Authentic Chinese wool area rugs that are of the Art deco periods or antiques are not at all cheap, even the replicas of the Peking Chinese rugs are not cheap, so the term is relative to the product. For example instead of paying $7,000 for a genuine antique Peking wool area rug you may feel it is a bargain to find a replica that sells for $1, 500. If have accidentally entered Peking rugs into a search engine hoping to find really cheap Chinese made rugs for under $100, then you’ll have to try a different search. Cheap Peking Chinese rugs start at about $1,000, and they are replicas of the real ones.
If you want really affordable or super cheap Peking Chinese rugs that are really tiny made from, not wool, but synthetic materials, you can find some online shops that sell really small rugs starting at about $200 to $500 and are not even authentic Peking rugs but imitations of Iranian or Persian Kashan, Herati and Tabriz designs. The very cheapest large Savonnerie, Aubusson, Blossom, and Lilihan designs that the Chinese used, imitating the European designs, are $2,000, $3,000 or $4,000….
Why is there no such thing as Genuine Cheap Peking Chinese rugs?
Mostly because carpets and rugs are not a Chinese tradition. The famous pieces from the art Deco period that had floral blossoms in textured layers of pile, were an imitation of Persian carpets to satisfy western buyers. Therefore the genuine sculpted, vintage or antique Peking styles are rare collectors items. The really cheap imitations of the blossom designs are made in modern Chinese, Indian and other Asian factories and are seldom made of wool. Really teeny ones start at about $25 and are acrylic. Cheap Peking Chinese rugs like these can be found at places like Pamma Rugs and other online dealers, and they look nice for decorating, but be aware they are not really Chinese, they are made for trade with the west. Chinese rugs are in fact woven mats, bamboo mates and simple braided rugs or elaborate silk tapestries that double as floor coverings.
The Next Best Thing to a Chinese Wool Rug
The best place to shop for imitation cheap Peking Chinese rugs will be Indian merchants and Chinese import export companies that ship from Bangkok, Thailand, India and Shanghai or other Chinese cities. Most importers will only accept wholesale orders on their cheap rugs. For retail buyers, the best place to find deals are online shops like Just Wool Rugs and other similar merchants who have reasonably priced wool area rugs in fashionable Chinese colors, and some even have a Chinese motif or two.
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