Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, 10'6" x 12'

Feraghans were made between the 1870s-1913 from a region north of the town of Arak, produced for the Persian aristocracy. They are single wefted, long and narrow or room-sized carpets, typically with an all-over herati design or floral and curling leaf motifs. Feraghan-Sarouks, also called Sarouks, are double-wefted, heavier carpets...

Persian Serapi rugs, hailing from the Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan and the encompassing Heriz region, hold a rich tapestry of history and craftsmanship. The village of Sera...

Fine 19th century antique Serapi carpet of Persia. Woven in the rugged mountains of Northwest Persia, Serapi rugs are a distinct Heriz region style, with finer knotting and more large-scale spaciously placed antique carpet designs...

Persian Serapi rugs, hailing from the Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan and the encompassing Heriz region, hold a rich tapestry of history and craftsm...

Amazing soft colors, nice and not busy, good quality and condition, circa 1880. Woven in the rugged mountains of Northwest Persia, Serapi rugs are a distinct Heriz region style, with finer knotting and more large-scale spaciously placed antique carpet designs...

Gorgeous antique Persian Heriz carpet with all-over design and breathtaking red brick background color. Heriz rugs are Persian rugs from the area of Heris, East Azerbaijan in northwe...

19th Century N.W. Persian Serapi Carpet ( 10' x 12'9" - 305 X 388 )

A lovely antique circa 1890 Persian Kerman rug. Kerman rugs, the most imaginative of all antique Persian urban rugs. Kerman city is the seat of Kerman province in SE Persia and is si...

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...

Late 19th Century N.W. Persian Serapi Carpet ( 10' x 12' -305 x 365 )

Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Carpet ( 12'3" x 15'10" - 373 x 483 )

An antique Persian Serapi. Rare all-over navy blue field with terracotta/coral border.