FAKE Handmade Rug Signatures!! COPIED Turkish & Persian Carpets of Famous Weavers!!

[@michellest-pierre225]

Hi Mike. I took your advice and walked away from a signed Isfahan as it did not feel right. I was told the name was “Daowreen Family” and I assumed that if it was real, the price would have been 4-5x higher! Thank you for making me an informed buyer ❤

[@mprugs]

Excellent!

[@tomhill4003]

Great video! We have some obvious fakes, and a couple of amazing originals (family heirlooms). While they are all beautiful, the take-away from this is to not pay top price for a fake. One of the best ways I've found is the weight of the rugs. Real rugs weigh considerably more (2x) than their questionable counterparts. Older rugs have a heavier cotton warp and thicker knots. The newer ones of questionable provenance don't.

[@johncapurso9313]

Good ideas on carpets. Easy way to tell hand-knotted vs machine made is turn it over. If all knots are uniform, straight and exactly the same- it is machine made. The back of hand knotted carpets will always show irregularities.

[@fikitoification]

Thank you so much for this content, Mike! You are a very generous man. All the best to you and your family. 🙏

[@mprugs]

My pleasure and same to you...

[@faridseyid-zade9135]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Mike. I would like to ask you advice. We are planning to buy one Persian carpet by Parvizian, but I don’t know is this true carpet by master or fake. I have the photo of carpet and signature.

[@christophetravelletti256]

Amazing video. Very instructive.

[@mprugs]

Glad the video is of help.

[@double-bass]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I'm currently near Frankfurt, could you recommend a trustworthy merchant in Germany! Thank you!

[@mprugs]

Hi, If you happen to be near Hamburg, visit us as I am currently at our warehouse where I also do my videos. If you like, email me directly and you can get all of the details through my website. www.mprugs.com

[@marieking7745]

Thank you but I'm so confused. These later rugs you're showing have the knots that are bunched.

[@ssm8624]

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[@zachmarcus564]

Wow that fake serafian is not even close to tak kheft quality...Mike can you do more videos on isfahani rugs.. not necessarily just seirafian but others too?

[@mprugs]

Hi Zach, If you check my videos, I have several videos about Isfahan rugs and will add more as time goes on... Appreciate your support.

[@johnkempf1808]

The copy is still hand woven, right?

[@amandahopkins7821]

Do you do appraisals or can you look at a photos of a carpet and just give general information? We bought a home and a rug was left with other antique items. I’d love to know more about it

[@mprugs]

Hi, If you look at the descriptions in my videos, you will see the link to a video in which I explain what type of pictures I need. Feel free to send me the pics and while I do not do appraisals, I can certainly rattle my brains and give you some info...

[@zoemaravilla2538]

I can’t find the video where you say what kind of pictures you need to look at

[@easyluckyfree1895]

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[@christinemarie4769]

Vielen Dank!

[@AbdulAbdul-qp4yo]

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