Vintage Heriz Rug 4 6 x 5 9

Vintage Heriz Rug 7'9'' x 11'2''. We love Heriz-area carpets and this characteristic example shows a stepped red field, cream corners, and a broadly stepped navy medallion with stepp...

Vintage Heriz Rug 7'5'' x 10'6''. 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. Measures: 7.8'' x 11'. Iconically Mehriban, with a soft red red ground supporting a plethora of fringed and flame-edged bitonal leaves in straw, cream, chocolate, ...

Vintage Heriz Rug 8'2'' x 11'. A stylistically individual NW Persian rural carpet with a geometrically scalloped navy medallion with a s pinched square burnt salmon centre, on a ketc...

A fabulous antique Heriz carpet, hand woven circa 1920. The design features a large geometrical medallion on a raspberry red field and deep indigo border. Lovely secondary colours, e...

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 beautiful antique Heriz carpet, handwoven circa 1920 with a large geometrical medallion on a terracotta field and deep indigo border. Fabulous secondary colours, especially the lar...

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...