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Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co
Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co

Fine work: Shashi Sharma, right, and his sons Nav, left, and Ben show off a Muslim prayer rug, one of the $8 million worth of oriental floor coverings their Indo-Persian Rug Co

Date9/16/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133582F
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
12/2/1987
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
1/6/1978
Beautiful Persian rug
Beautiful Persian rug
5/26/1965
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
1/20/1972
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
9/21/1987
Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
Harry Ballantyne, Collects Oriental rugs
3/13/1974
Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy
Her head bent low over a rough wooden frame, Elvina Martin works on a hooked rug like the ones that will be sold this Saturday in aid of the world's needy
5/18/1990
Hand work and the Monarch rug maker
Hand work and the Monarch rug maker
1930
Victor and loser. Mrs. Grace Bagnato (Right), an early contender for the Millar will fortune, came with her husband to the Timleck's party. They presented Mrs. Timleck (Left) with a hand-hooked rug
Victor and loser. Mrs. Grace Bagnato (Right), an early contender for the Millar will fortune, came with her husband to the Timleck's party. They presented Mrs. Timleck (Left) with a hand-hooked rug
12/1/1938
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
1/13/1992
Lined up for the search, The search for 7-year-old Cheryl Hanson continued yesterday with soldiers and air cadets driving jeeps through swamps and rug(...)
Lined up for the search, The search for 7-year-old Cheryl Hanson continued yesterday with soldiers and air cadets driving jeeps through swamps and rug(...)
6/9/1974
Mrs. Warren Beasley With Shane, 2, And Warren, 4, Living-room walls are a soft green and the rug is white
Mrs. Warren Beasley With Shane, 2, And Warren, 4, Living-room walls are a soft green and the rug is white
5/23/1973