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Article: SOFT AND MUTED SHADE WIN OVER HIGH BIDDERS AT SOTHEBY'S AUCTION.(rugs)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- October 14, 2002
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NEW YORK-When it comes to the color of rugs, the rich are not so different from you and me.
Many of the antique rugs sold for thousands of dollars at a Sotheby's auction this month underscore the preference among Americans for a muted palette, mirroring a similar trend in retail.
Doris Leslie Blau, a dealer in antique rugs, offered 215 rugs dating from the 16th century to the Art Deco period at the auction, of which 113 items sold for a total of $2.4 million. Many of the rugs for sale were colored in shades of cream, beige, tan, gold, rose and terra-cotta.
"In our society, our passion is for lighter colors," said Blau, who began her career in ...