Claremont Rug Company Unveils 50 Best-of-Their-Type Rugs in 2020 A Museum-Quality Bakshaish "Lion Rug" (5' 11" x 5' 10") ca. 1800 was one of the "50 Best of Their Type" rugs sold by Claremont Rug Company in 2020. By Jan David Winitz OAKLAND, CA .- For the past decade, I have undertaken, with my staff, an annual review of all the rugs that my gallery, Claremont Rug Company, has placed with our clients during the previous year. And each year, I marvel at what we have been able to present and the educated eyes that our clients have developed. The year 2020 was exceptional in this regard. While all of the rugs in The-Best-of-Their-Type trove were elite-level and distinguished, among the most outstanding were: