Serves as legal documentation confirming your rug is a genuine hand-knotted Persian piece, not a machine-made or non-Persian imitation.

Functions as an appraisal certificate for insurance purposes, enabling you to insure your rug at its true market value.

Provides the provenance documentation needed to substantiate the rug's value and origin if you ever choose to sell or consign it at auction.

Each certificate includes the signature and stamp of the rug expert who has personally examined and authenticated the piece.

The specific weaving city, region, or tribal group in Persia where the rug was created.

The approximate age or dating of the rug, distinguishing new, semi-antique, vintage, and antique pieces.

Pile material (wool, silk, or Kork wool), foundation material (cotton or wool), and dye type (natural or synthetic).

Description of the design style, motifs, and pattern classification as documented by the authenticating expert.

The signature and official stamp of the rug specialist who has examined, authenticated, and valued the piece.

The appraised market value of the rug for insurance and resale documentation purposes.

Exceptional old rugs, carpets, and textiles are in demand throughout the year. Auctions of rugs and carpets take place year-round in New York as part of Americana, English Furniture, French Furniture, and Continental Furniture sales. In London, rugs and carpets are included in English Furniture, Continental Furniture, and House Sales. There is no single best season. The quality of your rug and the strength of its provenance documentation are the most important factors in achieving a strong sale price.

Enthusiasts and connoisseurs collect rare and important Persian rugs because each piece is one of a kind, exquisitely designed and constructed. Authentic hand-knotted Persian rugs represent the masterworks of a fast-vanishing craft tradition. The supply of these treasures is as limited and rare as any historical artifact preserved in museums, and as supply diminishes, value increases. A well-documented antique Persian rug with a certificate of authenticity is positioned to achieve its maximum price at auction.

Many auction houses offer free preliminary appraisals through online submission forms where you provide detailed information and photographs of your rug. For more comprehensive written appraisals, there may be a fee involved, which the auction house will communicate to you in advance. The Certificate of Authenticity provided by Los Angeles Home of Rugs serves as a strong starting point for any appraisal process.

Vintage rugs, antique carpets, runners, Kilim rugs, tribal carpets, silk rugs, wool rugs with natural dyes, and significant fragments all perform well at auction. Specific examples include hand-woven Kashan or Isfahan rugs from Central Persia, Tabriz rugs, Mashhad carpets from Northeast Persia, Kerman carpets or Afshar rugs from Southeast Persia, Ziegler Mahal carpets, and Bijar or Sarouk Farahan rugs from Northwest Persia. Rugs with documented provenance, original pile, natural dyes, and no significant restoration consistently achieve the strongest results.

Yes, significantly. A Certificate of Authenticity from a recognized specialist provides the provenance documentation that auction houses, private buyers, and insurers require to verify a rug's origin, age, and materials. Rugs offered with certified documentation consistently attract more serious bidders and achieve higher final prices than comparable pieces without documentation. At Los Angeles Home of Rugs, every rug we sell comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that you can use for insurance, resale, and estate purposes.

Every rug in our collection at Los Angeles Home of Rugs is individually inspected and authenticated by a rug specialist before being offered for sale. Upon completing your purchase, you will receive a Certificate of Authenticity mailed to your billing address via US Postal Service within 2 to 3 weeks. This certificate includes the rug's region of origin, approximate age, materials, design classification, appraised value, and the signature and stamp of the authenticating expert. It provides full legal and commercial documentation of your rug's genuine Persian hand-knotted origin.