Antique Persian Ferahan Sarouk Oriental Carpet, in Small Size with Ivory Circles

A delightful antique Persian Serapi carpet, circa 1900, size 17'8" x 12'0". This fine carpet has the rare combination of an all-over design in the elegantly rendered soft red central...

Antique Persian Serapi Oriental rug, in Room size An antique Persian Serapi oriental rug, size 13'0" x 9'0", circa 1890. This handsome hand-kno...

Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family. Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America. Serapi carpets were woven on the level of small workshop with multiple weavers working several years to complete each rug. Highly skilled artisans, they continually reinterpreted the design as they wove, creating highly spontaneous and inventive artistry. Measures: 16'2" x 18'2". Serapi is a term that is a mystery in the Persian antique carpet market. There is no location or tribe of this name. Sarab, also spelled Saab, a town in northwestern Persia, is known for weaving only runners with a camel hair pile during the nineteenth century. "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers...

The old ivory field displays offset rows of flowers, all closely adopted from 18th century Persian silk textiles, and a shrimp main border of wonky reversing escutcheon palmettes. Re...