Vintage Heriz Rug 8'2'' x 11'2''

Vintage Heriz Rug 7'4'' x 10'8''. The madder red field hosts a centred, allover design of barbed leaves, radiating simple blossoms and eccentric profile palmettes, accented in ecru, ...

Vintage Heriz Rug 8'7'' x 11'7''.

The intensely saturated natural red field shows a centralized pattern accented by vined and barbed large leaves in ecru and navy. Hexafoil stars and various palmettes and semi-geomet...

Vintage Heriz Rug 7'0" x 8'10''. Scroll-tipped, veined slanted leaves in ecru and near black, along with polychrome profile palmettes with wandering petals, dominate the warm rust-ma...

A fabulous antique Heriz carpet, handwoven circa 1910 with a traditional geometrical design on a terracotta field and deep indigo border. Some interesting design elements that includ...

Heriz Rug, Mid-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 not 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...

A beautiful antique Heriz rug, handwoven circa 1910 with a geometrical 3 medallion design on a rich terracotta field and deep indigo border. Fabulous secondary colours, especially th...

A fabulous antique Heriz carpet, hand woven circa 1920. The design features a large geometrical medallion on a raspberry red field and deep indigo border. Lovely secondary colours, e...