Antique Carpets and Rugs for Sale.
The origins of the technique of pile-woven carpets in europe are obscure, although asian carpets were imported from early times. The earliest european pile carpets were produced in 12th and 13th century spain, which had familiar ties with the islamic world. All carpets were woven with a single warp knot particular to the spanish.
As a collector if you decide to collect antique carpets instead of newer, commercial ones, don't be in a hurry. You should read various carpet catalogues, which provide an enormous amount of information, and look and touch as many pieces as possible. You should compare the quality, the designs, the colour combinations, the weaving techniques and everything else about them.
Watching the experts at antique roadshows, you probably wonder just how they get so much information about an antique simply by turning the item upside down.
The Victorian Design Registration Mark or Kite Mark was used between the years 1842 and 1883.