up the phone and call us on 0044 208 4558056.
A beautiful carpet has the ability to transform a room and holds together an interior design scheme like no other single piece of furnishing. With such an overwhelming choice available on the market, finding a carpet that you can live with can be a confusing business. Authentic Oriental rug is what buyers should go after however finding the right one in good condition and compatible price could be very tricky. There are hundreds online shops offering Oriental and Persian rugs however only a few shops stock unique and good quality rugs. Although each continent has produced rugs over the centuries, however today most people think of Oriental carpets as "Persian Carpets". As a third generation in Persian rugs business we know how to differentiate average rug from the authentic and high quality piece by constantly attend various auction houses, warehouses and travelling to the different cities in Iran to source these wonderful pieces. Our online store provides an insight to what we buy and how we pay attention to details to seek these wonderful pieces. We are expert in buying Oriental and Persian rugs and as such we really would like to share our experience in this field with those who are like us passionate about finding right rug for themselves.