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Senior Fellows of the Academy of Oriental Rugs

Barry O’Connell AOR

Zia Hassanzadeh AOR

Academy of Oriental Rugs, Senior Fellow
Herat Oriental Rug 
106 South Early Street Alexandria, Virginia 22304 USA
(703) 370-3902
FAX (703) 370-7787

Mark Keshishian AOR

Academy of Oriental Rugs, Senior Fellow
4505 Stanford Street Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 654-4044 Facsimile: (301) 907-8236

Richard Rothstein AOR

Wade G. Shehady Jr. AOR

Academy of Oriental Rugs, Senior Fellow
Shehady's Oriental Rugs
135 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15215
Tel: (412) 782-2020 - Fax (412) 782-2038
wshehady@gmail.com
Since 1947 Full Service Carpet Store.

Associates of the Academy of Oriental Rugs

California

Larry and Cathy Snyder

Colorado

Ruth Travis

Florida 

Anthony Belmonte

Linda Plunkett

Academy of Oriental Rugs, Associate
AWPOV Rug Specialist, Inc.
Brooksville, FL
352-799-3983
Contact Us
www.awpov.com
Certified Oriental Rug Specialist (CRS), Certified Fabric Specialist (CFS), Certified Leather Specialist, Master Textile Cleaner and Certified Firm. Certified through the Association of Specialists in Cleaning And Restoration [ASCR] and the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification [IICRC].

Lynn Tall

Academy of Oriental Rugs, Associate
2355 SW Neal Road, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34953
(772) 708-6445
Lynn@tallnetworking.com
Biocontamination & Odor Specialist with ICR, Rug ID Instructor, Oriental Rug Repair Instructor with ICR, Associate Fellow of the Academy of Oriental Rugs' Certified Rug Specialist (CRS) with NIRC. By day, Lynn Tall can be found cleaning area rugs for TLC Experts in Fort Pierce, FL

Indiana

Guide to the Best Oriental Rug and Carpet Dealers of California

Guide to the Best Oriental Rug and Carpet Dealers of California

Guide to the Best Oriental Rug and Carpet Dealers of California

Michigan

D. Scott Kentfield

Nathan Koets

New York

Dom Agostino

Pennsylvania

Doug Moerschbacher

Jan Sandler

 Texas

Godwin Flores

Mike Reed CRS, MTC, AOR

Virginia

Joseph L. Rogers

West Virginia

Brian Limer

Other Reputable Appraisers

David E. Adler, AM

Accredited Member ASA
6990 E Main Street Scottsdale, AZ 85251-4312
Phone: (602) 941-2995

Barry B. Amiri, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
www.AntiqueRugCo.com and The Rug Affair
928 N. La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA
Tel:(310) 659-3847
Fax:(310) 659-2288
Email: info@bamiri.com

Valentina Arbab, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
9705 Blackgold Rd La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (619) 453-4686 Facsimile: (619) 457-3647

Alex J Babaian CRA

Armen C Babaian C.R.A.

15468 Strollways Drive Chesterfield,Mo. 63017
Web www.babaianrugs.com
E-Mail info@babaianrugs.com
Phone: 636-537-3332

Sharon W. Kerwick, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
1633 NE 24th St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305-1402
Phone: (954) 565-9031 Facsimile: (954) 564-0648
Email address: sharonkerwick@compuserve.com  
Web address: www.appraisers.org/pages/843.htm

Allen R. Kosub, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
Blanco Rd #307 San Antonio, TX 78216-2187
Phone: (210) 493-6504 Facsimile: (210) 493-5953
http://www.rugappraiser.com
Email: akosub@texas.net
Discipline: Personal Property
Specialty: Oriental Rugs

Timothy A. McMaster, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser
11686 Flatiron Drive Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: (303) 442-2096

Brian Morehouse

Tel: 323-939-2240
Fax: 213-931-4987
Morehousebri@aol.com
Over 30 years experience in dealing in Oriental Carpets. Brian is an Appraiser (member AAA American Association of Appraisers)

Guido T. Muzzarelli, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
4244 Laurel Grove Avenue Studio City, CA 91604-1623
Phone: (818) 766-0605 Facsimile: (818) 766-3025
Email address: lamiacanina@earthlink.net

Mohammad H. Shakoori, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
5501 Shepard Ave Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 456-1433

M. Topalian, Inc.

Mark M. Topalian
The New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue, Suite 802
New York, NY 10016-6101
Tel: (212) 684-0735
Fax: (212) 725-2185
E-mail:  atopalian@verizon.,net
Web:  www.mtopalianinc.com

Weber Oriental Rugs, Inc.

Mr. Michael Weber, CRA
Mrs. Phyllis Weber, CRA
6157 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
www.WeberOrientalRugs.com
Voice: 727-347-3359
Fax: 727-343-8225
St. Petersburg's Oldest Oriental Rug Dealer

John & Suzan Wertime

PO Box 16296 Alexandria, VA 22302
Tel: (703) 379-8528 - Fax: (703) 379-8577
e-mail: john.wertime@verizon.net  
Oriental Rugs and Textile Art.
(I cannot recommend the Wertimes highly enough. Nice people and extremely knowledge. I consider John one of the top experts in the world on Persian and Caucasian tribal rugs and textiles. John performs appraisals for such august bodies as the Textile Museum in Washington DC. and the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. Notes on John Wertime JBOC)

Frances Zeman, ASA

Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA
Appraisal Resource Associates Inc
133 Pacific St Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 852-4961 Facsimile: (718) 643-6486
Email address: franzasa@aol.com