Serab Rug

This robust urban Kurdish scatter displays a saturated red field centred by a layered navy and ecru octilobe medallion with radiating internal flowers. Stems vigourously grow from "v...

Bakhshaish rug 4'1'' x 5'10''. This antique rustic NW Persian scatter presents a deep blue serrated leaf lozenge lattice enclosing four distinct row styles of flowers including popp...

This central Persian Chahar Mahal area village carpet shows a seven by elven “garden” windowpane panel design with mihrabs, weeping willows, flowering vases...

Heriz rug measures 8'5'' x 9'2''.

The very unusual ecru border features rectangular red cartouches Alternating with staw finialed small octogrammed, surrounding the cream field. Strong red half-medallions push in fro...

Very Bidjar rug 10'1'' x 13'6''.

Persian Serab, late 19th century, measures: 4' 4" x 7' 10".

Antique Persian Serab rug, size: 4'0" x 15'8".

This Serab design rug (also referred to as Bakshaish) resembles the rare and collectible antique Camelhair Bakshaish rugs that were produced in the 19th century and earlier. Due to t...

An antique Serab camel hair rug we just acquired. The best antique rugs and carpets utilizing undyed camelhair are quite rare, as they represent a limited production of just a handful of the rug weaving villages and tribal encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool of the weaver's own camels yields exceptionally soft and glowing earth tones and like top quality sheep's wool, it is very strong and resilient to wear. Color striations, known as abrash, yield a surprisingly wide range of earth tone hues from blonde to wheat to walnut and even chocolate brown, greatly enhancing the aesthetic of this style of weaving. The major regions of origin were Persian Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. The most notable pieces come from the towns of Bijar, Malayer, Serab and Bakshaish and the surrounding villages. Most of the Camelhair rugs...

Antique Persian Serab rug, size: 3'2" x 11'6".

Antique Persian Serab rug. Measures: 3'2" x 14'4".