Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, circa 1900s

This is a good condition, Serapi-grade NW Persian village carpet with an ivory field displaying a rust-red sub field centered by a navy medallion with paired ragged leaves instead of the usual pendants. Red border with the iconic open scroll design popular with antique Heriz and Serapi...

Of superior "Serapi" quality, this NW Persian rustic runner presents a rich, evenly dyed dark indigo field centered by a pole medallion of three red tall lozenges with serrated tilte...

This is a NW Persian urban Tabriz carpet interpretation of the Classic Persian garden design with small panel parterres and crossing water channels. Cypresses, columned niches, and v...

This NE Persian urban antique carpet shows a single scale Herati all-over design in the taupe medallion, in the warm blush field and in the ecru corners. So furniture goes anywhere w...

The abrashed tomato madder red field of this Persian Heriz carpet shows a five column version of the popular Harshang design of ragged palmettes, rough rosettes, tilted ovals and rad...

Lavar makes some of the best SE Persian Kerman carpets and here is a particularly large piece with an ecru ground displaying octogoil, round and doubly pendanted quatrefoils, all in ...

Antique Large Persian Serapi Carpet Rug, c. 1900 Serapi rugs and carpets were woven in the Heriz district of Northwest Persia starting in the Mid-19th century in response to a great increase in demand for rugs internationally. Prior to that, there were no rugs woven (in Persia) for export that exhibited this stylized drawing of plant and flower forms. The lower knot density and thicker pile became the standard for these rugs, which lent to a less formal aesthetic that remains popular today. The neutral ground color of the border is unusual and sets of the other colors in an interesting way. The use of natural dyes in the Heriz workshops prevailed well into the 20th century, setting them apart from city workshops, which began to embrace synthetic dyes as early as the turn of the century. What was once one of the least expensive...

This magnificent carpet is handwoven in the northwest region of Persia in the town of Heriz/Serapi. Serapi carpets structure consist of a single cotton warp and double cotton weft an...

This carpet was hand woven in area know as Serapi/Heriz located in north west Iran. The rug has a huge cruciform medallion surrounded by simple angular vines and spandrels within a c...

The all -important ivory field much sought after by collectors, this carpet was handmade in Serapi area by Heriz town. The colors within the details of this majestic Serapi are still...

The superbly abrashed royal blue ground displays five repeats of cartouche palmettes, stems, bitonal rough leaves, and short vine segments. The soft coral red border presents geometr...

Reversing rows of complete flowering plants are offset on the creamy straw beige field in an allover pattern, set with a border system centered on a red main stripe with light blue t...