Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, in Large Size, with Allover Design Ivory Border

Antique Persian Serapi oriental rug, in large size An antique Persian Serapi oriental rug, size 12'4" x 10'0", circa 1900. This handsome hand-k...

Vintage Persian Heriz Oriental rug, room size A vintage Persian Heriz oriental rug, size 10'3" x 7'3", circa 1930. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medallio...

Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family. Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America. Serapi carpets were woven on the level of small workshop with multiple weavers working several years to complete each rug. Highly skilled artisans, they continually reinterpreted the design as they wove, creating highly spontaneous and inventive artistry. Measures: 16'2" x 18'2". Serapi is a term that is a mystery in the Persian antique carpet market. There is no location or tribe of this name. Sarab, also spelled Saab, a town in northwestern Persia, is known for weaving only runners with a camel hair pile during the nineteenth century. "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers...

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...