The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[JChong8]

@flipstah **** moths and carpet beetles bro

 

[CWOyaji]

Some $10 walnut Strands and a shirt for my youngest son.

Plus a delivery yesterday, my first grandchild; it’s a girl! Not thrifted.

 

[Thrift Vader]

Congratulations!

 

[Sartoriamo]

Live.

 

[the2ndhandman]

Any rug people? It's about 12'x20'
Only tagging I could find was the hereke sewn into the rug.

 

[Letric]

I believe "Hereke" refers to the region/city in which the rug is made and also the name of the style that that city/region is known for making. The same goes for "Isfahan" rugs and others.

Being hand-knotted is a plus, a "self edge" style fringe is also a plus. The massive size may be a plus for value, but in terms of sellability that may take a specific buyer to move it and thus take a long time, if you're looking to flip. The fibre content looks like a wool/silk blend and the colors appear bright and minimally faded.

You can determine the "kpi" or Knots Per Inch by laying a tape measure on the backside and counting the knots for both x and y axis, then multiply. Yours in the photos appears to be about 120-160kpi if my estimations are correct.

It's a good rug find. Determining values is difficult unless you're a seasoned expert or you own a rug shop. I know that if it carries the artist/weaver's signature it brings it up a notch. Being such a large size, I bet that took some Turkish weaver, or weavers, 1-2 years to weave.

 

[carreragt7]

Somebody is looking for their rug! Haha

 

[the2ndhandman]

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Somebody is looking for their rug! Haha

 

[JohnAAG]

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Somebody is looking for their rug! Haha

 

[SpooPoker]

@SpooPoker or any of my other Polo brethren. Is this anything? 100% silk made in Japan. Wondering if anyone could give me an estimate on value and age/era. The thing almost covers my whole guest bedroom bed.

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55"? early 00s late 90s, maybe 30 bucks,

 

[JChong8]

Haha cool thanks @SpooPoker. So just a scarf with dogs on it...

 

[Thrift Vader]

But if you put the dog breed in the listing?

Somebody with a window sticker is going to pay up on it.

 

[JChong8]

Either way was not leaving it for $3 @Thrift Vader for sure. Was inquiring because comps on the bay had some vintage comparable polo silks going for $150-200 or more, but obviously the Polo “collector’s market” is after a certain thing.

 

[Thrift Vader]

 

[tonylamer]

Could any of our resident art experts shed some light (if there’s any to begin with) on this piece? I picked it up today because it had a cool midcentury vibe and was cheap.

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Hans Hofmann-influenced amateur piece. I like the colours too. Probably mid-century.