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Vintage Heriz Rug 7'3'' x 10'9''. The numerous rugs of the famous NW Persian weaving district, from small scatters to giant carpets and a few runners, in semi-geometric medallion, ce...

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, ...

The ivory field is centred around an open hexagon enclosing a ragged, symmetrized palmette, and with open diamond and palmette pendants. Twelve giant The navy strip style border sh...

Vintage Heriz Rug 7' x 10'. The soft rust-red madder field shows subtly scrolling, tip-hooked oblique leaves in ecru and near black, mixing with powder blue and dark green exuberant ...

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

An exceptional antique Heriz carpet, woven circa 1900. The design features a large geometrical medallion on a rare deep blue field surrounded by an unusual light camel border. Very a...

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...