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Web Site DesignMERA’s principals are among the most respected Oriental rug dealers in the United States, with more than 80 years combined experience buying, appraising, designing, importing, selling, cleaning and repairing high-quality Oriental and area rugs. In addition to the feature contributions each has made to various publications and programs, together they are contributing editors to a number of industry-specific journals and online forums, including Rug News, Rug Insider and RugNews.com.
Sy MahfuzOwner of Persian Rug Galleries in Nashua, NH, Sy Mahfuz has been selling, appraising, cleaning and repairing Oriental rugs for more than 40 years, his first introduction to the business coming at the tender age of eight. Representing the third generation to take an active role in his family’s business, Sy has achieved enormous recognition as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Oriental rugs. He is a Certified Rug Appraiser (CRA), and a past trustee of the Oriental Rug Retailers of America (ORRA). In 1999, Sy was named National Oriental Rug Retailer of the Year; and Retailer of the Year by the NH Chamber of Commerce Executives. In 2008, he was named as the Eminence Award winner for Small Business of the Year by the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce.
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“Sy and Steve are Oriental rug experts…”
“They have a gift…”
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