Oakland, Calif. -- Internationally-recognized antique rug expert January David Winitz today said that "a perfect storm" of conditions exists in marketplace for the finest antique China carpets.

"Frankly, the swiftly increasing scarcity regarding great 19th-century rugs," he said, "combined with our clientele's rising knowledge and the capability to view and purchase one-in-the-world, investment-level rugs on our web site have created a unique confluence of factors during my nearly 30 years in the business Area Rug. ".

Winitz, asserted his clients are increasingly willing to invest in "collectible to museum-level rugs that are each rare works of art but still in the superb situation that they can be used around the owner's residences.Inches

Winitz is the head of the investment group that has employed an international team of expert purchasers for the past 27 years. They continually obtain entire private choices and fine locations to fuel the voracious appetite of the clients at their two galleries and possess assembled the considerable inventory, described by the actual Financial Times of Birmingham as "art for the floor."

He says, "Potential clients, who have been drawn to great antique rugs over the last three decades, often come to him with a experienced eye and a great hunger in drought-like conditions in the international marketplace."

He extra, "Many clients continue to purchase spectacular pieces, greater than they could possibly show in their homes, and only ask us to hold them or tend to be putting them into private museums. We quite often revolve clients' rugs over periods of time at one or more of their houses."

The author associated with "The Guide to Purchasing a good Oriental Rug,Inches Winitz predicts that the half truths market conditions inside the rare rug industry will continue. "Our clients soon discover that the quality of carpets we consistently offer is virtually never discovered elsewhere, and when they will occasionally do appear at auction, they frequently sell for prices that exceed the established market value. Seeing this particular, their confidence how the rarity and value of their collections continues to increase substantially grows.

"The 100 to 200 year-old rugs in our selection can never be cloned, such as handmade area rugs,silk rugs,persian rugs,oriental rugs,wool rugs etc. They were created at time when the artistic level of sensitivity of the weavers and their workmanship were unmatched,Inch he said. "In that sense, rug collectors view their pieces in how that a collector regarding paintings views the Monet or Van Gogh.Inch

The rugs in Claremont's collection sell in the range of $25,000 to more than $500,000 for each piece. Individual dealings with collectors, Winitz states, sometimes reach $2 zillion. "Additionally, the market for rugs of the quality does not vary depending on external monetary conditions," he explained. "The intrinsic value of this type of art and its 'one-of-a-kind quality' sets apart it from other forms of investments."

"There has been a significant amount of investment funds on the sidelines,Inch Winitz said. "The Collection, having its extensive inventory regarding top 19th century floor coverings, has allowed our consumers to diversify along with enjoy their assets. " He additional that antique rugs always have been of key appeal during times regarding economic insecurity as well as inflation rugs for stairs.