Antique Camel Hair Serab Square Rug

Diamond shaped center medallion with interior quatrefoil panel design motif bearing pomegranate floral top view atop an open field adorned at either end with diminutive finials and c...

:: Triple center medallion in single column with sharp serrated contour all in diamond shaped contour with field overlays in an intricate checkered concentric layered reciprocating m...

:: Double center medallion with elongated checkered finned germinating plants with starburst design elements atop a covered field of blossoms and thick banded vinery with expressive ...

:: Diamond shaped center medallion with small end finials atop a shadow tone-on-tone covered field. Colors and shades include: Antique ivory, platinum, silver, oxidized silver, dusty...

Allover repeating bird motif atop an unusual ivory ground buffered by an inner minor border of randomly alternating color fills in "barber pole" fashion. Colors and shades include: S...

:: Repeating panels in alternating coloration bearing floral blossoms, pinwheel top views, and unique nuanced weaver details in slight asymmetry and weaving with limited mapping. Col...

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...

A lovely example of a camel wool handwoven Serab runner. The camel main ground with a central medallion surrounded by a main border in soft blues. The detail in the design has been c...

A lovely example of a camel wool handwoven Serab runner. The openness of the piece woven circa 1930's lends itself to so many different styles and locations,.

Introducing the Serab Camel Hair Runner – A Timeless Tapestry of Elegance Indulge your senses with the allure of the Serab Camel Hair Runner, a masterpiece that seamlessly weaves ar...

Geometric design Antique Medallion Serab antique Rug from Persia in multicolored neutral tones, rug EB-200641, country of origin / type: Iran / Serab, circa 1910. This handwoven, antique Persian Bakshaish Serab...

Antique Persian Serab Camel Hair Rug Runner circa 1900. A fine camelhair wool Serab rug, the central field in earth tones enclosing a central floral des...