Antique Heriz Carpet

A fabulous subtle toned Antique Heriz carpet with a rare and beautiful Mina-Khani all over floral design, this design is larger floral motifs connected by scrolling vines.  This is a lovely pattern and rarer to find on Heriz carpets, it is more often seen on antique Caucasian pieces from Azerbaijan and finer Persian carpets known as Veramin.   Woven in the late 19th century this carpet has been hand-woven using the best natural dyes from that period.  We can see a soft brick red background with a fantastic variety of indigo blues used for the floral motifs, plus sandy gold toned minor borders either side of a deeper blue main border.  There is ancient Abrash too, this is the term for dye change.  As when it was woven over 130 years ago the weavers have used different dyed wool and this has mellowed over time and shown the subtle changes in the dyes.  It adds immense character and beauty to a piece.

A couple of old areas of tiny restoration have taken place on the brick red background, these are hardly visible and could be improved if required.  The wool pile is medium high on this piece with a only a few minor lower areas of pile, both ends have been secured too.  In general it is in excellent original order and it would be a durable and decorative addition to any room.

•Request a home visit and we shall bring this rare Mina-Khani Heriz for you to view in situ on a convenient day.

•Reserve this carpet, this is a free and no obligation service we offer, so you do not miss out on a rug you love.

•Purchase this beautiful Heriz online via our secure checkout, we send our carpets and rugs worldwide.

•Or book in a showroom visit, our barn in Crondall, Surrey is full of wonderful carpets and rugs for you to see.

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.