Home furnishings
July 10, 2017
Persian-style rugs are being snatched up at auctions by art collectors. Image credit: Claremont Rug Company
By Danny Parisi
Collecting artwork has long been a popular pastime among affluent consumers, but art dealers are noticing a trend emerge as many collectors are purchasing high-quality Oriental rugs that double as hanging wall art.
{"ct":"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","iv":"cb8321769be277e7bc8a6dcd3d78cc1c","s":"0aea2bfe4be16ef1"}
Share your thoughts. Click here