Camel Hair Antique Persian Serab Rug in Camel Color Background, Blue, Salmon

Antique Caucasian Shirvan Rug in Yellow Background Rug #L11-0603, Antique Caucasian, Antique Shirvan An important late 19th Century Shirvan rug from the northeast Caucasus region. The rare and highly prized yellow field is deeply saturated and decorated with various heavily stylized flowers and geometric forms. The navy blue “crab...

Vintage Serab Persian Rug with Lattice Medallion, rug H-501-48, country of origin / type: Persian / Serab, circa Mid-20th Century. Measures: 4'10'' x 10'1''. This midcentury, handw...

This antique, late 19th century Kazak rug from Russia displays three bold, geometric central medallions set on an indigo background and surrounded by m...

Measures: 3'2 x 6'3 Antique Persian Kurdish Rug in Blue, Green, Brown, and Soft Red. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EMB-22168-15032, Keivan Woven Arts / country of origin / type: Iran /...

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,.

An antique Serab camel hair rug from the early 20th century 3'11'' x 6'4'' 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 colorful early 20th century Persian Kurd Serab rug. 3'8'' x 6'1''

:: 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...