Antique Serapi Rug with Medium Blue Field and Small Rosettes

The warm red field is closely covered with a rosette and in-and-out palmette pattern. Large petal rosettes run up the centre and palmettes, lazy, tilted and upright, petal or ragged,...

Although showing spot wear, this village piece still has the natural colours, red field and pendanted dark blue octogramme medallion of its larger sisters. Yellow inner corners and p...

A stunning early 20th century Heriz Serapi rug. Heriz rugs are Persian rugs from the area of Heris, East Azerbaijan in northwest Iran, northeast of Tabriz. Such rugs are produced in the village of the same name in the slopes of Mount Sabalan. Heriz carpets are extremely durable and hard-wearing and they can last for generations. 19th century examples of such carpets are often found on sale by major auction houses in United States and Europe. New Herizes are thick, tough, and often reasonable in price. Such rugs age well and become more and more beautiful with age. Part of the reason for the toughness of Heriz carpets is that Mount Sabalan sits on a major deposit of copper. Traces of copper in the drinking water of sheep produces high quality wool that is far more resilient than wool from other areas.[citation needed] Heriz rug weavers often make them in geometric, bold patterns with a large medallion dominating the field. Such designs are traditional and often woven from memory. Heriz rugs are of coarse construction. The rugs range from 30 kpsi on the low end to 100 10 kpsi on the high end. It is rare to see a rug over 100 kpsi that would look like an authentic Heriz unless it is an antique silk Heriz.

This hand-knotted wool rug, an impressive antique from the 1920s, showcases a vibrant floral design in various colors that beautifully contrast with its deep blue and red background....