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GUEST: I was living in Ankara,
Turkey, in the early '70s,
and I was looking for a carpet

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from Van, and couldn't find a
carpet from Van, and somebody
brought this in, and it

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was from Bitlis.

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APPRAISER: What
did you pay for it?

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GUEST: If I remember
right, it was about $130.

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APPRAISER: Well, this is a
kilim, which is a flat woven
rug done in a tapestry weave.

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This was made at the turn of the
century, so I'd say 1900, 1910.

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And it has natural dyes,
primarily, but there
are some synthetic dyes.

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And the very earliest synthetic
dyes tended to have issues
with fading and bleeding.

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We can see that the red
has bled into the ivory.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: An as-is value would
probably be around $1,000.

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That said, it would only
cost you about $500 to have
the bleeding dealt with.

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And then you've got a
piece that's probably
worth between $2,500 and
$3,000 on the insurance

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level.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.