Last year, my husband’s mother passed. He was raised in a house full of antiques because both she and his late father were collectors. Upon her passing, the antiques were distributed among her 4 children. She’s only been gone a year so we haven’t had an awful lot of time (and to be honest, energy) to look through the antiques but one of the items is a gorgeous Persian rug that made a huge impression on John when he was growing up. But we’ve recently realized we’re not quite sure how to tell whether it’s a genuine Persian rug. Sentimental memories make it priceless to my husband anyway but curiosity has driven us to try to figure it out for ourselves. My husband forwarded me this [url=http://mehraban.com/newsletter/differentiating-between-persian-and-oriental-rugs-at-your-rug-store/]newsletter from a Hollywood rug store[/url] on how to identify a Persian rug. Can anyone recommend any other telltale signs? I don’t think we have the money to get it appraised at the moment. But while we’re on the subject does anyone know how much an appraisal for a rug might cost?