Antique Serapi carpet

Object Description

With a soft sandy toned border, ivory corner spandrels, muted pale blues and soft rustic orange tones this antique Serapi carpet has a wonderful palette of colours that we associate with weavings from Heriz area in the late 19th century.  The scrolling geometric border design with vines connecting the stylised flowers is a wonderful tribal design.  A larger pattern and squarish proportions of nearly 12 x 10 feet are sizes we more often found with Serapis rather than younger Heriz rugs.  

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Object History

Antique Serapi carpets are more intricate finer tribal weavings of the Heriz region hand-woven by Azerbaijan Turkish inhabitants close to the city of Heriz in North-West Persia. They are famous among collectors because of their vivid vegetable dyes or soft earth tones that are woven on a geometric pattern.  In terms of design, drawing, and coloration as well, Serapi carpets are clearly part of one and the same tradition as Heriz, despite being a distinct antique rug style, which originated as a Northwest Persian adaptation of early Sarouk Farahan medallion, but with a more geometric, abstract, village sensibility.

Object Condition

In very good order, with generally a good pile no significant wear or losses.  A beautiful rustic antique carpet ready to be used for another 100 plus years.

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