Antique Persian Serapi Handmade Colorful Wool Rug

Antique 1880s Persian Serapi hand-knotted wool rug with a rusted field. This rug has a navy-blue frame and multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over medallion floral design. This ...

Beautiful antique Persian Serapi hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This Serapi rug has a navy-blue frame and multi-color accents in an all-over gorgeous geometric medallion flo...

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...

Antique Serapi rugs originated in Northwest Iran and are characterized by their finer weave with large-scale, spaciously placed designs. The majority of antique Serapis have medallio...