Carpets and rugs: pricing

Other handmade floorcoverings, too, are priced according to their beauty, their rarity, their age, their condition, whether or not they are in fashion at the moment, and—particularly in the case of newly made pieces—how much they cost to produce and import.

The duty on handmade carpets (other than Orien­tals) which are not one hundred years old is about 60 per cent.

A hand-knotted rug, designed especially for you in this coun­try and made to your order abroad, may be anywhere from twenty-five to fifteen hundred dollars a square yard.

The price depends on the elaborateness of the design, the quality of the materials (worsted is usually more expensive than wool), the pile height and closeness of weave, and where the fabric is made.

Savonneries are the most expensive, and you can pay the top price for one of these aristocrats.