Our museum owns the largest selection of Marghab Linens on the planet.
Marghabs are no longer sold commercially.  We are getting an increasing
number of requests to provide a Certificate of Authenticity for examples
brought in to us by private collectors.  I suppose this would increase their
market value by about 7 times.
 
If we do this, can we charge a fee for the evaluation and certification ?  We
are providing a service, it takes expertise, and we are the only institution
that can provide it.
 
John Awald
interm Director
South Dakota Art Museum