Posted by Steve Price on March 25, 1999 at 21:12:43:
In Reply to: Re: Importance as reason for collecting - Addendum posted by Marvin Amstey on March 25, 1999 at 20:12:07:
Dear Marvin and Everyone,
The Turkmen expert was not a dealer, and I'd rather say no more about who it was; that isn't important. I mentioned that the person is highly regarded in this area only to emphasize how firmly the thinking of reddish whites on Turkmen as meaning dye runs and synthetic dyes is ingrained. This is in the face of the fact that most books on Turkmen rugs show some very old pieces with these "runs".
Steve Price