Persian Heriz Style Azeri Carpet

Colorful hand-knotted Turkish wool rug made in the Persian Heriz Serapi style featuring an arts and crafts design. Finely woven with intricate patterns over a cream field having moss...

Traditionally styled semi-antique 20th century Persian Heriz rug crafted from hand-knotted wool with a cotton warp. The rug features a large multi-faceted star medallion in a red fie...

52668, distressed antique Persian Heriz Design rug with Rustic Bungalow style. This hand knotted wool distressed antique Persian Heriz design rug features a large octofoil medallion ...

Antique Large Persian Heriz Carpet, Early 20th Century Heriz rugs and carpets were woven in 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 to this day. 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...