OAKLAND, CA.- Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, said today he is increasingly being asked by clients to find 19th century, art-level Oriental rugs to hang on walls along-side paintings. Art level carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving” are increasingly rare, particularly as collectors have begun to realize the artistic merit and the unifying effects that they have on a home environment. “They are as yet virtually undiscovered as art,” he said. Winitz regularly places antique rugs in sizes suitable for hanging in prices ranging from $15,000 to $150,000. Said Winitz, “In 2009, less than 10 percent of the projects we took part in involved rugs for the walls. In 2010 it jumped to 35 percent. In 2011 to date, 60 percent of our projects have included hanging rugs as art on the walls, as well as