Incredible Antique Bakshaish Runner, wool pile on wool foundation.
Fine weave with camel green background colors.
In the province of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran, the village of Sarab served as the name source for antique Sarab rugs and it is located in northwest Iran in the province of Azerbaijan and they known for their fine long rugs or runners with a characteristic camel ground and lozenge-shaped medallions.
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 than other rugs from this area. Persian carpets had to be taken by their weavers to Serab, 30 miles distant, to be marketed. “Serapi” is not a place or tribal name, rather it is a market term derived from “Serab-i,” meaning “of Serab.” The bold geometric designs are probably connected to the tribal Caucasian traditions across the Aras River to the north.
Heriz Rug
This rug has a unique size. Where most Heriz rugs are designed around a central medallion, this rug consist of four full medallions surrounded by eight half medallions that incorporate a sun burst design. The rug frame geometric design is similar to the one shown in the medallions.
The spectrum of colors is well balanced throughout the design of the whole carpet. The whole arrangement of the design and balanced colors make the rug be one of the most desirable Heriz rugs.
Heriz carpets are durable and hard-wearing and they can last for generations.
A sumptuous array of vines and palmettes repeats across the field . The vines are arranged in regular rhythms to form an allover pattern of adjacent ogival compartments. But amidst the rich subordinate floral detail within these compartments and the uniform ivory color across the field. A beautiful Abrash through one end of the rug.
Tabriz carpets are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of Persian rug design. The city of Tabriz, was the earliest capital of the Safavid dynasty.
