Fine 19th Century Antique Serapi Carpet — Northwest Persia
This exceptional 19th century antique Serapi carpet from Persia represents one of the most admired and collectible traditions of the Heriz weaving region. Woven in the rugged mountains of Northwest Persia, Serapi carpets are celebrated for their refined craftsmanship, spacious compositions, and powerful architectural presence.
Although often associated with Heriz, “Serapi” is not a village or tribal name.
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 very fine late 19th-century Persian Tabriz carpet attributed to the celebrated Hajji Jalili tradition, distinguished by its exceptionally delicate drawing, sophisticated floral composition, and beautifully subdued palette.
The open ivory field is particularly attractive and is filled with an elaborate network of flowering vines, palmettes, rosettes, leaves, and graceful arabesques. Rather than relying on a dominant central medallion, the design develops rhythmically across the entire field, giving the carpet an unusually spacious and elegant appearance.
Serapi rug could be also Bakshaish because of his motifs like birds in the center medallion and combination of colors, primitive design and weave. the beautiful design of birds and their egg inside of the nest. decorated with traditional patterns and loosely spaced design. a wonderful combination of tribal patterns from the Caucasus along with early Safavid influences.
This is a very fine and rear mid nineteen century Persian serapi carpet, it's all fine vegetable dyed wool and the carpet is in excellent shap.
Very unusual geometric design made in northwest Persia. The carpet portrait a central medallionand one fourth of the same medallion is in each corner of the rug.
Bakshaish, Heriz Serapi rugs made in Persia,these rugs adapt the style and feeling of the finest smaller village or tribal rugs to the scale of room-size pieces. The drawing of these rugs and carpets is always bold, geometric, dynamic, and abstract.
