Hello, I was a former admin. assistant at Gallery 10, Inc., here in Scottsdale, AZ. This gallery may be a good resource to find out further information and appraisal value (they may even want to purchase it). Contact Phil Cohen, Owner/Director of Gallery 10, Inc.. The Scottsdale gallery number is (602) 488-1292. They are also located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He will be a great help to you! Let him know that I referred him to you. Nancy Scheer ---------- > From: Verlag Dr. C. Mueller-Straten <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Smaller Navajo rug, before 1919 > Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 1:49 PM > > Verlag Dr. C. Mueller-Straten, Kunzweg 23, D-81243 Muenchen, > Tel/Fax: 089-839 690 43, http://WebMuseen.de/VERLAGCMS > MAGAZINES AND BOOKS IN MUSEOLOGY (GERMAN/ENGLISH)+ GERMAN THESAURI > > Dear Museum-lers, > > I have been asked by a very old lady to forward this to the museum-l list: > > She owns a woolen "Navajo rug" with natural dies in grey, red and black, which > was brought to Europe by her son in 1919. During the war her son was travelling > in the states visiting also some trade posts. The rug is in good condition, > about 80 x 200 cm. Does anyone know something about the value of such a piece? > The already took it to Sotheby`s but here in Europe there was nobody being able > to tell her anything on the value. I checked several books for her on market > prices of these Navajo rugs, but there were big differences and no way to fix a > price, (f.e.: between 10.000 and 20.000 $). > She does not intend to sell it, it seems to be a question a equality of values > someday to be distributed to her daughters. > > Thanks in advance > > Christian Mueller-Straten